Author: Michael Hall

NCBS-Welcomed 8th Annual Berkeley Bluegrass Festival Coming April 26-28

NCBS welcomes the 8th Annual Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, set for April 26-28 at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley. There are concerts each evening plus curated instructional workshops.

The Freight festival is the only bluegrass festival in the East Bay and is programmed by Grammy-award winner Laurie Lewis and the Freight’s Artistic Director Peter Williams.

The concert line-up:

FRIDAY, April 26 — Appalachian Road Show, Never Come Down, Broken Compass Bluegrass, & Fog Holler.

SATURDAY, April 27 — Laurie Lewis and Kathy Kallick, Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands, Kathy Kallick Band, Hard Drive, & Salty Sally.

SUNDAY, April 28 — Kody Norris, Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass, Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms Bluegrass Band, & Marin County Breakdown.

One-Day Reminder: Friday March 29 Is The Last Day To Enter Banjo Raffle To Support IBMA Foundation & BBRP

One-Day Reminder: Friday, March 29 is the deadline to enter the Pisgah Banjo Company raffle to benefit the IBMA Foundation’s Arnold Shultz Fund and the Black Banjo Reclamation Project.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the International Bluegrass Music Association, which is affiliated with the IBMA Foundation. NCBS President Michael Hall serves on the Foundation board. The Black Banjo Reclamation Project is an Oakland-based organization.

Tickets are just $20 each for a chance to win the beautiful custom banjo from Pisgah Banjo Company, made with wood from the National Christmas Tree (displayed in Washington DC, originally from North Carolina).

Thank you for supporting the Foundation’s Shultz fund, which encourages people of color to get more involved in bluegrass music. Likewise, the BBRP encourages young blacks to reclaim their heritage by learning to play the banjo. The live-streamed drawing will be at Noon Eastern Time on April 9, at the Pisgah Banjo Company Facebook Page.

More information and get your tickets HERE.

Three Day Reminder: GOF Workshop Host Application Deadline Is March 30

Three Day Reminder: The Application Deadline is March 30 to be a host for Workshops at the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival to be held August 8-11 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
There are 9 compensated slots available on Friday August 9 and Saturday August 10.
The San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos will host the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.

Your Donations To NCBS Support Local Bluegrass Music

Your donations to the Northern California Bluegrass Society support local bluegrass music. The Society is a California Not-For-Profit Corporation with Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status that is also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716. Thanks for your support!

Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.

NCBS Online Donations

Join The Bluegrass Society & Plan To Attend The NCBS Gathering In Loch Lomond

Join the Bluegrass Society and plan to attend the NCBS Gathering for Members & Volunteers on Saturday, July 13 at Loch Lomond Park in Felton.

Your membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California. Join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail.

 

Many New Trees To Be Planted At San Benito County Historical Park This Spring

Many new medium size trees will be planted all around the San Benito County Historical Park this spring. The park is the home of the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. The addition of the trees has been an important upgrade for the park sought by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The trees were originally grown by a Gilroy nursery for use in a large Alphabet (Google) office development in San Jose that was postponed or cancelled. REACH, a local environmental tree-planting organization is working with the San Benito County Historical Society to plant the donated trees at the park.

Thanks to volunteer Anita Kane for organizing the tree project!

 

One Week Reminder: March 30 Is Deadline To Apply To Lead A GOF Fest Workshop

One Week Reminder: The Application Deadline is March 30 to be a host for Workshops at the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival to be held August 8-11 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
There are 9 compensated slots available on Friday August 9 and Saturday August 10.
Dance Hall, San Benito County Historical Park.