Triad & True Set To Open The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival On The Lantern Stage

Triad & True will perform on the Lantern Stage to open the 2023 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, set for August 10-13 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister). The Thursday evening show will be at 8:00pm.

This will be the all-star band’s first performance. The female trio’s members are Yvonne Walbroehl, Suzanne Suwanda, and Gail Reese.

Audience members will bring their camp lanterns to light the stage for the intimate show.

The annual fun, relaxed festival is a friendly gathering of bluegrass musicians and friends that is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Main Stage Performance Schedule

Saturday Late Night Show

Camping Information

Online GOF Tickets

NCBS Festival Flyer

NCBS Membership Information

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The GOF Welcomes The Return Of The Courthouse Ramblers To The Main Stage

The Courthouse Ramblers (Monterey Bay Area) will return to the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 29th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival (August 10-13, 2023). The band is a longtime festival favorite.

The GOF is an annual fun, relaxed, friendly gathering of bluegrass musicians and friends set for the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.

Main Stage Performance Schedule

NCBS Membership Information

GOF Tickets

The Courthouse Ramblers

Four Day Reminder: Tuesday August 8 Is Last Day For Mailed Ballots To Arrive At NCBS PO Box

Four Day Reminder: Mailed Ballots (only) for the Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors Election must arrive at the NCBS Post Office Box by Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

NCBS Members can also vote in person on Saturday, August 12 (10:00am to 5:00pm) at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.

Official Ballot

Candidate Statements

Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Is On The Way August 10-13!

The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is on the way! The fun and relaxed 29th gathering of friends in bluegrass music will be held August 10-13, 2023 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.

Main Stage Performance Schedule

Saturday Late Night Show

Camping Information

Online GOF Tickets

NCBS Festival Flyer

Hollister welcomes the Good Old Fashioned!

 

 

One Week Reminder: Mailed NCBS Board Ballots Must Be Received By Tuesday August 8

One Week Reminder: Mailed Ballots (only) for the Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors Election must arrive at the NCBS Post Office Box by Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

NCBS Members can also vote in person on Saturday, August 12 (10:00am to 5:00pm) at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.

Official Ballot

Candidate Statements

Support Bluegrass Music In Our Area By Joining The Northern California Bluegrass Society

Now is the time to support bluegrass music in our area by joining your local bluegrass music club! The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all new, renewing, and returning members. You can join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail. You can also join or renew in person at the upcoming 2023 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, set for August 10-13 in lovely Tres Pinos.

NCBS Membership Information

NCBS Past President Michael Hall Starts Third & Final Term On IBMA Foundation Board Of Directors

NCBS Past President Michael Hall of Redwood City is starting his third and final three-year term as a member of the Board Of Directors of the IBMA Foundation, the philanthropic affiliate of the International Bluegrass Music Association. The foundation accepts donations and funds bluegrass music education and other projects that support and expand the music nationally and internationally.

Michael Hall

Brent Pierce & The Acid Grass Boys To Play The Saturday Late Night Dance At The August 10-13 Good Old Fashioned

Brent Pierce & The Acid Grass Boys (Santa Cruz) will play the Saturday Late Night Dance at the GOF following the end of the evening’s main stage performances. The show will take place in the San Benito County Historical Park Dance Hall on the historic village main street.

The 29th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will run Thursday-Sunday, August 10-13, 2023 and is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Click for Online Tickets (plenty of tickets will also be available at the gate).

Brent Pierce & The Acid Grass Boys

GOF Band Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band Named Finalist For IBMA Momentum Award, Will Play GOF

The Alameda-based Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band has been named a Finalist for Best Band for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Momentum Awards, a huge honor for young bands hitting it big on the national bluegrass scene.

The band will take the place of the related band, Jubilee, which was originally scheduled on the main stage of the August 10-13 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. At the GOF, the performers will include two musicians who play in both bands — Miles Quale and Teo Quale, with John Gooding and Andrew Osborn, plus Tuki Walker of Jubilee. The other member of Jubilee, Airee Walker, will not be able to be at the festival this year due to a commitment at her music college in Berlin, Germany.

The Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band