4:00âHoney Run 5:00âWhole Hog 6:00âDinner/Workshops 7:00âMarin County Breakdown 8:00âCharlie Torch 9:00âDeep Thicket Dwellers
SATURDAY, August 9
10:00âRare Company 11:00âDark Hollow 12:00âSunny Side of the Mountain
1:00âLunch/Workshops 2:00âMission Blue
3:00âJesse Applemanâs West Coast Stringband
4:00âBay Area Special 5:00âSweet Sally 6:00âDinner/Workshops 7:00âBriana Mai Colliard and the Desert Marigolds 8:00âYoseff Tucker and the Bow Ties 9:00âMatt Michienzie Band
SUNDAY, August 10
10:00âMountain Drive 11:00âKids on Stage 12:00âCritical Grass
1:00âAlan Bond and Skedaddle 2:00âLucas Lawson
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the Snazzy Productions concert with the nationally-touring all-women band Della Mae on August 14. The performance will be held at The Landing (formerly the Scotts Valley Performing Arts Center) in Scott’s Valley.
Volunteers are needed for the August 7-10, 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival! Details are with the Volunteer Form on this website. Â Get in FREE and join your Northern California Bluegrass Society friends as we put on the best festival of the year!
BLOOMING BLUEGRASS Brianna Colliard and the Desert Marigolds play at the Live Oak Grange on July 12. PHOTO: Anjelica Colliard
The stage is set for a full day of pickinâ and grinninâ as the Northern California Bluegrass Society hosts an all-day jam and potluck supper Saturday at the Live Oak Grange.
Headlining the Santa Cruz gathering is Brianna Colliard and the Desert Marigolds, âthe hottest new band in the South Bay/Monterey Bay Area,â says Michael Hall, president of the Northern California Bluegrass Society. âThey are from the Carmel Valley mountains, the non-ocean side of Big Sur.â
Colliard and her band recently played on the main stage of the Strawberry Music Festival, a multi-day camping and folk music gathering at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley.
Warming up the crowd will be the Keith Holland Bluegrass Band, âa group of jammers who get together once a week in Los Gatos,â Hall says, followed by the Post Folk Revivalists, and Eric Burman and the Brookdale Bluegrass Band, host band of the evening, playing a mix of original and bluegrass music.
For the closing jam at 7pm, Hall says, âThere will be people with instruments both inside and outside so anybody who comes with an instrument can participate.â
A Tennessee native, Redwood City local and retired lawyer, Hall has served with the society for more than 35 years. âMany, many years on and off,â he says.
âThis is the fourth time that we have done this event,â Hall explains. âThe first time was in Hollister, and the past two times were in Loch Lomond. This year weâve decided to move it into town and hold it in Santa Cruz.â
Musicians, listeners or those interested in becoming a volunteer or member of the nonprofit Northern California Bluegrass Society are welcome to attend this free event.
On Aug. 7â10, the society also hoststhe Good Olâ Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, a four-day fiesta with music, workshops and camping at San Benito County Historical Park.
The Northern California Bluegrass Festival jam takes place 3â8pm on July 12 at the Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. Free. scbs.org
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes members and volunteers to the FREE NCBS Gathering at the Live Oak Grange,1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz , CA 95062. The party will run 3:00-8:00pm THIS SATURDAY, July 12.
The event honors NCBS Members & Volunteers and will feature all-day outdoor jams, a potluck dinner and friends! People who are not yet members or volunteers but have an interest in this fun music organization are welcome to attend.
No alcohol at this event. If you choose to eat with us, please bring food to share at the potluck.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes members and volunteers to 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
7:00 — Big Closing Jam
The event honors NCBS Members & Volunteers and will feature all-day jams, a potluck dinner and friends! People who are not yet members or volunteers but have an interest in this fun organization are welcome to attend.
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 family of the late Carol White will hold a Celebration of Life this Saturday, June 21. Her bluegrass friends are invited.
Carol lived in San Francisco, and was a longtime NCBS volunteer and bluegrass music fan. She died of a stroke earlier this year in Morocco. She was 79 years old. Carol was a native of Wilmington, Delaware and a graduate of Wellesley College. She received a master’s degree in social work at Portland State University. She worked for many years as a social worker for the San Francisco City & County Government, then had a second career as an enrolled agent, working for H&R Block.
In retirement, she traveled extensively throughout the world. She was traveling with her sister Kati on vacation when she died. She was best known to bluegrass fans for her work at the NCBS Information Booth at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival and at other area festivals. Her camp was always a popular gathering spot.
Her family is looking forward to meeting you and many of Carolâs friends to celebrate her life this Saturday at Carolâs house. Refreshments will be available. There will be a photo and memory board if you would like to bring something to share.
Address: 875 Huron Ave., SF
Date: Saturday, June 21
Time: 12-3pm
Feel free to share info with other of Carolâs friends. Please call or text with any questions. See you Saturday. — Kati Findlay, <Preciousmettle@sbcglobal.net>, 415-948-4189.
YourMembership 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 on July 12 in Santa Cruz.
