The Workshop Teacher Application for the 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is available on this website. Applications are due on March 30, 2025.
The festival runs August 7-10, with workshops held on Friday & Saturday, August 8 & 9.
The GOF is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society and will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The ApplicationĀ for Bands Wishing To Perform On The Main Stage at the 31st Annual NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, Thursday-Sunday August 7-10, 2025 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres PinosĀ is now available on this website.
Band Applications (Main Stage) are DUE by December 31, 2024. California-based bands are encouraged to apply. The other stages will be booked at a later date.
Former Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival & Brookdale Bluegrass Festival performer David Holodiloff has recently encountered over $20,000 in medical expenses.Ā Dave recently underwent an unexpected series of four surgical procedures on his knee, resulting in a debilitating staph infection, hospitalization, various medical treatments, and ongoing physical therapy.Ā This ordeal has put an immeasurable strain on Dave’s musical career and finances.
The Holofest acoustic music festival will be held on Thanksgiving Weekend to benefit his medical fund. The three-day event will run Friday, November 29-Sunday, December 1, 2024. Multi-instrumentalist Holodiloff plays all kinds of music, including bluegrass, and this event will reflect his wide-ranging acoustic tastes.
There is no admission charge, but donations will be welcomed. The program will be held at the Pacific Grove Meetinghouse, 599 Lighthouse Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Many bands will perform. Hours: FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 10:00am-8:00pm, SUNDAY: 10:00am-2:00pm.
Plans are underway to stream the event. Online donations are also accepted:
Venmo:Ā @daveholodiloffĀ
Paypal: www.paypal.me/daveholodiloff
Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/holofest-donate-to-daves-healing-journey
There will be plenty of bluegrass music on Thanksgiving Weekend! Enjoy!
WEDNESDAY, November 27
6:00-9:00pm — Sidesaddle & Co, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose.
THURSDAY, November 28
(Thanksgiving)
FRIDAY, November 29
4:00pm — BanjerDan, Winter’s Tavern, Pacifica.
7:00pm — The Brothers Comatose, Old Princeton Landing, Half Moon Bay.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, November 29-December 1
Holofest, Benefit Festival for Dave Holodiloff’s Medical Expenses, PG Meetinghouse, Pacific Grove.
SATURDAY, November 30
7:00pm — BanjerDan, Delta Brews, Tracy.
8:00pm — Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands featuring Brandon Godman, George Guthrie and Hasee Ciaccio, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley.
8:00pm — The Brothers Comatose, with Manzanita, Felton Music Hall, Felton.
SUNDAY, December 1
1:00-5:00pm — Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association Jam & Holiday Potluck, Hoover School, San Jose.
2:00-5:00pm — The Whiskey Brothers, Armistice Brewing, Richmond.
2:00pm — BanjerDan, Apple Jack’s, La Honda.
7:00pm — Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands featuring Brandon Godman, George Guthrie and Hasee Ciaccio, with Sweet Sally, Hopmonk Session Room, Novato.
The Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ welcomes the FREE 19th Annual Holiday Hootenanny on Friday, December 13Ā at 4:00pm.
The gathering will be presented by the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company,Ā 935 Washington Street in San Carlos.Ā Fine beer will be served and a variety of food trucks will be there. There will be space for jamming. The stage schedule has been announced:
Former Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival & Brookdale Bluegrass Festival performer David Holodiloff has recently encountered over $20,000 in medical expenses.
Dave recently underwent an unexpected series of four surgical procedures on his knee, resulting in a debilitating staph infection, hospitalization, various medical treatments, and ongoing physical therapy.Ā This ordeal has put an immeasurable strain on Dave’s musical career and finances.
The Holofest acoustic music festival will be held on Thanksgiving Weekend to benefit his medical fund. The three-day event will run Friday, November 29-Sunday, December 1, 2024. Multi-instrumentalist Holodiloff plays all kinds of music, including bluegrass, and this event will reflect his wide-ranging acoustic tastes.
There is no admission charge, but donations will be welcomed. The program will be held at the Pacific Grove Meetinghouse, 599 Lighthouse Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Many bands will perform. Hours: FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 10:00am-8:00pm, SUNDAY: 10:00am-2:00pm.
Plans are underway to stream the event. Online donations are also accepted:
Venmo:Ā @daveholodiloffĀ
Paypal: www.paypal.me/daveholodiloff
Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/holofest-donate-to-daves-healing-journey
TheĀ KALW On-Air Folk Festival is this Saturday, November 23.Ā The live in-studio music will include Northern California Bluegrass Society favorite Bean Creek (Santa Cruz) at 4:00pm and the old-time Plaid Strangers ā Karen Heil (fiddle, guitar) and Maxine Gerber (banjo, guitar) at 4:45pm. Live music will run from 2:00 to 7:00pm with other folk and Celtic bands.
The festival will be hosted by JoAnn Mar, Peter Thompson, & Kevin Vance.
The San Francisco station is at 91.7FM in the North Bay and Central Bay Areas, or Online.
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.
The Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ welcomes the FREE 19th Annual Holiday Hootenanny on Friday, December 13Ā at 4:00pm.
The Stoney Mountain Ramblers and other bands will perform on two stages.Ā The gathering will be presented by the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company,Ā 935 Washington Street in San Carlos.Ā Fine beer will be served and a variety of food trucks will be there. There will be space for jamming.
Thanks to Scott Dailey for booking this fun bluegrass evening.
