The Workshop Teacher Application for the August 7-10 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is available on this website. The workshops will be held on Friday & Saturday, August 8 & 9. Applications are due on March 30, 2025.
Festival Poster & Shirt Art Submissions Are Welcomed For The 2025 Good Old Fashioned
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes submissions of Poster & Shirt Art for the 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. The 31st annual gathering will be held August 7-10, 2025 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
For more information contact GOF Art & Design Chair Bruce Belliochio. Send designs to <Bbellochio@gmail.com>.
Big Bluegrass Fun In Early January!
There will be big bluegrass fun in early January for Northern California Bluegrass Society Members, especially those who are willing to travel! Enjoy!
JANUARY
9-12 — CBA Great 48, Marriott Hotel, Bakersfield.
11 — Late For The Train, HopMonk, Sebastopol.
12 — Tom Bekeny & Friends, O’Reilly’s Irish Pub, San Francisco. (New Bluegrass Venue)
13 — Hey Lonesome, Blondies, San Francisco.
13-18 — Blythe Bluegrass Campout, Colorado River Fairgrounds, Blythe.
14 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose.
15 — Johnny Campbell Band, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose.
Your Membership In The Bluegrass Society Supports Area Bluegrass
Your 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.
2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Will Be Held August 7-10 In Tres Pinos
The 2025 Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Stolen & Missing Bluegrass Instruments Can Be Reported On This Website
The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments. This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers.
The FREE page is searchable, and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument. Please post again when the instrument is recovered.
No Brookdale Bluegrass Festival In 2025
There will be no Brookdale Bluegrass Festival in 2025. The festival has been presented by Eric Burman & Brookdale Bluegrass since 2000, usually at the Brookdale Lodge or another Santa Cruz Mountains location.
For many years, there were two — or even three — festivals held each year. The festival will not be held this year principally due to landlord issues. Future plans are uncertain. The festival has been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society since its inception.
2025 GOF Workshop Teacher Application Is On This Website — Due On March 30
The Workshop Teacher Application for the 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is available on this website.
Applications are due on March 30, 2025.
The festival runs August 7-10, with workshops held on Friday & Saturday, August 8 & 9.
NCBS Accepts Tax-Advantaged Donations
The Northern California Bluegrass Society supports local bluegrass music. 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.
NCBS/SCBS accepts tax-advantaged donations. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Join The Bluegrass Society!
Join the Bluegrass Society! Your 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.