The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the main stage line-up for the 2010 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at Bolado Park, Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister), set for the weekend of August 13-15.

The Bands: 27strings, Abbott Family, Alhambra Valley Band, Barefoot Nellies, Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys, California Borderline, Common Cents, Courthouse Ramblers, Dark Hollow, David Thom Band, Faux  Renwah, Highway One, Houston Jones, Jeanie & Chuck’s Country Roundup, JEDD Brothers, Nell Robinson & Red Level,  OMGG,  Pearly Blue, Rogue River, Savannah Blu, Shades of  Blue,  Sidesaddle & Co., Still Searchin’, Wronglers.

The August 13-15, 2010 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will again feature a tee shirt designed by a contest winner.  We want everyone, big or small, picker or listener, to feel like their ideas are precious to our process.

Our Prize Package: 2010 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Tickets for 2 Adults and their children, plus a free tee shirt for the person with the winning design, with their name next to the design.

Contest Rules: The competition is open to everyone.  NCBS membership is not required.

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The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is not moving from Bolado Park, but it is changing towns from “Hollister” to “Tres Pinos.” The festival has, of course, always been in Tres Pinos, but a decision made  by organizers of the first festival in 1994 designated the larger, better-known community of Hollister as the “official” town location for promotional purposes. Now, the official location will be the same as the actual location:

The Northern California Bluegrass Society presents:

The 17th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

Bolado Park, Tres Pinos, California

August 13-15, 2010

Bolado Park and the tiny hamlet of Tres Pinos are 7 miles south of Hollister on Old Airline Highway (Highway 25). Tres Pinos is Spanish for “Three Pines,” a very bluegrassy town name.

Bolado Park, the San Benito County Fairgrounds, has upgraded all RV hook-ups on the grounds to full hook-up status, with electricity, water and sewer available. The park in Tres Pinos, 7 miles south of Hollister, is the venue for the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. The 17th annual festival is set for August 13-15, 2010.

The festival will also continue to offer RV electricity-only,  dry RV camping, and tent camping onsite for GOF patrons. Nearby Hollister offers a wide selection of motel rooms. Day visitors are also welcome.

California-based bluegrass bands (only) will be considered by the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Band Committee for one 45-minute set during the August 13-15, 2010 festival. All bands must apply, even if returning to the festival. Applications are due on December 31, 2009. Late applications will not be considered during the first round, but will be placed on the waiting list. 25 bands will perform on the main stage. For more information, visit the GOF Band Page and the GOF Band Application.