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
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.
One Week Reminder: The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 29th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held August 10-13, 2023 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Tickets are conveniently available on this website and there will be plenty of tickets at the gate.
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
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.
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 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.
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).
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.
Two Week Reminder: The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 29th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held August 10-13, 2023 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Tickets are conveniently available on this website and there will be plenty of tickets at the gate.
