Author: Michael Hall

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the First Annual Frankly Bluegrass Music Festival which will honor the late Frank Solivan, Sr., founder of Kids On Bluegrass & Kids On Stage. 

The Amador County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, site of several bluegrass festivals over the past 40 years, but none in the past decade, will host the new festival October 9-13, 2024. The event is presented by members of the Solivan family.

The line-up: Frank Solivan & Chris Luquette, Kids On Bluegrass, Broken Compass Bluegrass, Special Consensus, Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa, Crying Uncle, Central Valley Boys, David Adkins & Mountain Soul, Kentucky Sky, and The Honey Buckets.

Information & Tickets

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the Second Annual Jamesburg Community Schoolhouse Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, September 14, 2024. The event will benefit the Jamesburg Community Schoolhouse. More information will be available soon.

The Noon-7:00pm gathering will take place at the former school, 40379 Tassajara Road in Carmel Valley.

The line-up: Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band, The Courthouse Ramblers, Brianna Colliard, Willow Street, and The Gilroy Drifters.

Bring a bluegrass festival chair or blanket to this charming outdoor mountain event in the highlands above Carmel Valley. Food & drink will be available.

Coming Soon — Tickets & Information

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

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 2024

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

SEPTEMBER

14 – Jamesburg Community Schoolhouse Bluegrass Festival, Jamesburg Community Schoolhouse, Jamesburg. (NCBS welcomed)

18-22 – Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, Various Venues, Berkeley.

24-29 – International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. (NCBS welcomed)

OCTOBER

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

4-6 – Huck Finn Jubilee, Bonelli Bluffs RV Resort & Campground, San Dimas.

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

9-13 – Frankly Bluegrass Music Festival, Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth. (NCBS welcomed)

14-20 – CBA Fall Campout, Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, Lodi.

19 – Sonia Shell Band & Johnny Campbell Band, Presented by the bands at the Live Oak Grange Hall, Santa Cruz. (Concert, Jam, Potluck). (NCBS welcomed)

NOVEMBER

8-10 – Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival, Rodeo Grounds, Wickenburg, AZ.

8-11 – CBA South State 48, Carlsbad By The Sea Hotel, Carlsbad.

DECEMBER

12-16 – Strings & Sol, Sapphire Resort, Puerto Morelos, Mexico.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this weekend’s Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival which will be held at the Plumas County Fairgrounds in Quincy, August 30-September 1. 

This is a fun, small, relaxed gathering in a lovely mountain town. 

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers are the host band. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott will headline, along with Keith Little & Sweet Sally, Cactus Bob & The Prairie Flower, and the Marin County Breakdown, plus more bands.

 

The NCBS welcomes the following fall festivals to our area:

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

August 30-September 1– Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival, Plumas County Fairgrounds, Quincy.

SEPTEMBER

14 — Jamesburg Schoolhouse Bluegrass Festival, Jamesburg Schoolhouse Community Center, Jamesburg.

OCTOBER

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

 

The Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival will be held at the Plumas County Fairgrounds in Quincy on Labor Day Weekend, August 30-September 1. NCBS welcomes this fun, small, relaxed gathering.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers are the host band. Ramblin’ Jack Elliott will headline, along with Keith Little & Sweet Sally, Cactus Bob & The Prairie Flower, and the Marin County Breakdown, plus more!

 

The Sonia Shell Band (Santa Cruz) and the Johnny Campbell Band (Nashville) will perform at Sam’s BBQ in San Jose on Wednesday October 16 and at the Live Oak Grange near Santa Cruz on Saturday October 19. NCBS will welcome the October 19 show. The bands will also appear on KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass on Monday October 14.

More details will be announced soon.