All You Need To Know To Go To The GOF Festival This Weekend!
Michael Hall
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7/5/06
GOF Special Edition:
All You Need To Know To Go To The
13th Annual NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
July 7-9, 2006 -- Bolado Park, Hollister, CA.
- Have Fun!
- Tickets
- Camping
- Band Schedule
- Great Weather (High 76-78 Degrees)
- Directions
- NO PETS -- NO DOGS
- Bring Your FM Radio
- Bring Your Computer With Wi-Fi
- See You This Weekend!
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--- Have Fun At The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival ---
The Northern California Bluegrass Society's Good Old Fashioned
Bluegrass
Festival is small, close-in, down home, relaxed and fun! The
Friday-Sunday
gathering this weekend features 25 great California bluegrass bands on
the
main stage and 20 more bands on the famed GOF 'tweener stage, an open
mike opportunity that alternates with the main stage.
The GOF offers 100% flushy restrooms, hot showers, free Wi-Fi high
speed internet service, shade in the audience area, a low-power FM
broadcast of the stage to the camp, excellent sound by Paul Knight,
shaded tent camping, plenty of convenient, close-in RV camping with
many hook-ups, children's activities, a raffle, the NCBS election, food
and craft vendors, and easy handicapped access.
Bolado Park is set in a beautiful rural valley with sharply-defined
hills above.
The GOF is a big 13 years old this year and is a benefit for the
hundreds of events
and services the NCBS supplies each year to the bluegrass community of
the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay Areas.
--- Tickets ---
There will be plenty of tickets at the gate. Cash or checks may be used
to
buy your tickets at the gate.
Prices:
3-Day Adult $70
2-Day 50
1-Day Sat. 37
1-Day Fri or Sun 27
Youths (Ages 13-17) 50% discount
Seniors (65 & above) $3 per day discount
Children (12 & under) FREE
--- Camping ---
Camping is free with all multi-day tickets.
RVs that are hooked up to electricity pay $15 per night.
--- Thursday Night Camping ---
Ticket buyers can come to the festival on Thursday AFTERNOON (ONLY) by
paying an extra $10 for Thursday night camping. Please help by staying
out of the way of our hardworking set-up crew. Note that NCBS access to
the fairgorunds begins at Noon on Thursday
-- Band Schedule ---
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Schedule
July 7-9, Bolado Park, Hollister
FRIDAY, JULY 7
3:00pm -- Marty Varner Band, Boulder Creek
4:00 -- Grizzly Peak, San Jose
5:00 -- New Five Cents, San Luis Obispo
6:00 -- Birch Lake Ramblers, Bonny Doon
7:00 -- Bean Creek, Aromas
8:00 -- Whiskey Brothers, Berkeley
9:00 -- REO Haywagon, Santa Cruz
SATURDAY, JULY 8
10:00am -- Barefoot Nellies, San Francisco
11:00 -- Homespun Rowdy, San Francisco
Noon -- Rogue River, Santa Cruz
1:00pm -- Workshops
2:00 -- Jimmy Chickenpants, Santa Cruz
3:00 -- JEDD, San Jose
4:00 -- Mighty Crows, San Ramon
5:00 -- Workshops
6:00 -- Mossy Creek, Chico
7:00 -- Hog Ranch Rounders, Santa Cruz
8:00 -- Houston Jones, Hayward
9:00 -- Sidesaddle & Co., Hollister
SUNDAY, JULY 9
9:00am -- Windy Ridge, Los Angeles
10:00 -- MacRae Brothers, Morgan Hill
11:00 -- Faux Renwahs, La Grange
11:45 -- Yodeling Lady Lolita, Hollister
Noon -- David Thom Band, Mill Valley
1:00 -- Kids On Stage
2:00 -- Stay Tuned, Livermore
3:00 -- Earthquake Country, San Jose
4:00 -- Harmony Grits, Santa Cruz
--- (Great!) Weather Forecast ---
Hollister, California --
Sunny and Pleasant All Weekend!
Friday: High 76, Low 51
Saturday: High 78, Low 53
Sunday: High 77, Low 53
--- Directions ---
>From The Bay Area:
South on Highway 101 to just past Gilroy.
Exit right, then left over bridge on Highway 25 and go southeast
towards
Hollister.
(Follow signs to Pinnacles National Park.)
Go through Hollister, then continue south on 25.
>From The Central Valley:
Exit I-5 at Highway 152 (Pacheco Pass) and go west towards Gilroy.
Turn left on Highway 156 just past Casa de Fruta and go south towards
Hollister.
Go through Hollister, then continue south on Highway 25.
>From The Central Coast:
Take either Highway 101 (or Highway 1 to Highway 129 to 101) north &
east towards San Juan Batista.
Turn on Highway 156 near San Juan Batista and go east towards
Hollister.
Go through Hollister, then continue south on Highway 25.
FROM HOLLISTER:
Drive south on Highway 25, following signs to the Pinnacles and Bolado
.Park
Bolado Park, The San Benito County Fairgrounds, is 7 miles south of
Hollister on Highway 25 (and 2 miles south of the town of Tres Pinos).
Enter the festival at Gate 1.
Gas stations, food stores, etc. are plentiful in Hollister and limited
in Tres
Pinos. The closest ATMs are in Hollister.
--- A Festival Rule of Note ---
NO Pets:
NO DOGS ALLOWED. --- NO PETS ALLOWED.
(What This Means: NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED.)
--- Bring Your FM Radio ---
KBUD radio will provide a low-power broadcast of the stage to the
camp. Bring a standard FM radio to enjoy this service.
--- Bring Your Wi-Fi Equiped Computer ---
NCBS will provide free wireless internet access. Bring along your
computer with an internal Wi-Fi card or an external adapter.
--- SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND! ---
All of your friends will be there! We look forward to seeing you!...mh
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Michael Hall hal...@gmail.com Discover Bluegrass!