Sonia Shell To Perform Live On KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass On August 19

Sonia Shell, famed solo banjoist and singer, will perform live on Monday Night Bluegrass on KKUP Radio, 91.5FM in the South Bay and Monterey Bay Area and online at www.kkup.org. The program will also feature recordings from her new solo CD.

The program will run 6:00-9:00pm. Program Host Mike Russell is usually on the air on the second Monday night of each month but is doing his show on the third Monday due to last weekend’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. NCBS President Michael Hall will interview the artist.

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New Historical Park Trees Planted Before The 2024 GOF Festival

The San Benito County Historical Park sported many new trees during the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival last weekend. The addition of the approximately 30 trees had been an important upgrade for the park sought by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The trees were originally grown by a Gilroy nursery for use in a large Alphabet (Google) office development in San Jose that was postponed or cancelled. REACH, a local environmental tree-planting organization is working with the San Benito County Historical Society to plant the donated trees at the park.

The San Benito County Historical Society’s Anita Kane organized the acquisition, siting and planting of the new trees. NCBS President Michael Hall helped with locating the trees around the audience area. NCBS & SBCHS Volunteer Gary Zatkin is watering the trees on a weekly basis to ensure their survival during their first year.

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NCBS Is A Non-Profit Organization That Accepts Donations

The Northern California Bluegrass Society supports local bluegrass music. The Society 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.

Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.

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2024-2025 NCBS Board Of Directors Is Elected

The members of the Northen California Bluegrass Society elected the 2024-2025 Board of Directors on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Tres Pinos. All the incumbents were returned for another year. They are:

Gary Anwyl of Palo Alto, Bruce Bellochio of Brookdale, Eric Burman of Bonny Doon, Scott Conroy of San Luis Obispo, Bruce Edmundson of Sunnyvale, Michael Hall of Redwood City, Lois Kellerman of Mountain View, Joanne Minasi of Modesto, and Mike Russell of Fremont.

Saturday At The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

SATURDAY, August 10

Main Stage

10:00am — Bluegrass Holiday

11:00 — Mission Blue

Noon — Salty Sally Band

1:00pm — Lunch Break & Workshops

2:00 — Lucas Lawson

3:00 — Trouble Town

4:00 — The Goat Hill Girls

5:00 — The Storytellers

6:00 — Dinner Break & Workshops

7:00 — Sunny Side Of The Mountain

8:00 — Red Dog Ash

9:00 — Bean Creek

Dance Hall Stage

11:00pm — GOF 30th Anniversary Dance with Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band

The August 8-11, 2024 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.

Friday At The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

FRIDAY, August 9

First Stage

10:00am — Joy Louise Williams

11:00 — Brianna Colliard
Noon — Hey Lonesome! Duo (Rowan Mccallister & Tom Diamant)
1:00pm — Bay Area Special
Main Stage

3:00pm — Brent Pierce & His Acid Grass Boys

4:00 — Late For The Train

5:00 — Dark Hollow

6:00 — Dinner Break & Workshops

7:00 — Dirty Cello

8:00 — Blue Birds On A Wire

9:00 — Sidesaddle & Co.

The August 8-11, 2024 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.