The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival’s popular Facebook Group Page is still a happening place all this year despite the festival’s cancellation due to the Coronavirus. The page is full of music for your enjoyment!
Local Bluegrass Musicians are invited to post their music on the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Facebook Group Page.
For more information about the page, contact NCBS board member (and GOF festival director) Bruce Bellochio <Bbellochio@gmail.com>.
The first-ever virtual International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass Convention, is scheduled for September 28-October 3, 2020. The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. Registration is now open: IBMA Convention Registration Information.
Here is the Current Status (as of 8/29/20) 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 Party. Cancelled.
September 28-October 3 — International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass Convention, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. (NCBS welcomed) In-person event cancelled. It will be a virtual event. Registration is now open <www.ibma.org>.
Northern California Bluegrass Society favorites will be featured at the Whippoorwill Arts Festival Of Americana Music, coming FREE this weekend — Saturday & Sunday, August 29 & 30, 2020.
Performers include Molly Tuttle, Annie Staninec, Snap Jackson, Keith Little, Brittany Hass, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, & more. The Nell & Jim Band will host the show, which is presented by Whippoorwill Arts. The program includes performances, workshops, Q&A sessions, and award presentations.
Whippoorwill Festival Information & Link
The Brookdale Bluegrass Band, Goat Hill Girls, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, & Mike Fisher & Joanne Tanner performed at the 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online on August 8, 2020.
This virtual show is now available in archive form. 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.
Registration is now open for the first-ever virtual International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass Convention, set for September 28-October 3, 2020. The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA.
The 2021 Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held on Sunday, May 2 at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park. The FREE Rite Of Spring will be presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.
Registration opens on Tuesday, August 25 for the International Bluegrass Music Association 2020 World Of Bluegrass Convention.The virtual event is September 28-October 3. The expanded version (that replaces the annual in-person Raleigh, NC event) 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!
The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival did not happen this year due to the Coronavirus, but the festival’s popular Facebook Group Page is still a happening place for the rest of the year!
Local Bluegrass Musicians are invited to post their music on the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Facebook Group Page. For more information about the page, contact NCBS board member (and GOF festival director) Bruce Bellochio <Bbellochio@gmail.com>.
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.
Click for Status Of In-Person NCBS Events.
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.
