The Lost River Bluegrass Festival in Merrill, OR will not be held this July due to the death of a founder. The festival is held 5 miles north of the California state line and features many California bands. The festival is expected to return in 2027.
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Benefits The Northern California Bluegrass Society
The 32nd Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be heldĀ August 6-9Ā at theĀ San Benito County Historical ParkĀ inĀ Tres Pinos. The beloved gathering is a benefit for theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Happy Super Bowl Sunday From NCBS!
Happy Super Bowl Sunday from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society!
Support Area Bluegrass With A Donation To The Bluegrass Society
The Northern California Bluegrass Society accepts donations to support area bluegrass and 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.
Brianna Mai Colliard & The Desert Marigolds Album Release Party Set For March 28 In Carmel Valley
Bluegrass Season Is Coming — Time To Join The Bluegrass Society!
Time to join the Northern California Bluegrass Society so you will be ready for bluegrass season!
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.
Bluegrass & Related Grammy Award Winners
Here are the 2026 Grammy Winners from the Bluegrass and related music categories, announced tonight in Los Angeles:
Billy Strings — Best Bluegrass Album: Highway Prayers.
I’m With Her — Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sarah Watkins — Best Folk Album: Wide and Clear and Blue. Best American Roots Song: Ancient Light.
Chris Stapleton — Best Solo Country Performance: Bad As I Used To Be.
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Is 32 Years Old
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ is 32 Years Old this year, only 33 years after it was founded in 1994 (that dern pandemic!). The 2026 event will be heldĀ August 6-9Ā at theĀ San Benito County Historical ParkĀ inĀ Tres Pinos. The beloved gathering is a benefit for theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Charlie Cran Celebration Of Life Set For February 14 In Sonora
Everyone is welcome to join the Strawberry Music Festival Family in celebrating the life of one of its founders, Charlie Cran. The gathering will be on Saturday, February 14 at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora.
NCBS Accepts Donations To Support Area Bluegrass Music
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ accepts donations to support area bluegrass and is aĀ California Not-For-ProfitĀ CorporationĀ withĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)Ā status that is also known as theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.Ā TheĀ NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No.Ā isĀ 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.