Workshops covering a variety of instruments and musical techniques will be held at the Lunch & Dinner Breaks on Saturday, August 12 at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. Check the program for more information.
The 2017 event will be presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society in the lovely hamlet of Tres Pinos, 7 miles south of Hollister and next to Bolado Park. The festival will run August 10-13.
TheĀ NCBS Thursday Bluegrass Series at theĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill will feature The Blue Js (Dixon) on July 27.
The FREEĀ 6:00-8:30pm music program is presented by the Summit House and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
TheĀ Summit House serves fine food and drink and is located atĀ 23123 Santa Cruz Highway,Ā six miles south ofĀ Los Gatos.
TheĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, set forĀ August 10-13, 2017, will present longtime festival favorite Sidesaddle & Co. The Hollister-based band has performed more than any other at the 24-year-old event.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society will stage the annual benefit festival at the beautifulĀ San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).
Thursday will be devoted to jamming and socializing, while many top California bands will perform Friday-Sunday. Camping is free with all multi-day tickets. Evenings feature plenty of informal camp jams. A fine time will be had by all!
The 24th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos, 7 miles south of Hollister.
The August 10-13, 2017 festival is a showcase of top California bluegrass talent and a small, friendly jamming event held at a beautiful venue.
This will be the second year the gathering will be held at its new historical park home (right next to Bolado Park in the same beautiful valley). Our happy hosts, the San Benito Country Historical Society, offer bluegrass fans more shade, more grass, a picking-friendly historical village, and upgrarded facilities. Additional improvements have been made since last year. This is a great opportunity to check out the new venue if you missed last year.
The GOF also features shade over the audience area, food, hot showers, the NCBS elections, a raffle, nice camping (free with your multi-day ticket), children’s activities, and lots of friendly people. There will be plenty of tickets at the gate.
Thursday at the festival is devoted to jamming ans socializing (beginning at noon when the gates open). Here is the weekend stage schedule:
FRIDAY, August 11
First Stage
Noon — Short Cross Ties
1:00pm — The Beauty Operators
2:00 — Dusty Moon
Main Stage
3:00pm — Nate Jones & The Sloe Sippers
4:00 — Black Eyed Susies
5:00 — Cryin’ Shame
6:00 — Sidetrack
7:00 — Goat Hill Girls
8:00 — Wendy Burch Steel & Redwood
9:00 — Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players
SATURDAY, August 12
10:00am — 35 Years Of Trouble
11:00 — The Mountain & The Moon
Noon — Rogue River
1:00pm — (Workshop/Lunch Break)
2:00 — Hot October
3:00 — Circle R Boys
4:00 — Brookdale Bluegrass Band
5:00 — (Workshop/Dinner Break)
6:00 — The Jones Gang
7:00 — Bodie 601 Band
8:00 — Sidesaddle & Co
9:00 — High Country
Dance Hall Stage
10:30pm — Honeysuckle Possums
SUNDAY, August 13
Main Stage
9:00am — Crying Uncle
10:00 — Dark Hollow (Gospel Plus)
11:00 — Old Belle
Noon — Stoney Mountain Ramblers
12:45pm — (Lunch Break)
1:15 — Kids On Stage
2:15 — AJ Lee & Blue Summit
3:15 — Courthouse Ramblers
4:15 — Pathetic Honey String Band
Old Belle (San Francisco) will take the Main Stage at theĀ 24th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival to be held Sunday-Thursday, August 10-13, 2017.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society will present this small, friendly, fun festival at the beautifulĀ San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister and next door to Bolado Park). The event benefits NCBS projects and events that promote bluegrass in theĀ San Francisco Bay AreaĀ and theĀ Monterey Bay Area.
There will be plenty of tickets at the gate. Camping is free with all multi-day tickets.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund is collecting donations for theĀ Fall Camp, which will be heldĀ September 28-October 1, 2017 at theĀ Walker Creek Ranch nearĀ Petaluma.Ā Ingrid Noyes runs the camp.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization aka theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, accepts donations and disburses scholarships. Donations to the fund are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Donors should consult their tax advisors. The Federal Tax ID No. is 94-2907716. Donors who do not need a tax deduction may donate money directly to the camp.
Fall Camp Information: Walker Creek Music Camp.
One Day Reminder: TheĀ Discount Advance Ticket Deadline for the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is Saturday, July 22nd.
TheĀ 24th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will bring The Stoney Mountain Ramblers back to the main stage.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society will present the August 10-13 festival at theĀ San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister). The event benefits NCBS projects & events that promote bluegrass in theĀ San Francisco Bay Area and theĀ Monterey Bay Area throughout the year.
Discount Advance Tickets are ONLY available online or by mail untilĀ Saturday, July 22.Ā NCBS Members will receive aĀ deep discount on advance ticket purchases, whileĀ Non-Members will receive aĀ discount. There will also be plenty of regular price tickets at the gate.
Three Day Reminder: The Discount Advance Ticket Deadline for the August 10-13, 2017 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival isĀ This Saturday, July 22nd.
The famed Nate Jones & The Sloe Sippers are headed to theĀ 24th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival for the first time on the weekend ofĀ August 10-13, 2017.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will present the fun, friendly showcase of top California bluegrass bands & musicians at the San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos (next door to the festival’s original home at Bolado Park).
Thanks for your support! The event is a benefit for NCBS projects and events that promote bluegrass in theĀ San Francisco Bay Area and theĀ Monterey Bay Area all year long.
Discount Advance Tickets are available untilĀ Saturday, July 22.Ā NCBS Members will receive aĀ deep discount on advance ticket purchases, whileĀ Non-Members receive aĀ discount.
