The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025 in Santa Cruz. More details soon!

The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025 in Santa Cruz. More details soon!

The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025 in Santa Cruz.
Save The Date: The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025. More information will be announced soon.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society supports local bluegrass music.Ā The Society is aĀ California Not-For-ProfitĀ CorporationĀ withĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)Ā status that is also known as theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.Ā
NCBS/SCBS will accept tax-advantaged donations for the year 2024 through December 31. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No.Ā isĀ 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations:Ā NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
You can include bluegrass music in your 2024 tax planning.Ā TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society supports local bluegrass music.Ā The Society is aĀ California Not-For-ProfitĀ CorporationĀ withĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)Ā status that is also known as theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.Ā NCBS/SCBS accepts tax-advantaged donations.
The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No.Ā isĀ 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations:Ā NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society will hold the NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer PartyĀ atĀ Loch Lomond ParkĀ nearĀ Felton on Saturday July 13. Festivities will begin at Noon and end at 6:00pm.
The band line-up:
The Gilroy Drifters
Brent Pierce & The Acid Grass Boys
Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band
Wine, Women, and Wrong
Jamming
The FREE all-day event will include food & drink, friends, andĀ fun. It is open to NCBS members and volunteers, and also anyone interested in becoming a member or volunteer. The only cost is a per-car parking fee paid to the park.
Loch Lomond lake interpretive tours on the Newell Jewell Pontoon Boat will be offered from 11:00am-Noon. Tours can accommodate up to 25 people, with sign-ups in the park store. First come, first served. The FREE tours are offered by the park. The park will close at 8:00pm.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the band line-up for the Saturday, July 13 NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party at Loch Lomond Park near Felton. The bands:
The Gilroy Drifters
Brent Pierce & The Acid Grass Boys
Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band
Wine, Women, and Wrong
Jamming
The FREE all-day event will includeĀ food & drink, friends, fun, and jamming. It is open to NCBS members and volunteers, and also anyone interested in becoming a member or volunteer. The only cost is a per-car parking fee paid to the park.
Loch Lomond interpretive tours on the “Newell Jewell” pontoon boat will be offered around the lake on Saturday, July 13 from 11:00am-Noon. Tours can accommodate up to 25 people, with sign-ups in the park store. First come, first served. Tours are offered by the park free of charge.

Three Week Reminder: The NCBS Gathering, the FREE annual party for Northern California Bluegrass Society Members & Volunteers, will be held Saturday July 13Ā at Loch Lomond Park in Felton. There will be a full band schedule, free food & drink, friends, fun, and jamming. Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band will headline.
Loch Lomond interpretive tours on the “Newell Jewell” pontoon boat will be offered around the lake on Saturday, July 13 from 11:00am-Noon. Tours can accommodate up to 25 people, with sign-ups in the park store. First come, first served. Tours are offered by the park free of charge.

Your membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California. Join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail.
Members enjoy a deep discount on advance tickets to the GOF Festival, a benefit for the Society! The advance ticket deadline is July 22. The annual NCBS Membership & Volunteer Gathering is July13 at Loch Lomond. Join today!

One Month Reminder: The NCBS Gathering, the FREE annual party for Northern California Bluegrass Society Members & Volunteers, will be held Saturday July 13Ā at Loch Lomond Park in Felton. There will be a full band schedule, free food & drink, friends, fun, and jamming. Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band will headline.
Loch Lomond interpretive tours on the “Newell Jewell” pontoon boat will be offered around the lake on Saturday, July 13 from 11:00am-Noon. Tours can accommodate up to 25 people, with sign-ups in the park store. First come, first served. Tours are offered by the park free of charge.
