Category: GOF

The Twenty-Fifth Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister) for the third time on August 9-12, 2018.

The festival benefiting the year-round work of the Northern California Bluegrass Society was started in 1994. NCBS uses the proceeds to further bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area and throughout Northern California.

Free RV & tent camping is included in multi-day tickets. There will be jamming, children’s activities, open mike stage, shade over the audience area, food & drink, late night shows, a raffle, the annual NCBS elections, and more.

Discount advance tickets will soon be available on this website.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the Late Night Shows for the August 9-12, 2018 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.

FRIDAY, August 10

Loganville

SATURDAY, August 11

The Town Howlers

The expanded 10:00pm performances in the San Benito County Historical Park Dance Hall are a feature of the historic 25th Annual festival, which also features open mikes and widespread camp jamming.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the band line-up for the 25th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, set for August 9-12, 2018 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos:

Bean Creek

Blue Summit

Bodie 601 Band

Brookdale Bluegrass Band

Dark Hollow

Faux Renwah

Goat Hill Girls

GrassKickers

Highway One

High Water Line

Jubilee

Kids On Stage

Loganville

Lucky Drive Bluegrass Band

North Country Blue

Red Dog Ash

Rogue River

Sidesaddle & Co

Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players

Stoney Mountain Ramblers

The Hossettes

The Jones Gang

The Quitters

Town Howlers

Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held at the lovely San Benito County Historical Park on August 9-12, 2018.

The festival in the tiny community of Tres Pinos was started in 1994 and turns 25 Years Old this year!

The fun, friendly event features top California bluegrass bands.

The event benefits the year-round work of the NCBS in promoting bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area and throughout Northern California. Free RV & tent camping is included in multi-day tickets. There will be jamming, children’s activities, open mike stage, shade over the audience area, food & drink, late night shows, a raffle, the annual NCBS elections, and more.

Discount tickets will soon be available on this website.

The 25th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held at the lovely San Benito County Historical Park on August 9-12, 2018.

The festival in the tiny community of Tres Pinos is a showcase of top California bluegrass bands. Discount tickets will soon be available on this website.

The event benefits the year-round work of the Northern California Bluegrass Society in promoting bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area and throughout Northern California.

Free RV & tent camping is included in multi-day tickets. There will be jamming, children’s activities, open mike stage, shade over the audience area, food & drink, and late night shows.

Now is the time to submit your ideas for the special 25th Anniversary T-Shirt Design for the 2018 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. NCBS looks forward to hearing from you!

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History This Summer: The 25th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held August 9-12, 2018.

The festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos is a showcase of top California bluegrass bands.

The event benefits the year-round work of the Northern California Bluegrass Society in promoting bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area and throughout Northern California.

Free camping for tents and RVs is included in all multi-day tickets. There will be jamming, children’s activities, an open mike stage, shade over the audience area, food & drink, late night shows, and all of your friends will be there!

Discount tickets will soon be available on this website.

The 25th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society, will be held Thursday-Sunday, August 9-12, 2018, at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).

The festival is a showcase of top California bluegrass bands and a fun, friendly opportunity to enjoy jamming and socializing with your friends. Free camping for tents and RVs is included in all multi-day tickets.

New This Year: Two indoor late night shows on Friday and Saturday will be held in the dance hall at the park’s historic village. Stay tuned for the news of an upgrade in onsite concessions. In addition, electric service at the venue has been expanded and street improvements have been made.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society wants your ideas for the special 25th Anniversary T-Shirt Design for the 2018 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.

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San Benito Live, the recently-launched news website covering San Benito County, Hollister, and the bluegrass hub Tres Pinos, offers this video coverage for this weekend’s Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, plus May’s Hickstival, and the 25th anniversary of the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in August.

The run time is 6:04. Enjoy!

Video: Brookdale Kicks Off Trio Of Bluegrass Festivals In Tres Pinos (3/8/18)

Kollin Kosmicki supported the GOF for many years as editor of the Hollister Free Lance newspaper. He is now the editor and founder of San Benito Live.

NCBS president Michael Hall, Brookdale promoter Eric Burman, San Benito County Historical Society leader Don Pidd, and Bolado Park Event Center manager Dara Tobias are interviewed (and Eric sings a tune in the historic jail!).

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Here is San Benito Live’s earlier prose report:

Third Bluegrass Festival Makes Tres Pinos A Hotbed (2/27/18)

In The Jailhouse Now:

Video: Eric Burman Performs “Deeper Well” At The Historical Park (3/8/18)