Two Week Reminder: The 2025 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 9, 2025, 10:00am-5:00pm, and by mail. The nine elected board members will serve a one-year term, August 2025 to August 2026.
Candidate Statements are due to Michael Hall by June 30, 2025, for publication on the NCBS Website. Statements are limited to 100 words.
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 your Northern California Bluegrass Society friends as we put on the best festival of the year!
The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments.
This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers. The FREE page is searchable, and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument. Please post again when the instrument is recovered.
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.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Information Booth will be at the CBA Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival in Grass Valley this weekend. The booth will have information about all upcoming bluegrass events, including the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival August 7-10. Stop by and say hello to your NCBS volunteers!
The August 7-10 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival has announced that Alan Bond & Skedaddle will perform on the Main Stage on Sunday afternoon.
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.
Three Week Reminder: The 2025 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 9, 2025, 10:00am-5:00pm, and by mail. The nine elected board members will serve a one-year term, August 2025 to August 2026.
Candidate Statements are due to Michael Hall by June 30, 2025, for publication on the NCBS Website. Statements are limited to 100 words.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the performance schedule for the FREE Saturday, July 12, 2025 NCBS Gathering at the Live Oak Grange,1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz , CA 95062. The party will run 3:00-8:00pm.
SATURDAY, July 12
3:00pm — Keith Holland Bluegrass Jam Band
4:00 — The Post Folk Revivalists
5:00 — Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band
6:00 — Briana Colliard & The Desert Marigolds
The event honors NCBS Members & Volunteers and will feature jams, a potluck dinner and friends!
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. Members can purchase discount advance tickets for the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in August and will be honored guests at the NCBS Gathering in July.
