Joshua Lowe & The Juncos Will Play The FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair On Sunday May 6

Joshua Lowe & The Juncos

Joshua Lowe & The Juncos will play the FREEĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair onĀ SUNDAY, May 6, 2018.

The relaxed afternoon concert in the park will also feature performances byĀ The Naked Bootleggers, AJ Lee & Jesse Fichman, The Down Beets, & The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers.

TheĀ Noon-6:00pm bluegrass fair will be held in San Lorenzo Park at the famous Duck Pond Stage.

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society presents this long-running gathering, held on the first weekend in May since 1986.

The Summit House To Present The Goat Hill Girls At The NCBS-Welcomed Thursday Bluegrass Series

The Goat Hill Girls

The FREEĀ Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series will present The Goat Hill Girls on May 3 fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm.

The view at the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill (top of Highway 17 8 miles south of Los Gatos) is amazing and good food and drink is served.

The ongoing weekly gathering is welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Twenty-Fifth Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Set For August 9-12 In Tres Pinos

TheĀ Twenty-Fifth Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held at theĀ San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister) for the third time onĀ August 9-12, 2018.

The festival benefiting the year-round work of the Northern California Bluegrass Society was started inĀ 1994. NCBS uses the proceeds to further bluegrass music in theĀ San Francisco Bay Area, theĀ Monterey Bay Area and throughoutĀ Northern California.

Free RV & tent camping is included in multi-day tickets. There will be jamming, childrenā€™s activities, open mike stage, shade over the audience area, food & drink, late night shows, a raffle, the annual NCBS elections, and more.

Discount advance tickets will soon be available on this website.

NCBS To Welcome The Pick & Gather Festival At Riverdance Farms In Livingston

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome theĀ 14th Annual Pick & Gather Festival, set forĀ May 26-28 inĀ Livingston (near Merced).

The Memorial Day Weekend farm-to-table and bluegrass music (and beyond) festival will be presented byĀ Riverdance Farms and will feature a wide variety of music along with the chance to pick your own blueberries, cherries, and strawberries. Camping in the walnut orchard is available, while swimming and otherĀ Merced River activities will round out the weekend.

NCBS Is Ready To Celebrate The Bluegrass Month Of May!

May is Bluegrass Month and your Society has the official events to make a great celebration.Ā Northern California Bluegrass Society Members will enjoy a big month of bluegrass music.

MAY

3 ā€”Ā Goat Hill Girls, Summit House, Los Gatos. (NCBS welcomed)

6 ā€“Ā NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, Duck Pond Stage, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz. FREE.Ā (Note new Sunday date)

10 ā€”Ā Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, Summit House, Los Gatos. (NCBS welcomed)

12 ā€”Ā Train Jam, Historic Depot Museum, Santa Clara. (NCBS welcomed)

17 ā€”Ā Blue Summit, Summit House, Los Gatos. (NCBS welcomed)

18-20 ā€”Ā Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. (NCBS welcomed)

24 ā€”Ā Thursday Bluegrass Series, Summit House, Los Gatos. (NCBS welcomed)

25-27 ā€“Ā Pick & Gather Festival, Riverdance Farms, Livingston (near Merced). (NCBS welcomed)

31 ā€”Ā Thursday Bluegrass Series, Summit House, Los Gatos. (NCBS welcomed)

AJ Lee & Jesse Fichman To Perform At The FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair On Sunday May 6

AJ Lee & Jesse Fichman

AJ Lee & Jesse Fichman will perform at theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair onĀ SUNDAY, May 6, 2018.

The relaxed afternoon concert in the park will also feature performances byĀ The Naked Bootleggers, The Down Beets, The Juncos, The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, and more.

TheĀ Duck Pond Stage inĀ San Lorenzo Park is the venue for theĀ Noon-6:00pm program.

The FREE bluegrass fair is presented by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society. The longest-running bluegrass society gathering has been held on the first weekend in May since 1986.

Late Night Shows Announced For August 9-12 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the Late Night Shows for the August 9-12, 2018 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.

FRIDAY, August 10

Loganville

SATURDAY, August 11

The Town Howlers

The expanded 10:00pm performances in the San Benito County Historical ParkĀ Dance Hall are a feature of the historic 25th Annual festival, which also features open mikes and widespread camp jamming.

Mountain Drive To Make Rare Public Appearance This Thursday At The Summit House

Boulder Creek’s Mountain Drive will make a rare public appearance to play their trademark traditional bluegrass music at the FREEĀ Thursday Bluegrass Series held atĀ The Summit House (6 miles south ofĀ Los Gatos, onĀ Highway 17) onĀ April 26 fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm.

The view is always amazing and good food and drink will be served. The FREE weekly performance is presented byĀ The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Mountain Drive

14th Annual Pick & Gather Festival Will be Held May 26-28 In Livingston

The Pick And Gather Festival, Riverdance Farms

The 14th Annual Pick & Gather Festival has been set forĀ May 26-28 inĀ Livingston (near Merced).

The farm-to-table and bluegrass music (and beyond) festival will be presented byĀ Riverdance Farms and will feature a wide variety of music along with the chance to pick your own blueberries, cherries, and strawberries.

Camping in the walnut orchard is available, while swimming and otherĀ Merced RiverĀ activities will round out the weekend.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this event.