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 Carol‘s friends to celebrate her life this Saturday at Carol’s 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 Carol‘s friends. Please call or text with any questions. See you Saturday. — Kati Findlay, <Preciousmettle@sbcglobal.net>, 415-948-4189.
Your Membership 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.
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 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The 31st festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Information Booth will be at the CBA Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival in Grass Valley this weekend. The booth will have information about all upcoming bluegrass events, including the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival August 7-10. Stop by and say hello to your NCBS volunteers!
The August 7-10 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival has announced that Alan Bond & Skedaddle will perform on the Main Stage on Sunday afternoon.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the performance schedule for 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
The event honors NCBS Members & Volunteers and will feature jams, a potluck dinner and friends!
The NEW Songwriter’s Stage at the August 7-10 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will feature Alan Bond & Skedaddle. The stage will be the late night offering on Friday evening.
The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at the Live Oak Grange in Santa Cruz.
Brianna Colliard & The Desert Marigolds, The Brookdale Bluegrass Band, & more will perform
There will be jamming, a potluck, and friends! NCBS Members and Volunteers will be honored! If you are interested in becoming a member or a volunteer, you are welcome!
