Bay Area native and former NCBS member Molly Tuttle, now of Nashville, has announced she will disband Golden Highway, her award-winning bluegrass unit. She will focus on playing country music.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced that Alan Bond & Skeedaddle will perform on a new stage that has been added to the August 7-10, 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.
The maiden presentation of the Songwriters Stage will be held on Friday, August 8 following the conclusion of the Main Stage show. Bruce Champion and his famed Recording Truck will host the stage, which will be near the main audience area. Throughout the festival, songwriters can record and obtain a complimentary recording of their performances.
The 31-year-old festival will now present music on these stages: Main Stage, ‘Tweener Stage, First Stage, Saturday Night Dance Stage, Lantern Stage, and Songwriters Stage. The festival camp will be filled with Jamming at all hours of the day and night.
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.
Seth Mulder & Midnight Run (Gatlinburg, TN) will perform live in studio on KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass on May 12, 2025. The show will run 6:00-9:00pm.
The band will play at 7:30pm. The program host is NCBS Vice President Mike Russell and the live music emcee is NCBS President Michael Hall. Lars Bourne will engineer.
The station is at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and online at <www.kkup.org>. Tune In and Turn On!
Join us at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos for the free Kids On Stage program. Daily youth jams, practice, and instructional sessions will culminate in a Sunday morning Main Stage performance!
Players, singers, and dancers are welcome!
All kids under 13 are in free to the festival. Pre-registered 13-19 year-olds also receive free admission to the festival. Register at: <www.ncbs.us>
The program will be conducted by Joy Louise, Betsy Riger, and Amy Warren. The festival is presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Contact: amywarr3n@gmail.com.
Are you ready for the upcoming bluegrass festival season? 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.
Northern California Bluegrass Fans have two festivals of interest coming up this Mother’s Day Weekend.
May 8-11 — Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, various venues, Parkfield. Presented by the Bluegrass Music Society Of The Central Coast. The NCBS Information Booth will be there!
May 9-10 — SierraGrass Festival, Sierra Meadows Resort, Ahwahnee. Presented by AJ Lee & Blue Summit and Sierra Meadows Resort. NCBS will have an informal team at the new event to answer any questions you may have.
Volunteers are needed for the August 7-10, 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival! Details are with the Volunteer Form on this website. Join your Northern California Bluegrass Society friends as we put on the best festival of the year!
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!
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.
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 Performance Schedule
