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.
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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.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all new, renewing, and returning members as we get ready for festival season!
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.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all new, renewing, and returning members. Click for NCBS Membership Information.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all new, renewing, and returning members. It’s time to join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail! Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated.
The IBMA Foundation established the Arnold Shultz Fund in 2020 to support activities increasing the participation of people of color in bluegrass music. Arnold Shultz (1886–1931) was an African American musician from western Kentucky who had a profound influence on Bill Monroe and the development of bluegrass.
Shultz Fund Project Grants: Arnold Shultz Fund project grants are awarded every year in the spring, usually announced April 1. Apply for the 2023 round of Arnold Shultz Fund grants. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2023. Contact Nancy Cardwell at info@bluegrassfoundation.org with your questions.
Shultz Fund Individual Grants: The Arnold Shultz Fund has a limited amount of funds to support bluegrass-related activities of individual persons of color. Those applications are received throughout the year by the IBMA Foundation’s executive director and can take the form of a letter or email explaining the activity, amount requested, and address, email, and phone contact information for the applicant. Email your letter to info@bluegrassfoundation.org.
The IBMA Foundation is affiliated with the International Bluegrass Music Association. The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. NCBS Past President Michael Hall serves on the IBMA Foundation Board of Directors.
