Eight Week Reminder: The NCBS Gathering, the FREE annual party for Northern California Bluegrass Society Members & Volunteers, has been set for Saturday July 13Ā at Loch Lomond Park in Felton.
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. The NCBS brings you the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival each August.
Join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail. Members enjoy a deep discount on advance tickets to the GOF Fest!
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will present Late For The Train atĀ the Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival set for August 8-11, 2024Ā at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.Ā
Discount Advance Tickets are now on sale on this website and by mail. NCBS Members receive a deep discount and Non-Members receive a discount.
Here are the upcoming events of interest to Northern California Bluegrass Fans:
MAY
9-12 ā Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, various venues, Parkfield.
11 ā Motherās Day Bluegrass Festival, Calico Ghost Town, Yermo.
23-26 ā Strawberry Music Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley.
24-26 ā Pick & Gather Festival, Riverdance Farm, Livingston. (NCBS welcomed)
JUNE
2 ā Intermountain Bluegrass Festival, Intermountain Nursery, Prather. FREE.
13-16 ā CBA Fatherās Day Bluegrass Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley.
21-23 ā Susanville Bluegrass Festival, Lassen County Fairgrounds, Susanville.
22 ā Los Gatos Bluegrass Festival, Los Gatos Town Plaza, Los Gatos. FREE. (NCBS welcomed)
JULY
4-7 ā High Sierra Music Festival, various venues, Quincy.
13 — NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party, Loch Lomond Park, Felton. FREE.
18-21 — Redwood Ramble, Camp Navarro, Navarro. (Sold Out)
19-21 — Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival, City Park, Etna.
AUGUST
8-11 ā Historic 30th NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos.
16-18 — 16-18 —Ā Summergrass San Diego, Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista.
23-25 — Bowers Bluegrass Festival, Bowers Mansion Regional Park, Washoe Valley, NV.
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER
August 30-September 1 — Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival, Plumas Fairgrounds, Quincy. (NCBS welcomed)
SEPTEMBER
24-29 ā International Bluegrass Music Association World of Bluegrass, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC.
OCTOBER
4-6 ā Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Hellman Holler, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. FREE.
5 ā Santa Barbara Old Time Fiddlers Festival, Stow House, Goleta.
9-13 ā Frankly Bluegrass Festival, Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth.
Eleven Week Reminder: The Discount Advance Ticket Deadline for theĀ GOF Festival Is July 22, 2024.
The Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ will be held August 8-11Ā at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Festival favorite Mission Blue from Pacifica returns to the main stage of the small, friendly Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.
The benefit festival for the Northern California Bluegrass Society is set for August 8-11, 2024Ā at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Discount Advance Tickets are now on sale on this website and by mail. NCBS Members receive a deep discount and Non-Members receive a discount.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society supports local bluegrass music. The Society is a 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.
TheĀ NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No.Ā isĀ 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations:Ā NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
One Week Reminder:Ā The IBMA Foundationās Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle is underway and will END ON MAY 12. The prize for the 4th annual raffle is a 2011 Golden Era Deering Banjo with a hardshell case and other accessories, valued at $4,000. Longtime IBMA Foundation supporter Casey Henry donated the banjo. Previously owned by Caseyās student Betty Fisher, the instrument is in very good condition and has a powerful tone.Ā Tickets will be offered at $20 for one or $100 for six tickets. There is no limit to the number of chances each person may purchase. Raffle tickets are available until May 12, 2024 (11:59 pm, Eastern Daylight Time.)
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the International Bluegrass Music Association which is affiliated with the IBMA Foundation. The Foundation’s philanthropy supports the development of bluegrass music nationally and internationally. NCBS President Michael Hall serves on the foundation’s board of directors.
A maple, pre-war style bluegrass banjo made like the classic banjos of the 1930s with the same materials and the same weight, design, and features, the Golden Era is one of Deeringās most popular banjos for traditional bluegrass bands.
Lucas Lawson (Santa Cruz) returns to the main stage of the Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival set for August 8-11, 2024Ā at the San Benito County Historical Park in TresĀ Pinos. The small, fun, friendly festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Discount Advance Tickets are now on sale on this website and by mail. NCBS Members receive a deep discount and Non-Members receive a discount.
Twelve Week Reminder: The Cheap Ticket Deadline for the NCBS GOF Festival Is July 22, 2024,
The Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ will be held August 8-11Ā at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
