Wendy Burch Steel & Redwood Heading For Tres Pinos August 8-11 For The GOF

Oakland’s Wendy Burch Steel & Redwood will perform  on the main stage at the 26th Annual NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park on August 8-11, 2019.

The event in the lovely hamlet of Tres Pinos  benefits the work of the Northern California Bluegrass Society.  The non-profit organization serves the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California.

Discount Advance Tickets can be purchased on this website or by mail through July 22. NCBS Members will receive a Deep Discount on their advance purchase, while Non-Members will receive a Discount. Here is how to get your tickets:

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Wendy Burch Steel & Redwood

The Dawg Trio Set To Perform At The Sonoma State University Bluegrass Festival On July 21

The Dawg Trio led by David Grisman is set to perform at the Sonoma State University Bluegrass Festival to be held at Weill Hall & Lawn at the Green Music Center in Rohnert Park.

Indoor and outdoor seating will be available at the Sunday afternoon, July 21 event. The festival is welcomed by The Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The Steep Canyon Rangers will also perform. Even more bluegrass music can be heard at the separately-ticketed Craft Beer Festival at the same location just before the main festival.

The Dawg Trio — David Grisman, Sam Grisman, & Danny Barnes.

Ben Greenberg To Appear For The First Time On The August 8-11 Good Old Fashioned Main Stage

Ben Greenberg (Los Angeles) will perform for the first time on the main stage at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park on August 8-11, 2019.

The event in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister) benefits the work of the Northern California Bluegrass Society to bring more bluegrass music to the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and throughout Northern California.

Discount Advance Tickets can be purchased on this website or by mail through July 22. NCBS Members will receive a Deep Discount on their advance purchase, while Non-Members will receive a Discount.

Online Tickets

Print 2019 Flyer To Order Tickets By Mail

Ben Greenberg

Ticket Purchase Information — Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

Discount Advance Tickets For The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival can be purchased on this website or by mail through July 22.

NCBS Members will receive a Deep Discount on their advance purchase, while Non-Members will receive a Discount. Click for more details and to order:

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Print 2019 Flyer To Order Tickets By Mail

There will also be plenty of regular-priced tickets available at the gate during the August 8-11, 2019 festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister on Highway 25).

Summit House To Present Purple Mountain Majesty At NCBS-Welcomed Thursday Bluegrass Series

The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, high in the Santa Cruz Mountains (on Highway 17, 6 miles south of Los Gatos) presents the FREE weekly Thursday Bluegrass Series, which is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Showtime is 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served. Last week was the Fifth Anniversary of this popular weekly gathering, which is organized by Robert Cornelius.

The next show with local favorites Purple Mountain Majesty will be on June 27.

Donations Are Being Accepted For Fall 2019 NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund

Donations for deserving students are now being accepted for the Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund. 

The next Walker Creek Music Camp is set for November 1-4, 2019.

The NCBS is a Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization that manages the scholarship fund and makes the awards. The camp is run each spring and fall by Ingrid Noyes at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.

Send donations to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged.

Information: Walker Creek Music Camp

San Francisco’s Dark Hollow Will Play The August 8-11 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

San Francisco’s Dark Hollow will play the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival on August 8-11, 2019.

The San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos will host the benefit festival, which will support the Northern California Bluegrass Society in bringing more bluegrass music to the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and throughout Northern California.

Discount Advance Tickets can be purchased on this website or by mail through July 22. NCBS Members will receive a Deep Discount on their advance purchase, while Non-Members will receive a Discount.

Online Tickets

Print 2019 Flyer To Order Tickets By Mail

The NCBS Accepts Donations To Support Its Non-Profit Bluegrass Goals

The Northern California Bluegrass Society, a California Not-For-Profit Corporation founded in 1982 (also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society), accepts donations, which may be tax deductible.

The donations support the Society’s goals of bringing more bluegrass music and expanded education to the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California.

The NCBS/SCBS is a 501(c)(3) Organization (Tax ID No. 94-2907716).

Online NCBS Donations