The annual Northern California Bluegrass Society party for NCBS Members and Volunteers will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Loch Lomond Park (City Of Santa Cruz park) near Felton.
The gathering in the mountains will feature bands, jamming, picnicking, friends, nature, & fun!
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all new, renewing, and returning members as we get ready for festival season! You can join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail!
NCBS Members receive a deep discount on Advance Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Tickets.
Live in-studio music will return to KKUP Radioâs Monday Night Bluegrass on April 10, 2023. The program host is NCBS Vice-President Mike Russell and the live music emcee is NCBS Past President Michael Hall.
On this Monday’s show, some guys who know the Stoney Mountain Ramblers really well — The Parallel Universe Boys — will perform and NCBS President Eric Burman will be interviewed. Tune In & Turn On!
The bluegrass program is on every Monday night 6:00-9:00pm with a different host each week. Now that Covid is (sorta) behind us, live bands will play on the show on second Mondays for your dining and dancing pleasure!
The station is at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and online at <www.kkup.org>.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the 7th Annual Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, set for April 21-23 at the Freight & Salvage. This Berkeley event is the only bluegrass festival in the East Bay. Laurie Lewis, Peter Rowan, and the Dry Branch Fire Squad will headline. Other acts and workshops will fill the weekend.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Gathering for NCBS Members and Volunteers will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Loch Lomond Park (City Of Santa Cruz Park) near Felton.
The FREE event will feature bluegrass bands, jamming with your friends, picnicking, the natural beauty of the Santa Cruz Mountains, & plenty of fun and relaxation!
Details soon!
Here are April 2023 bluegrass events of interest to Northern California bluegrass fans:
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13-16 â Walker Creek Music Camp, Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma. (NCBS welcomed)
18-23 â CBA Spring Campout, Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, Lodi.
21-23 â California State Old Time Fiddle Association Open Fiddle & Picking Contest, Lodi Grape Festival Fairgrounds, Lodi.
21-23 â Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. (NCBS welcomed)
27-30 â Merlefest, Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, NC.
28-30 â Two Day Town (Campout), Lake Del Valle, Livermore. (Note that there will be no Two Day Town Festival this year.)
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all new, renewing, and returning members as we get ready for festival season! You can join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail! Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated.
NCBS Members receive a deep discount on Advance Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Tickets. Non-Members receive a discount. Tickets are now available on this website.
April Monthly Reminder: The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 29th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held August 10-13, 2023 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. Discount advance tickets are now on sale.
The final Hickstival Festival, which will be a memorial for the late Pete Hicks, will take place as originally scheduled May 26-29, 2023. Pete’s widow, Lora Hicks Landregan, will be the host. The event was briefly cancelled but is now uncancelled. The gathering will be held at Bolado Park in Tres Pinos.
The annual Northern California Bluegrass Society party for NCBS Members and Volunteers will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Loch Lomond Park (City Of Santa Cruz park) near Felton. The day in the mountains will feature bands, jamming, picnicking, friends, nature, & fun!
