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Happy Martin Luther King Day from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society!

NOTE: Crying Uncle has had to cancel due to car trouble and will be rescheduled. We will still have plenty of great bluegrass music for your dining and dancing pleasure!

Northern California Bluegrass Society favorite, the internationally touring Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band will perform live in the studio on KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass on January 12, 2026. The station is at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and online at <www.kkupfm.org>.

NCBS Vice President Mike Russell is the program host and NCBS President Michael Hall is the live music emcee. Lars Bourne will engineer the broadcast. The program runs 6:00-9:00pm with the live music at 7:30pm.

Monday Night Bluegrass has been on the station every Monday night since 1980 with various hosts. Live music appears on the second Monday of each month.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society accepts donations to support area bluegrass and is a California Not-For-Profit Corporation with Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status that is also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.

Phoebe the cat is holding down things at the San Benito County Historical Park while the bluegrass folks are away. The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will return August 6-9, 2026.

Join the people who have joined the Northern California Bluegrass Society! 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.

NCBS Membership

The 2026 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held August 6-9 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The 32nd gathering is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Happy New Year from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society!

One Day Reminder: The Main Stage Band Application deadline for the August 6-9, 2026 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is Wednesday, December 31, 2025.

December 31 is only Three Days away. Here are two important deadlines to keep in mind for this date:

Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Band Applications are due.

2025 Tax-Advantaged Donations to the NCBS/SCBS must be received.

Six Day Reminder: The Main Stage Band Application deadline for the August 6-9, 2026 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is December 31, 2025.