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NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page Is Free To Use

The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments. This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers. The FREE page is searchable, and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument.  Musicians should immediately SELF POST information about stolen instruments. Instrument buyers should CHECK the page prior to purchase of any used instrument.

 

Two Week Reminder: Leadership Bluegrass Class Applications Due On October 31

Two Week Reminder: Applications will close on OCTOBER 31, 2023 for the 2024 International Bluegrass Music Association Leadership Bluegrass Class.

The class will be held March 4-6, 2024 in Nashville. NCBS Members are encouraged to apply for this rare opportunity.

NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. NCBS president Michael Hall (Class of 2003) will be happy to answer questions and consult about applications.

Leadership Bluegrass Information

Leadership Bluegrass Class 2020

NCBS Missing & Stolen Bluegrass Instrument Page Is On This Website

The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments. This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers.

The FREE page is searchable, and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument.  Musicians should immediately SELF POST information about stolen instruments. Instrument buyers should CHECK the page prior to purchase of any used instrument.

 

Three Week Reminder: Leadership Bluegrass Class Applications Due On October 31

Three Week Reminder: Applications will close on OCTOBER 31, 2023 for the 2024 International Bluegrass Music Association Leadership Bluegrass Class. The class will be held March 4-6, 2024 in Nashville.

NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. NCBS Members are encouraged to apply for this rare opportunity. NCBS president Michael Hall (Class of 2003) will be happy to answer questions and consult about applications.

Leadership Bluegrass Information

Monday Night Bluegrass To Present Live Studio Music By Trouble Town & BanjerDan On October 9

GOF festival favorites Trouble Town (San Francisco) and BanjerDan Mazer (Los Gatos) will perform live in the studio on Monday Night Bluegrass, October 9, 2023, 6:00-9:00pm on KKUP Radio, 91.5FM in the South Bay & Santa Cruz areas and online at <www.kkup.org>. BanjerDan will talk about his brand new CD.

The program host is NCBS vice-president Mike Russell with NCBS president Michael Hall emceeing the on-air concert.

 

 

North Bay’s David Grisman Inducted Into The Bluegrass Hall Of Fame

David “Dawg” Grisman, a longtime North Bay resident and mandolin virtuoso, has been inducted into the Bluegrass Hall Of Fame. The honor was bestowed during the IBMA Awards Show during the World Of Bluegrass Convention in Raleigh NC.

Grisman came to bluegrass in New York City when he joined the weekly jam at Washington Square Park. He later settled in California, where he expanded the bluegrass literature to include his signature Dawg Music style. In addition to leading his own band for decades, he is famous as the mandolin player in the classic San Francisco bluegrass band Old & In The Way.

A special committee of the International Bluegrass Music Association selects the nominees for inclusion in the hall. The elite Board of Electors for the organization then chooses the winners. The Hall itself is located at the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, KY.

David Grisman

Four Week Reminder: Applications For The 2024 Leadership Bluegrass Class Are Due October 31 2023

Four Week Reminder: Applications will close on OCTOBER 31, 2023 for the 2024 International Bluegrass Music Association Leadership Bluegrass Class. The class will be held March 4-6, 2024 in Nashville.

NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. NCBS Members are encouraged to apply for this rare opportunity. NCBS president Michael Hall (Class of 2003) will be happy to answer questions and consult about applications.

Leadership Bluegrass Information

Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band Wins 2023 Band Of The Year IBMA Momentum Award

The Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band based in Alameda has won the 2023 Band Of The Year Momentum Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association. The award for the nation’s top up & coming young bluegrass band was announced today at a ceremony during the IBMA World Of Bluegrass Convention in Raleigh, NC.

Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band

The band’s members have been regulars at Northern California Bluegrass Society events since they were small children. Miles Quale, Teo Quale, and Andrew Osborn were original CUBB members. Earlier this year, they were joined by 2023 National Guitar Flat Pick Contest Champion Ian Ly, who replaced original CUBB member John Gooding (he left to move east when he had a chance to join a major full time touring bluegrass band). Congratulations from the NCBS!

The NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA.

Leadership Bluegrass Applications Now Being Accepted For March 2024 Session

Applications are open for the 2024 International Bluegrass Music Association Leadership Bluegrass Class. NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. NCBS Members are encouraged to apply for this rare opportunity.

NCBS president Michael Hall (Class of 2003) will be happy to answer questions and consult about applications.

Applications will close on October 31. The class will be held March 4-6, 2024 in Nashville.

Leadership Bluegrass Information

FREE NCBS Bluegrass Instrument Page Is For Stolen & Missing Instruments

The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers.

The FREE page is searchable, and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments. Musicians should immediately SELF POST information about stolen instruments. Instrument buyers should CHECK the page prior to purchase of any used instrument.