The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, which will be presented by Brookdale Bluegrass.
The festival has been held since 1998. The April 17-19, 2020 festival will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The Pick & Gather Festival will take place in late May or early June, depending on the peak time for harvest. The 2020 dates will be announced soon.
The relaxed farm, river and music gathering will feature bluegrass and other music, camping, information about farm-to-table food, water quality, organic farming, fruit-picking, swimming in the Merced River and other rural activities.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this event, which is presented by Riverdance Farms, Livingston (near Merced).
The May 3, 2020 NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair is set for the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park. The FREE Sunday afternoon gathering is a Rite of Spring for area bluegrass fans.
The annual KKUP Radio Bluegrass Folk & Country Marathon will continue through Midnight on Sunday Evening, February 16. The marathon wrap-up show will be held on Monday, February 17, 6:00-9:00pm. Special thank-you premiums will be available during the marathon.
KKUP is a community radio station with studios in San Jose. The station’s over the air signal at 91.5FM reaches the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas. The website stream is available at <www.kkup.org>. The station plays more bluegrass music than any other Northern California station.
The marathon will feature numerous live bands and bluegrass radio hosts. The Monday Night Bluegrass wrap-up show is hosted by NCBS Vice-President Mike Russell with live music emcee NCBS President Michael Hall.
Donations received during the marathon support bluegrass music on the radio. Callers may speak with a station volunteer at 408-260-2999 or 831-480-1999.
Online Donations: <https://kkup.org/donate/>.
The 27th annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society, will be held August 6-9, 2020.
The gathering of musical friends and family is a fun weekend of performances by top California bluegrass bands and great jamming at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the 2020 Berkeley Bluegrass Festival at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse on April 2-5.
The 2020 Pick & Gather Festival at Riverdance Farms, Livingston, near Merced, will take place in late May or early June. The relaxed farm, river and music gathering will feature bluegrass (and other) music, camping, information about farm-to-table food, water quality, organic farming, fruit-picking, swimming in the Merced River and other rural activities.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this event.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will present the revival of the Johnson Farm Picking Party near its original location north of Boulder Creek.
The beloved FREE event will return on Saturday, May 16, 2020.
Thanks to Mike Johnson, The Abbott Family, and the Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association for their support of this event.
Brookdale Bluegrass has announced the line-up for the Brookdale Bluegrass and American Roots Music Festival, April 17-19, 2020 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The event is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Bands: Cactus Bob & The Prairie Flower, Sidesaddle and Co, David Holidiloff, The Stoney Mountain Ramblers, The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, The Poor Carters, Brookdale Bluegrass Band, Banjer Dan, Tina Louise Barr, Laura Lind and The Open Hearts Band.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California.
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.
You can make a donation to support the work of the Society:
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
