The 2023 Brookdale Bluegrass & American Roots Festival is set for March 24-26 at the Brookdale Lodge in the San Lorenzo Valley. NCBS welcomes this event, which is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass & the Brookdale Lodge!
The Raleigh Convention Center, home of the IBMA World Of Bluegrass Convention each September, will double its current size at its location in downtown Raleigh, NC. The expansion is needed to accommodate the bluegrass gathering and other large events. The expansion will require moving the outdoor Red Hat Amphitheater to an adjacent site. City approval will be required.
TheĀ annualĀ KKUP Radio Bluegrass Marathon ends today, but there will be a final Wrap-Up Show hosted by NCBS Vice-President Mike RussellĀ fromĀ 6:00-9:00pmĀ onĀ Monday, February 20. The station needs a few more donations to ensure the continued success of bluegrass music on this station throughout the coming year.
KKUP-CupertinoĀ is a community radio station with studios inĀ San JoseĀ that broadcasts atĀ 91.5FMĀ in theĀ South Bay & Monterey Bay AreasĀ and online atĀ www.kkup.orgĀ worldwide.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ welcomes allĀ new, renewing, and returning members.Ā You can join or renew yourĀ NCBS Membership on this website or by mail!Ā Your support of bluegrass music in our area is essential!
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 April 13-16, 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.
Ingrid NoyesĀ runs theĀ Walker Creek Music CampĀ each spring and fall at theĀ Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.Ā Camp registration opens onĀ January 30.
TheĀ annualĀ KKUP Radio Bluegrass Marathon, set for this weekend, Friday, February 17Ā toĀ Sunday, February 19. There will also be a wrap-up show hosted by NCBS Vice-President Mike Russell from 6:00-9:00pmĀ onĀ Monday, February 20.
During the marathon, all music played 24 hours each day will be bluegrass and related musical genres. Many bands will play live in the studio during the marathon. NCBS welcomes the marathon — it’s what all radio programming should be all the time!
KKUP-CupertinoĀ is a community radio station with studios inĀ San JoseĀ that broadcasts atĀ 91.5FMĀ in theĀ South Bay & Monterey Bay AreasĀ and online atĀ www.kkup.orgĀ worldwide.
The 2023 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on August 10-13.
TheĀ 29th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ is set forĀ Thursday-Sunday, August 10-13, 2023Ā at theĀ San Benito County Historical ParkĀ inĀ Tres Pinos.
NCBS Members will be able to purchase discount tickets when advance sales begin this spring.
You can join or renew yourĀ NCBS MembershipĀ on this website or by mail!Ā Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated.
Happy Valentine’s Day from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society!
Highway 9 in the San Lorenzo Valley is closed due to storm damage in southern Ben Lomond. However, the road will reopen soon and will not affect theĀ Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, set for March 24-26, 2023Ā at the historicĀ Brookdale LodgeĀ on Highway 9 inĀ Brookdale, just north of Ben Lomond.
The FREE event has been presented byĀ Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the NCBS since 1998.
