Current Status Of Various Non-NCBS In-Person Bluegrass Events During The Coronavirus Crisis As Of August 22

Here is the updated current status (as of 8/22/20) of various non-Northern California Bluegrass Society in-person bluegrass events during the Coronavirus Crisis. Check this website for updates.

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AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

August 30-September 7 — Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, NV. Cancelled.

SEPTEMBER

3-7 — Redwood Ramble, Camp Navarro. Postponed to July 2021.

4-6 — Four Corners Folk Festival, Reservoir Hill Park, Pagosa Springs, CO. Cancelled.

16-20 — Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, KS. Postponed until 2021.

18-20 — Pickin’ In The Pines, Flagstaff, AZ. — Postponed until 2021.

17-20 — McCloud Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Hoo-Hoo Park, McCloud. Cancelled.

18-20 — Millpond Music Festival, Millpond Park, Bishop. Cancelled.

22-27 — Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, various venues, Berkeley. Cancelled. Will be presented as a virtual event.

25-27 — KVMR Celtic Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. Postponed until 2021.

OCTOBER

2-4 — Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Cancelled, to be replaced with online program.

2-4 — Viva Las VeGrass Bluegrass Festival, Spring Mountain Visitor’s Gateway, Mt. Charleston, NV. As scheduled.

NOVEMBER

13-15 — Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival, Wickenburg, AZ. As scheduled.

FEBRUARY 2021

13-17 — Folk Alliance International Convention, Kansas City, MO. Suspended (effectively cancelled).

18-21 — Wintergrass, Hyatt Regency, Bellevue, WA. Cancelled, future events will be redesigned.

MARCH 2021

5-7 — Bluegrass On The Beach, Lake Havasu State Park, Lake Havasu City, AZ. As scheduled.

Current Status Of NCBS-Related In-Person Events During The Coronavirus Crisis As Of August 19

Here is the Current Status (as of 8/19/20) of upcoming Northern California Bluegrass Society-related in-person events during the Coronavirus Crisis. Check this website for updates.

SEPTEMBER

4-6 — Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival, Quincy. (NCBS welcomed) Cancelled.

September — NCBS Volunteer Thank-You PartyCancelled.

September 29-October 3 — International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass Convention, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. (NCBS welcomed) In-person event cancelled. It will be presented as a virtual event September 28-October 3. Registration opens on August 25 <www.ibma.org>.

27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online From August 8 Is Now Archived For You To Enjoy

The 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online on August 8, 2020 is in archive form and linked below. The Northern California Bluegrass Society staged the livestream program in the Santa Cruz Mountains to take the place of the cancelled 4-day in-person festival usually held in Tres Pinos.

Bands: Brookdale Bluegrass Band, Goat Hill Girls, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Mike Fisher & Joanne Tanner.

Enjoy!

Virtual IBMA World Of Bluegrass Convention Registration Opens August 25

The International Bluegrass Music Association will hold the 2020 World Of Bluegrass Convention 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). Some FREE streaming programming (donations accepted) will also be available for those who do not register for the full convention.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. For the first time, West Coast bluegrass folks can skip the cross-country travel and be full participants without leaving home. Registration will open on August 25.

2020 GOF Online Archive Makes August 8 Program Available Free From This Website

The 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online in the Santa Cruz Mountains on August 8, 2020. is available in archived format, linked above from this website. The Northern California Bluegrass Society staged the livestream program to take the place of the cancelled 4-day festival usually held in Tres Pinos. NCBS President Michael Hall has been the principal emcee every year at this event. This year, in true 2020 pandemic style, he wore a mask.

Michael Hall, Emcee, 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online. (Photo: Brenda Hough)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Fisher & Joanne Tanner Closed The Show At The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Festival Online

The duet act of Mike Fisher & Joanne Tanner closed the show at the 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online in the Santa Cruz Mountains on August 8, 2020. The Northern California Bluegrass Society staged the livestream program to take the place of the cancelled 4-day festival usually held in Tres Pinos. The archived show is available at the above link for your dining and dancing pleasure.

MIke Fisher & Joanne Tanner, 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online. (Photo: Brenda Hough)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Videographer Kevin Arnold Livestreamed The Goat Hill Girls At The GOF Festival Online

The Goat Hill Girls are videoed live by Kevin Arnold, 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online. (Photo: Brenda Hough)

 

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online on August 8 presented The Goat Hill Girls and three other bands. Videographer Kevin Arnold livestreamed the full program, which is now archived and available (see link below). Enjoy!