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NCBS Website Offers Useful Content During The Coronavirus Crisis

During the Coronavirus Crisis, here is the useful information you can find on this Northern California Bluegrass Society website:

Online Bluegrass:

A weekly guide to Online Bluegrass Performances of interest to Northern California bluegrass fans, posted Every Monday Evening at 10:00pm.

NCBS Events:

Current Status Of Upcoming NCBS-Related In-Person Events, updated approximately weekly as new information becomes available. This compilation includes both events presented by NCBS, such as the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival and events that NCBS endorses or welcomes that are presented by others, such as the Brookdale Bluegrass Festivals.

Other Events:

Current Status Of Upcoming Non-NCBS In-Person Events, updated approximately weekly as new information becomes available.

Online Lessons:

Information about Bluegrass Musicians Offering Online Lessons during the Stay-At-Home period.

Online Music On GOF Facebook Group Page:

The 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is off, so the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Facebook Group Page is now a place for our musicians to post their music. Enjoy!

Recording Reviews:

Brenda Hough’s Recording Reviews will now appear on this website.

Society News:

The website will also have additional bluegrass news about the activities of the Northern California Bluegrass Society during this unusual period when we are not able to gather in person to enjoy our music. Thanks for your support!

Please let NCBS President Michael Hall <hallmw@gmail.com> know if you have any questions or suggestions.

NCBS Directory Lists Bluegrass Musicians Offering Online Lessons During Coronavirus Crisis

Bluegrass Musicians from around Northern California are listed in the new NCBS Directory to give Online Lessons to bluegrass students during the Coronavirus Crisis. This is a FREE service. The Directory is listed under Resources in the index on the left side of this website. Loyal fans can have some fun by checking the directory and arranging ONLINE LESSONS. The price will be between teacher and student. Sign Up To Offer Lessons: <webmaster@ncbs.us>.

NCBS To Welcome Online Concert To Benefit New IBMA Foundation Bluegrass Racial Equity Initiative

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the Denver Bluegrass Allstars Benefit Concert for the Arnold Shultz Fund at the IBMA Foundation. (NCBS President Michael Hall serves on the Foundation’s Board of Directors.)

The fund will support outreach initiatives (scholarships, workshops, recruitment, etc.) to support participation by people of color in bluegrass music. Arnold Shultz was a member of Uncle Pen’s Band in Rosine, KY and played as a duo with Bill Monroe for Bill’s first paid gig. Monroe often cited Shultz as an influence on his music and on the development of bluegrass.

The FREE concert will be held on Friday, June 26 at 6:00pm Pacific Time. The Denver Bluegrass Allstars are: Andy Hall and Chris Pandolfi (the Infamous Stringdusters), Paul Hoffman (Greensky Bluegrass), Greg Garrison (Leftover Salmon), and flatpicking champion Tyler Grant. This will be the new band’s first performance. Donations will be accepted. A portion of the proceeds from the concert will benefit the fund.

In addition to donations made during the concert, donations to The Arnold Shultz Fund may also be made at any time on the IBMA Foundation website home page.

 

 

 

IBMA World Of Bluegrass Convention Will Be A Virtual Event September 28-October 3

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced that the 2020 World Of Bluegrass Convention will be staged as a virtual event September 28-October 3. There will be no in-person gathering in Raleigh, NC this year. The expanded version will run an extra day (Monday-Saturday) and will offer extensive FREE streaming programing available to bluegrass fans online.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA.

More information will be available soon.

What’s On The NCBS Website During The Coronavirus Crisis For Your At-Home Information & Entertainment

During the Coronavirus Crisis, here is the information you can find on this Northern California Bluegrass Society website:

Online Bluegrass:

A weekly guide to Online Bluegrass Performances of interest to Northern California bluegrass fans, posted Every Monday Evening at 10:00pm.

NCBS Events:

Current Status Of Upcoming NCBS-Related In-Person Events, updated approximately weekly as new information becomes available. This compilation includes both events presented by NCBS, such as the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival and events that NCBS endorses or welcomes that are presented by others, such as the Brookdale Bluegrass Festivals.

Other Events:

Current Status Of Upcoming Non-NCBS In-Person Events, updated approximately weekly as new information becomes available.

Online Lessons:

Information about Bluegrass Musicians Offering Online Lessons during the Stay-At-Home period.

Online Music On GOF Facebook Group Page:

The 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is off, so the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Facebook Group Page is now a place for our musicians to post their music. Enjoy!

Recording Reviews:

Brenda Hough’s Recording Reviews will now appear on this website.

Society News:

In the next few months, we will also have additional bluegrass news about the activities of the Northern California Bluegrass Society during this unusual period when we are not able to gather in person to enjoy our music. Thanks for your support!

Please let NCBS President Michael Hall <hallmw@gmail.com> know if you have any questions or suggestions.

Bluegrass Musicians To Offer Online Lessons During The Coronavirus Crisis

Bluegrass Musicians from around Northern California are listed in the new NCBS Directory to give online lessons to bluegrass students during the Coronavirus Crisis. This is a FREE service. The Directory is listed under Resources in the index on the left side of this website. Loyal fans can have some fun by checking the directory and arranging ONLINE LESSONS. The price will be between teacher and student.

Sign Up To Offer Lessons: <webmaster@ncbs.us>.

NCBS Directory Of Online Lessons Is Available On This Website During The Coronavirus Crisis

Bluegrass Musicians who are not currently playing live for their fans in venues around Northern California are listed in the new NCBS Directory to give online lessons to bluegrass students during the Stay At Home period due to the Coronavirus Crisis. This is a FREE service.

The Directory is listed under Resources in the index on the left side of this website. Loyal fans can have some fun by checking the directory and arranging ONLINE LESSONS. The price will be between teacher and student.

Sign Up To Offer Lessons: <webmaster@ncbs.us>.

Bluegrass Musicians Are Invited To Post Their Music On The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Facebook Page

Local Bluegrass Musicians are invited to post their music on the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Facebook Group Page. For more information about the GOF group page, contact NCBS board member (and GOF festival director) Bruce Bellochio <Bbellochio@gmail.com>.

Good Old Fashioned Facebook Group Page

 

 

Bluegrass Musicians In NCBS Directory On This Website Offer Online Lessons For Students At Home

Bluegrass Musicians who usually play live for their fans in venues around Northern California are listed in the new NCBS Directory to give online lessons to bluegrass students during the Stay At Home period due to the Coronavirus Crisis. This is a FREE service.

The Directory is listed under Resources in the index on the left side of this website. Loyal fans can have some fun by checking the directory and arranging ONLINE LESSONS. The price will be between teacher and student.

Sign Up To Offer Lessons: <webmaster@ncbs.us>.

Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Facebook Group Page Open For Bluegrass Musicians To Post Their Music

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has opened the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Facebook Group Page for all Bluegrass Musicians to post their music for everyone to enjoy.

Join The GOF Group Page

The 2020 Good Old Fashioned gathering, which had been scheduled for August 6-9 in Tres Pinos, has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus Crisis.

For more information about the GOF group page, contact NCBS board member and GOF festival director Bruce Bellochio <Bbellochio@gmail.com>.