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.
The voices of bluegrass folks need to be heard in the important upcoming election! The LAST DAY to register to vote in California is Monday, October 21 for the Tuesday, November 5 election.
If you have already registered and received your ballot in the mail, return your ballot just as soon as you know how you want to vote so that your vote can be tracked and counted just as soon as possible. There is no advantage in waiting to vote!
All California voters should have already received their ballot. Contact your county Registrar of Voters if you need a ballot.
You can easily track your ballot once you return it:
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.
You can Join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail.
There will be two great informal bluegrass gatherings in Santa Cruz this weekend. A grange hall concert with a jam and potluck will be held on Saturday, and on Sunday, a jam will be held at a local restaurant.
The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments.
This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers. The FREE page is searchable, and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument.
Coming To Sam’s BBQ in San Jose on Wednesday October 16:
Save The Dates: The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held the second weekend of August, Thursday-Sunday August 7-10, 2025 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Monday Night Bluegrass on October 14: KKUP Radio, at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and online at <www.kkupfm.org> will present live music with Sonia Shell & The Johnny Campbell Band, with host Mike Russell and live music emcee Michael Hall. Tune In & Turn On!
A BIG WEEK OF BLUEGRASS is coming!
SUNDAY, October 13
Last day of the Frankly Bluegrass Music Festival, Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth. (NCBS welcomed).
MONDAY, October 14
6:00-9:00pm — Monday Night Bluegrass on KKUP Radio, Cupertino, 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and online at <www.kkupfm.org>. Musical guests Sonia Shell & Johnny Campbell Band, with host Mike Russell and live music emcee Michael Hall.
MONDAY-SUNDAY, October 14-20
CBA Fall Campout, Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, Lodi.
TUESDAY, October 15
6:00pm — Goat Hill Girls, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose.
WEDNESDAY, October 16
6:00pm — Sonia Shell Band & Johnny Campbell Band, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose. Record release party.
SATURDAY, October 19
4:00pm — Sonia Shell Band & Johnny Campbell Band, Live Oak Grange Hall, Santa Cruz. (Concert, Jam, Potluck). (NCBS welcomed)
