Northern California Bluegrass Society

April 26, 2025April 26, 2025

Special Good Old Fashioned Festival Program Set For KBCZ Radio In Boulder Creek April 27

A special program about the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be broadcast on KBCZ Radio in Boulder Creek on Sunday April 27 6:00-8:00pm.

The station is at 89.3FM in the San Lorenzo Valley down to Santa Cruz, and is online at <www.kbcz.org>.

Eric Burman hosts the Enrico Burmado Show, which is on each Sunday evening. NCBS President Michael Hall will be a guest on the GOF show. Live recordings from past festivals will provide musical entertainment and the details of the August 7-10, 2025 festival will be provided.

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025

NCBS GOF Festival Number 31 Set For August 7-10 In Tres Pinos

The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The 31st festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Main Stage Line-Up

Main Stage Performance Schedule

Ticket Information will be available soon.

April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

Be A Volunteer At The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival!

Join your Northern California Bluegrass Society friends as we put on the best festival of the year! Volunteers are needed for the August 7-10, 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival! Details are with the Volunteer Form on this website. The NCBS Gathering, held in honor of NCBS members and volunteers, will be held July 12 at the Live Oak Grange Hall in Santa Cruz. Join us!

GOF Volunteer Form

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

It’s Festival Season! Time To Join The Bluegrass Society!

Your Membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports local bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California. Are you ready for the upcoming bluegrass festival season?

NCBS Membership

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025

San Benito County Historical Park Upgrades Pending, Set For 2025

The upgrades to the water system, restrooms and showers at the San Benito County Historical Park are still pending as the county works out the arrangements. The work is set for 2025. We will have more details as they are announced. The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held at the park August 7-10.

April 20, 2025April 20, 2025

GOF Festival Is Set For August 7-10 At The San Benito County Historical Park In Tres Pinos

Main Stage Line-Up

Volunteers

April 19, 2025April 19, 2025

NCBS accepts Donations To Support Bluegrass Music

The Northern California Bluegrass Society accepts donations to support area bluegrass and 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

April 18, 2025April 18, 2025

NCBS Gathering To Feature Bands, Jamming, Food & Friends On July 12 In Santa Cruz

The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at the Live Oak Grange in Santa Cruz.

There will be jamming, bands, a potluck, and friends! NCBS Members and Volunteers will be honored! If you are interested in becoming a member or a volunteer, you are welcome!