Newly-organized Peninsula Bluegrass will present the Kathy Kallick Band and the Gryphon Trio in concert on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at the Palo Alto Unitarian Universalist Church. The concert is sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The KKB will debut its new album. Jack Tuttle & The Trio will open the big show.
Many of the volunteers involved in this event previously helped with the now-dissolved Redwood Bluegrass Associates.
Two Week Reminder: Applications from bands wishing to play the Main Stage at the August 8-11, 2024 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are DUE ON DECEMBER 31, 2023.
The Historic 30th GOF Festival awaits! Be a part of it!
The long-awaited restroom renovations at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos are under way. Thanks to the San Benito County Historical Society and San Benito County!
The Historic 30th NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held at the Historic Park August 8-11, 2024.
Two Week Reminder: The deadline for Tax-Deductible Contributions for 2023 is December 31. The Northern California Bluegrass Society can be a part of your year-end tax planning as it accepts donations that may be tax-advantaged (depending on your tax status) to support Local 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.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
You can join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail. Your membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California.
Two far Northern California bluegrass festivals will be revived in 2024. Line-ups have not yet been announced.
JUNE 21-23
The Susanville Bluegrass Festival was cancelled in 2023 but will return in 2024. The event is held at the Lassen County Fairgrounds in Susanville. The long-running event was previously staged by the Lassen County Fair but will now be run by a new nonprofit organization, although most of the organizers (including Dan & Cheryl Douglas) will remain the same.
JULY 19-21
The Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival ran for ten years in the town of Etna following its start in 2004. Ten years later, the revived event will return to the Etna City Park and Gene Bach will return as festival organizer. The gathering was famous for its small-town charm and friendliness.
NCBS welcomes the 2024 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival presented by the Brookdale Lodge and booked by Eric Burman, March 15-17 at the Brookdale Lodge. Lodge rooms are still available.
The Stoney Mountain Ramblers (Menlo Park) will perform live in the studio on KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass on December 11, 6:00-9:00pm. Program host is Mike Russell (NCBS Vice President) and the live music emcee is Michael Hall (NCBS President). KKUP can be heard in the South Bay and Monterey Bay Areas at 91.5FM, and online at www.kkup.com. Tune in and turn on!
Three Week Reminder: The deadline for Tax-Deductible Contributions for this year is December 31, 2023. The Northern California Bluegrass Society can be a part of your year-end tax planning as it accepts donations that may be tax-advantaged (depending on your tax status) to support Local 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.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Three Week Reminder: Applications from bands wishing to play the Main Stage at the August 8-11, 2024 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are DUE ON DECEMBER 31, 2023.