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 To Be Revived In 2024
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 To The Brookdale Lodge
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.
Stoney Mountain Ramblers Set To Perform On KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass December 11
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: 2023 Tax-Deductible Donation Deadline For NCBS Is December 31
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: Good Old Fashioned Main Stage Band Applications Are Due On December 31
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.
FREE Holiday Hootenanny Performance Schedule For Friday December 8 In San Carlos
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the FREE Holiday Hootenanny. Here is the performance schedule:
FRIDAY, December 8
4:00pm — Doors Open
Main Stage
5:00pm — Banjer Dan
6:00 — T-Ranch
7:00 — Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band
8:00 — Stoney Mountain Ramblers
9:00 — Pathetic Honey String Band
Second Stage
5:00pm — Reckless
5:45 — Edgewood Mountain Boys
6:15 — Parallel Universe Boys
7:00 — Uncle Dan & The Foxtails
7:45 — Pilgrims Of Stroke
8:30 — John Henry’s Farm
9:15 — HoneyBoy Express
Join The People Who Have Joined The NCBS!
Join The People Who Have Joined The NCBS! 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.
The Brookdale Bluegrass Festival Is Set For March 15-17 2024
The 2024 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival presented by the Brookdale Lodge and booked by Eric Burman, March 15-17 at the Brookdale Lodge. This event has been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society since the first Brookdale gathering in 2000.
The FREE Holiday Hootenany Is Set For This Friday December 8 At The DCBC In San Carlos
The FREE 18th Annual Holiday Hootenanny is set for this Friday, December 8.
The gathering will be presented by the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company at 935 Washington Street in San Carlos. Our own Scott Dailey hosts this fun bluegrass evening and NCBS welcomes this fine musical gathering.
Fine beer will be served. A variety of food trucks will be there. There will be space for jamming.