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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.

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Applications For Arnold Shultz Fund Grants From the IBMA Foundation Are Due On January 31

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.

AJ Lee & Blue Summit Plays The Station Inn In Nashville For The First Time

On Saturday, January 21, 2023, AJ Lee & Blue Summit played The Station Inn in Nashville for the first time. Rushad Eggleston joined the band onstage for a song. Billy Strings was in the audience to see the band.

AJ Lee played the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival for the first time when she was 6 years old. She now serves on the NCBS Board of Directors.

AJ Lee & Blue Summit with Billy Strings and Rushad Eggleston at The Station Inn.

Amazon Ends Donation Program — Last Day For Purchases To Benefit NCBS Is February 20

Amazon is ending AmazonSmile, a donation program for non-profits, on February 20, 2023. The company donated a small portion of customer purchases to the non-profit organization selected by the customer.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has received a modest amount of contributions over the years from this program. Interested Amazon customers may continue to designate the Society as a recipient through the end date of the program by using the AmazonSmile information in the left column of this website.

Thanks to the company and to NCBS members and others for their past support. NCBS appreciates your financial contributions and will continue to receive donations online and by mail.