Author: Michael Hall

NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund Makes Awards To Spring Music Camp Students

TheĀ NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund has awarded tuition assistance to help some young Northern California musicians attend the spring camp near Petaluma.

The scholarships will assist two young adults and one 10-year-old attend camp. These students would not have been able to be at the camp without the fundā€™s help.

Thanks to theĀ Generous DonorsĀ and to theĀ NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Committee. The fund will soon begin collecting donations to help deserving students who want to attend the upcoming fall camp. Thanks for your support of local bluegrass music education!

Ingrid NoyesĀ runs the camp each spring and fall.

Some Class Openings Remain At Spring Walker Creek Music Camp April 13-16

There are some openings left in the class for the April 13-16, 2023 Walker Creek Music Camp. Registration is now open. Ingrid Noyes runs the campĀ each spring and fall at theĀ Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.Ā 

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ is now collecting donations for theĀ NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund.Ā NCBS/SCBSĀ is anĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization.Ā The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund CommitteeĀ awards scholarships twice each year to assist deserving students.Ā The next round of scholarships will benefit attendees at theĀ 2023Ā spring session.

Send donations to:Ā Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society,Ā PO Box 390846,Ā Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged.

Camp Information:Ā Walker Creek Music Camp

Friday March 10 Is Last Day To Support Pisgah Banjo Raffle For Arnold Shultz Fund

The deadline to purchase raffle tickets for a custom-made banjo from theĀ Pisgah Banjo Company is Friday, MarchĀ 10. Here is the Raffle Tickets & Information.

Pisgah BanjosĀ is excited to offer a chance to win a unique custom banjo! Raffle tickets are $20 each. All proceeds will benefit theĀ Arnold Shultz Fund, a scholarship fund dedicated to people of color pursuing traditional, old-time, and bluegrass music.Ā The first $10,000 raised in the raffle will be gifted to theĀ Black Banjo Reclamation ProjectĀ of Oakland from the Arnold Shultz FundĀ to support a gourd banjo building workshop in the black banjo community.

The prize isĀ a custom-builtĀ Pisgah BanjoĀ made from blonde Curly Maple, featuring a Dobson tone ring, 12ā€³ pot, slotted headstock, and brass plated s-scoop with an engraved image ofĀ Arnold Shultz. Pisgah Banjos chose to benefit the Arnold Shultz fund as a way to help re-appropriate the history of the banjo.

The Arnold Shultz Fund is a project of theĀ IBMA Foundation, which is affiliated with theĀ International Bluegrass Music Association.Ā NCBSĀ is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA and NCBS past presidentĀ Michael HallĀ is a member of the Foundationā€™s board of directors.

IBMA Announces AJ Lee & Blue Summit As A Top Act At World Of Bluegrass Convention

NCBS’ own AJ Lee & Blue Summit has been named one of the top acts to perform at Bluegrass Live! — the huge concert that concludes the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World Of Bluegrass Convention, set for September 26-30, 2023 at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC.

Bandleader AJ Lee of Santa Cruz is a member of the Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors. NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA.

AJ Lee & Blue Summit at the World Of Bluegrass.

Raffle To Benefit Arnold Shultz Fund Deadline Extended To March 10

The deadline to purchase raffle tickets for a custom-made banjo from the Pisgah Banjo Company has been Extended To March 10. The previous deadline was February 28.

Raffle Tickets & Information

Pisgah Banjos is excited to offer a chance to win a unique custom banjo! Raffle tickets are $20 each. All proceeds will benefit theĀ Arnold Shultz Fund, a scholarship fund dedicated to people of color pursuing traditional, old-time, and bluegrass music.Ā The first $10,000 raised in the raffle will be gifted to theĀ Black Banjo Reclamation ProjectĀ of Oakland from the Arnold Shultz FundĀ to support a gourd banjo building workshop in the black banjo community.

The prize isĀ a custom-builtĀ Pisgah BanjoĀ made from blonde Curly Maple, featuring a Dobson tone ring, 12ā€³ pot, slotted headstock, and brass plated s-scoop with an engraved image ofĀ Arnold Shultz. Pisgah Banjos chose to benefit the Arnold Shultz fund as a way to help re-appropriate the history of the banjo.

The Arnold Shultz Fund is a project of theĀ IBMA Foundation, which is affiliated with theĀ International Bluegrass Music Association.Ā NCBSĀ is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA and NCBS past presidentĀ Michael HallĀ is a member of the Foundationā€™s board of directors.