TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ welcomes allĀ new, renewing, and returning members.Ā Click for NCBS Membership Information.
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.
Pisgah Banjos is excited to offer another chance to win a unique custom banjo! Raffle tickets are $20 each. The raffle ends on FEBRUARY 28, 2023. All proceeds will benefit the Arnold Shultz Fund, a scholarship fund dedicated to people of color pursuing traditional, old-time, and bluegrass music. The first $10,000 raised in the raffle will be gifted to the Black Banjo Reclamation Project of Oakland from the Arnold Shultz Fund to support a gourd banjo building workshop in the black banjo community.
The prize isĀ a custom-built Pisgah Banjo made from blonde Curly Maple, featuring a Dobson tone ring, 12ā³ pot, slotted headstock, and brass plated s-scoop with an engraved image of 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 the IBMA Foundation, which is affiliated with the International Bluegrass Music Association. NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA and NCBS past president Michael Hall is a member of the Foundation’s board of directors.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ welcomes theĀ 2023 Brookdale Bluegrass FestivalĀ presented byĀ Brookdale Bluegrass & The Brookdale Lodge!
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 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.
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, 2023 spring session. Camp registration is now open.
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
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ welcomes allĀ new, renewing, and returning members.Ā
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.
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.
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.
