The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the FREE 19th Annual Holiday Hootenanny on Friday, December 13 at 4:00pm. The gathering will be presented by the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, 935 Washington Street in San Carlos. Fine beer will be served and a variety of food trucks will be there. There will be space for jamming. The stage schedule has been announced:
Four Week Reminder: The Deadline for Main Stage Band Applications for the 2025 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is December 31, 2024.
The 31st annual gathering will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The Workshop Teacher Application for the 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is available on this website. Applications are due on March 30, 2025.
The festival runs August 7-10, with workshops held on Friday & Saturday, August 8 & 9.
The GOF is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society and will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The Application for Bands Wishing To Perform On The Main Stage at the 31st Annual NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, Thursday-Sunday August 7-10, 2025 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos is now available on this website.
Band Applications (Main Stage) are DUE by December 31, 2024. California-based bands are encouraged to apply. The other stages will be booked at a later date.
Join The NCBS! Your membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports local bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California.
The NCBS presents the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival each August at the San Benito County Historical Park.
You can include bluegrass music in your 2024 tax planning. 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. NCBS/SCBS accepts tax-advantaged donations. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Former Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival & Brookdale Bluegrass Festival performer David Holodiloff has recently encountered over $20,000 in medical expenses. Dave recently underwent an unexpected series of four surgical procedures on his knee, resulting in a debilitating staph infection, hospitalization, various medical treatments, and ongoing physical therapy. This ordeal has put an immeasurable strain on Dave’s musical career and finances.
The Holofest acoustic music festival will be held on Thanksgiving Weekend to benefit his medical fund. The three-day event will run Friday, November 29-Sunday, December 1, 2024. Multi-instrumentalist Holodiloff plays all kinds of music, including bluegrass, and this event will reflect his wide-ranging acoustic tastes.
There is no admission charge, but donations will be welcomed. The program will be held at the Pacific Grove Meetinghouse, 599 Lighthouse Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Many bands will perform. Hours: FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 10:00am-8:00pm, SUNDAY: 10:00am-2:00pm.
Plans are underway to stream the event. Online donations are also accepted:
Venmo: @daveholodiloff
Paypal: www.paypal.me/daveholodiloff
Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/holofest-donate-to-daves-healing-journey
Happy Thanksgiving from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society!
There will be plenty of bluegrass music on Thanksgiving Weekend! Enjoy!
WEDNESDAY, November 27
6:00-9:00pm — Sidesaddle & Co, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose.
THURSDAY, November 28
(Thanksgiving)
FRIDAY, November 29
4:00pm — BanjerDan, Winter’s Tavern, Pacifica.
7:00pm — The Brothers Comatose, Old Princeton Landing, Half Moon Bay.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, November 29-December 1
Holofest, Benefit Festival for Dave Holodiloff’s Medical Expenses, PG Meetinghouse, Pacific Grove.
SATURDAY, November 30
7:00pm — BanjerDan, Delta Brews, Tracy.
8:00pm — Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands featuring Brandon Godman, George Guthrie and Hasee Ciaccio, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley.
8:00pm — The Brothers Comatose, with Manzanita, Felton Music Hall, Felton.
SUNDAY, December 1
1:00-5:00pm — Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association Jam & Holiday Potluck, Hoover School, San Jose.
2:00-5:00pm — The Whiskey Brothers, Armistice Brewing, Richmond.
2:00pm — BanjerDan, Apple Jack’s, La Honda.
7:00pm — Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands featuring Brandon Godman, George Guthrie and Hasee Ciaccio, with Sweet Sally, Hopmonk Session Room, Novato.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the FREE 19th Annual Holiday Hootenanny on Friday, December 13 at 4:00pm.
The gathering will be presented by the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, 935 Washington Street in San Carlos. Fine beer will be served and a variety of food trucks will be there. There will be space for jamming. The stage schedule has been announced:
