The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all new, renewing, and returning members. You can join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail! Your support of bluegrass music in our area is essential!
Author: Michael Hall
Donations Accepted For NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is now collecting donations for the NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund. NCBS/SCBS is an Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization. The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund Committee awards scholarships twice each year to assist deserving students. The next round of scholarships will benefit attendees at the April 13-16, 2023 spring session.
Send donations to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged.
Ingrid Noyes runs the Walker Creek Music Camp each spring and fall at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma. Camp registration opens on January 30.
KKUP Bluegrass Marathon Is This Weekend At 91.5FM & Online At KKUP.org
The annual KKUP Radio Bluegrass Marathon, set for this weekend, Friday, February 17 to Sunday, February 19. There will also be a wrap-up show hosted by NCBS Vice-President Mike Russell from 6:00-9:00pm on 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-Cupertino is a community radio station with studios in San Jose that broadcasts at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and online at www.kkup.org worldwide.
NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Is August 10-13 In Tres Pinos
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.
NCBS Members Will Be Able To Buy Discount Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Tickets
The 29th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is set for Thursday-Sunday, August 10-13, 2023 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
NCBS Members will be able to purchase discount tickets when advance sales begin this spring.
You can join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail! Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated.
Happy Valentine’s Day From The Northern California Bluegrass Society!
Happy Valentine’s Day from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society!
Highway 9 Will Reopen In Time For Brookdale Bluegrass Festival March 24-26 At The Brookdale Lodge
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 the Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, set for March 24-26, 2023 at the historic Brookdale Lodge on Highway 9 in Brookdale, just north of Ben Lomond.
The FREE event has been presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the NCBS since 1998.
NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Coming August 10-13
The 29th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is set for Thursday-Sunday, August 10-13, 2023 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The gathering benefits the NCBS.
NCBS Membership Information — Support Local Bluegrass Music!
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all new, renewing, and returning members.
You can join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail! Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated.
KKUP Bluegrass Marathon Goes Live February 16-20 On Air & Online
The annual KKUP Radio Bluegrass Marathon, set for all day Friday, February 17 to Sunday, February 19. There will be a warm-up program from 7:00-9:00pm on Thursday, February 16 and a wrap-up show from 6:00-9:00pm on Monday, February 20.
During the marathon, all music played 24 hours each day will be bluegrass and closely-related musical genres. Many bands will play live in the studio during the marathon.
NCBS welcomes the marathon!
KKUP-Cupertino is a community radio station with studios in San Jose that broadcasts at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and online at www.kkup.org worldwide.