TheĀ 29th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ is set forĀ Thursday-Sunday, August 10-13, 2023Ā at theĀ San Benito County Historical ParkĀ inĀ Tres Pinos.
NCBS Members will be able to purchase discount tickets when advance sales begin this spring.
You can join or renew yourĀ NCBS MembershipĀ on this website or by mail!Ā Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated.
Happy Valentine’s Day from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society!
Highway 9 in the San Lorenzo Valley is closed due to storm damage in southern Ben Lomond. However, the road will reopen soon and will not affect theĀ Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, set for March 24-26, 2023Ā at the historicĀ Brookdale LodgeĀ on Highway 9 inĀ Brookdale, just north of Ben Lomond.
The FREE event has been presented byĀ Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the NCBS since 1998.
TheĀ 29th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ is set forĀ Thursday-Sunday, August 10-13, 2023Ā at theĀ San Benito County Historical ParkĀ inĀ Tres Pinos. The gathering benefits the NCBS.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ welcomes allĀ new, renewing, and returning members.Ā
You can join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail!Ā Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated.
TheĀ annualĀ KKUP Radio Bluegrass Marathon, set for all dayĀ Friday, February 17Ā toĀ Sunday, February 19. There will be a warm-up program fromĀ 7:00-9:00pmĀ onĀ Thursday, February 16Ā and a wrap-up show fromĀ 6:00-9:00pmĀ onĀ Monday, February 20.
During the marathon, all music played 24 hours each day will be bluegrass and closely-related musical genres. Many bands will play live in the studio during the marathon.
NCBS welcomes the marathon!
KKUP-CupertinoĀ is a community radio station with studios inĀ San JoseĀ that broadcasts atĀ 91.5FMĀ in theĀ South Bay & Monterey Bay AreasĀ and online atĀ www.kkup.orgĀ worldwide.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the 2023 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival presented by Brookdale Bluegrass!
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ is now collecting donations for theĀ NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund.Ā NCBS/SCBSĀ is anĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization.Ā The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund Committee awards scholarships twice each year to assist deserving students.Ā The next round of scholarships will benefit attendees at theĀ April 13-16, 2023Ā spring session.
Send donations to:Ā Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society,Ā PO Box 390846,Ā Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged.
Ingrid NoyesĀ runs theĀ Walker Creek Music CampĀ each spring and fall at theĀ Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.Ā Camp registration opens onĀ January 30.
Former Northern California Bluegrass Society member and Palo Alto native Molly Tuttle (now of Nashville) and her band Golden Highway have won the 2023 Bluegrass Grammy Award.
