Year: 2024

Three Week Reminder: Candidate Statements For NCBS Board Elections Are Due On July 8

Three Week Reminder: Candidate statements for the 2024 Election for the Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors are due by July 8, 2024. The annual election will be held at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on Saturday, August 10, 2024, 10:00am-5:00pm, and by mail.

Candidate Statements should be sent to Michael Hall by July 8, for publication on the NCBS Website. Statements are limited to 100 words.

The nine elected board members will serve a one-year term, August 2024 to August 2025.

 

Join The Folks Who Make The Good Old Fashioned Happen — Volunteer!

Volunteers are needed at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, set for August 8-11, 2024 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. Join the folks who make it happen!

Volunteers get in free, have a fun time helping out, and receive other benefits.

Sign up now and also be invited to the NCBS Gathering Volunteer & Member Party on July 13 at Loch Lomond Park in Felton!

Join NCBS Today To Enjoy Upcoming Events & Support Bluegrass Music!

Your membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California. Join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail.

Members enjoy a deep discount on advance tickets to the GOF Festival, a benefit for the Society! The advance ticket deadline is July 22. The annual NCBS Membership & Volunteer Gathering is July13 at Loch Lomond. Join today!

One Month Reminder: NCBS Membership & Volunteer Party Is Saturday July 13

One Month Reminder: The NCBS Gathering, the FREE annual party for Northern California Bluegrass Society Members & Volunteers, will be held Saturday July 13 at Loch Lomond Park in Felton. There will be a full band schedule, free food & drink, friends, fun, and jamming. Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band will headline.

Loch Lomond interpretive tours on the “Newell Jewell” pontoon boat will be offered around the lake on Saturday, July 13 from 11:00am-Noon. Tours can accommodate up to 25 people, with sign-ups in the park store. First come, first served. Tours are offered by the park free of charge.

Eric Burman

Upcoming Northern California Bluegrass Events

Here are the upcoming events of interest to Northern California bluegrass fans:

JUNE

13-16 – CBA Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley.

21-23 – Susanville Bluegrass Festival, Lassen County Fairgrounds, Susanville.

22 – Los Gatos Bluegrass Festival, Los Gatos Town Plaza, Los Gatos. FREE. (NCBS welcomed)

22 — San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival, Salesforce Park, San Francisco. FREE.

JULY

4-7 – High Sierra Music Festival, various venues, Quincy.

13 — NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party, Loch Lomond Park, Felton. FREE.

18-21 — Redwood Ramble, Camp Navarro, Navarro. (Sold Out)

19-21 — Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival, City Park, Etna.

AUGUST

8-11 – Historic 30th NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos.

16-18 — 16-18 — Summergrass San Diego, Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista.

23-25 — Bowers Bluegrass Festival, Bowers Mansion Regional Park, Washoe Valley, NV.

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

August 30-September 1 — Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival, Plumas Fairgrounds, Quincy. (NCBS welcomed)

SEPTEMBER

24-29 – International Bluegrass Music Association World of Bluegrass, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC.

OCTOBER

4-6 – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Hellman Holler, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. FREE.

5 – Santa Barbara Old Time Fiddlers Festival, Stow House, Goleta.

9-13 – Frankly Bluegrass Festival, Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth.

Four Week Reminder: NCBS Board Of Directors Candidate Statements Due July 8

Four Week Reminder: The 2024 Election for the Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors will be held at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on Saturday, August 10, 2024, 10:00am-5:00pm, and by mail.

Candidate Statements are due to Michael Hall by July 8, 2024, for publication on the NCBS Website. Statements are limited to 100 words. The nine elected board members will serve a one-year term, August 2024 to August 2025.

 

Six Week Reminder: July 22 Is The Last Day To Purchase Discount Advance Tickets To The GOF Festival

Six Week Reminder: The Discount Advance Ticket Deadline for the GOF Festival Is July 22, 2024.

TICKETS: Discount Advance Tickets are now on sale on this website and by mail. NCBS Members receive a deep discount and Non-Members receive a discount.

The Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held August 8-11 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

GOF Main Stage Band Line-Up

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FREE Camping Is Included In All Good Old Fashioned Festival Multi-Day Tickets

FREE camping is included in all multi-day tickets at the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. This applies to all tents and RVs. No reservations are required. No hookups are available.

The San Benito County Historical Park has grass, trees, restrooms and showers.

The Historic 30th festival will be held August 8-11, 2024.

NCBS Is A 501(c)(3) Organization Supporting Bluegrass Music

The Northern California Bluegrass Society supports local bluegrass music. The Society is a California Not-For-Profit Corporation with Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status that is also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.

Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.

NCBS Online Donations