Discount Advance Tickets Now On Sale For Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all new, renewing, and returning members as we get ready for festival season! You can join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail! Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated.

NCBS Members receive a deep discount on Advance Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Tickets. Non-Members receive a discount. Tickets are now available on this website.

GOF Tickets — Non-Members

NCBS Membership Information

GOF Tickets — Members

Main Stage Band Line-Up

Freight & Salvage Presents The 7th Annual Berkeley Bluegrass Festival April 21-23

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the 7th Annual Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, set for April 21-23 at the Freight & Salvage. This Berkeley event is the only bluegrass festival in the East Bay.

Laurie Lewis, Peter Rowan, and the Dry Branch Fire Squad will headline. Other acts and workshops will fill the weekend.

NCBS Welcomes the Berkeley Bluegrass Festival.

IBMA Foundation Raffle Runs Through May 12, Supports Bluegrass Philanthropy

The annual raffle that supports the IBMA Foundation is on now and will run through May 12, 2023. Now is the time to get your tickets and support bluegrass music! The main prize is a vintage 1967 Martin D-35 Guitar with hardshell case, strap, stand, and other accessories valued at $5,000. The other totally unique prize is a pair of handmade (in your size) cowboy boots from master boot maker Lisa Sorrell. The boots will feature the art of the Louvin Brothers’ iconic “Satan Is Real” album cover and are valued at priceless!

Raffle Information, Prizes, & Tickets

The IBMA Foundation is affiliated with the International Bluegrass Music Association. The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA and NCBS past president Michael Hall is a member of the Foundation’s board of directors.

A Deep Discount Is Now Available To NCBS Members On Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Tickets

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all new, renewing, and returning members as we get ready for festival season! You can join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail!

NCBS Members receive a deep discount on Advance Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Tickets.

NCBS Membership Information

Live Bluegrass Music Returns To KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass On April 10

Live in-studio music will return to KKUP Radio’s Monday Night Bluegrass on April 10, 2023. The program host is NCBS Vice-President Mike Russell and the live music emcee is NCBS Past President Michael Hall.

On this Monday’s show, some guys who know the Stoney Mountain Ramblers really well — The Parallel Universe Boys — will perform and NCBS President Eric Burman will be interviewed. Tune In & Turn On!

The bluegrass program is on every Monday night 6:00-9:00pm with a different host each week. Now that Covid is (sorta) behind us, live bands will play on the show on second Mondays for your dining and dancing pleasure!

The station is at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and online at <www.kkup.org>.

Official Band Photograph: The Parallel Universe Boys.

NCBS Party For Volunteers & Members Is Set For July 8 At Loch Lomond

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Gathering for NCBS Members and Volunteers will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Loch Lomond Park (City Of Santa Cruz Park) near Felton.

The FREE event will feature bluegrass bands, jamming with your friends, picnicking, the natural beauty of the Santa Cruz Mountains, & plenty of fun and relaxation!

Details soon!

Loch Lomond