July Reminder: The 2021 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Has Been Cancelled

July Reminder: The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Tres Pinos has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus Crisis. The festival, which was originally planned for August 12-15, 2021, will return in 2022.

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The NCBS Gathering, a FREE one-day post-pandemic chance to see bluegrass friends you have not seen in a while, will be held on July 10.

Schedule For NCBS Gathering On Saturday, July 10

The NCBS Gathering, a post-pandemic chance to jam and socialize with bluegrass friends you haven’t seen in a while, is set for Saturday, July 10 in Tres Pinos.

This is a FREE event hosted by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

SATURDAY, July 10

9:00am — Gates Open

9:00am-5:00pm — All Day Jamming

10:00-Noon — First Stage Performances

Main Stage Schedule:

Noon — Hoot N Holler

(Tweener — Scared Of Bees)

1:00pm — Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band

(Tweener — Kim Elking, Lee Anne Welch, & Sonia Shell)

2:00 — The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

5:00pm — The NCBS Gathering ends.

San Benito County Historical Park, 8300 Airline Highway, Tres Pinos.

FREE NCBS Gathering Set For Saturday July 10 At The Historical Park In Tres Pinos

The FREE NCBS Gathering at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2021. There will be bluegrass bands onstage and jamming all around.  It is time for all of us to get together and see each other after the long pandemic separation.

Picnicking will be available. You can bring your own food and drink, or the San Benito County Historical Society will sell food and drink if you do not want to bring your own.

The event will begin at 10:00am and end at 5:00pm. The Main Stage will run Noon-5:00pm with the Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band, and Hoot N Holler. Additional bands will perform 10:00am-Noon. Jamming will happen all day until 5:00pm. Tours of the Historical Village will be available.

And Remember…All Of Your Friends Will Be There!

The NCBS Gathering Is FREE, on July 10.

Time To Get Back Together With Your Bluegrass Friends On July 10 — FREE!

It is time we all got back together again for some bluegrass fun!

The NCBS Gathering will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at the San Benito County Historical Park, 8300 Airline Highway in Tres Pinos, 7 miles south of Hollister.

This is a FREE event.

This will be a relaxed, friendly day of bluegrass music onstage and in the picnic areas with bands, jamming, food, people you haven’t seen in awhile, and fun!

You will enjoy the drive down to the lovely hamlet of Tres Pinos and then enter the San Benito County Historical Park. Beginning at 10:00am, there will be bluegrass music on several stages. You and your friends can set up your day camp with your usual chairs, tables, ice chests, and shade canopy, or you can rely on the park’s picnic tables and shade trees in the south end of the park, near the main stage. NCBS has reserved Picnic Areas 8 & 9.

The main stage bands, The Wildcat Mountain Rambers, Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band, and Hoot N Holler, will play on the usual GOF stage, but it will face the historic village square, not the big field. There will be picnic tables and space for your folding chairs in the square. The main stage show will run Noon-3:00pm. There will be intimate ‘tweener sets between main stage acts. A small stage in the picnic area will have acoustic music 10:00am-Noon.

After the main stage shuts down, jamming and relaxing will continue until 5:00pm.

If you decide not to bring your own food and drink, our friends with the San Benito County Historical Society will be serving grilled sausages and more and the Saloon will be serving the finest soft drinks.

And remember…all of your friends will be there!

Live Music On KKUP Radio Monday Night Bluegrass Returns On June 28th

After over a year off, Live Bluegrass Music will return to the KKUP Radio airwaves on Monday Night Bluegrass, 6:00-9:00pm on June 28, 2021. Mike Russell is the longtime program host. He will be joined by live music emcee Michael Hall.

KKUP is at 91.5FM in the South Bay and Monterey Bay areas, and online at <www.kkup.org>.

Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band will play live in the studio. During the show, there will be complete information about two upcoming live, in-person bluegrass events at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos:

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Saturday, July 10 — The NCBS Gathering, FREE with jamming, picnicking, and bluegrass bands onstage. This is a chance to hang out with friends you haven’t seen in a while — and play some music together (or just listen). No more streaming — this is the real thing! Presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Friday-Sunday, August 13-15 — The Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, usually held in April, will be held in August this year (only). The real thing is back: camping, jamming, and plenty of great stage music. Presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by NCBS.

This will be a fun evening of bluegrass radio. Tune In and Turn On!

Live Bluegrass Music returns to KKUP Radio.

 

‘Tweener Stage Schedule Announced For NCBS Gathering July 10 At San Benito County Historical Park

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the ‘Tweener Stage Schedule for the NCBS Gathering at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on Saturday, July 10, 2021. This is a FREE event.

‘Tweener Stage (alternates with Main Stage):

12:45pm — Scared Of Bees

1:45 — Kim Elking, Lee Anne Welch, & Sonia Shell

Main Stage Schedule

NCBS Gathering Information

(Coming Soon: First Stage Line-Up, 10:00am-Noon)

What To Expect On Saturday July 10 At The FREE NCBS Gathering

A brand new post-pandemic event — The NCBS Gathering — will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at the San Benito County Historical Park, 8300 Airline Highway in Tres Pinos, 7 miles south of Hollister. This is a FREE event.

This familiar venue has been the home of both the Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival and the Brookdale Bluegrass Festival for the past few years.

So, you probably know the place. What should you expect when you come to the new July 10 event?

You will enjoy the drive down to the lovely hamlet of Tres Pinos and then enter the San Benito County Historical Park. Beginning at 10:00am, there will be bluegrass music on several stages. You and your friends can set up your day camp with your usual chairs, tables, ice chests, and shade canopy, or you can rely on the park’s picnic tables and shade trees in the south end of the park, near the main stage. NCBS has reserved Picnic Areas 8 & 9. You can relax, picnic, and jam with your many friends who will visit you at your day camp.

The main stage will be the usual GOF stage, but it will face the historic village square, not the big field where we usually fly a shade cloth. There will be picnic tables and space for your folding chairs in the square. The main stage show will run Noon-3:00pm. There will be intimate ‘tweener sets between main stage acts. A small stage in the picnic area will have acoustic music between 10:00am and Noon.

After the main stage shuts down, jamming and relaxing will continue until 5:00pm.

If you decide not to bring your own food and drink, our friends with the San Benito County Historical Society will be serving grilled sausages and more and the Saloon will be serving the finest soft drinks.

This will be a fun, relaxed gathering of people that you haven’t seen in a while!

And remember…all of your friends will be there!