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IBMA Foundation Annual Raffle Runs Through May 12

The annual raffle that supports the IBMA Foundation is on now and will run through May 12, 2023. Now is the time to get your tickets and support bluegrass music! The main prize is a vintage 1967 Martin D-35 Guitar with hardshell case, strap, stand, and other accessories valued at $5,000.

The other totally unique prize is a pair of handmade (in your size) cowboy boots from master boot maker Lisa Sorrell. The boots will feature the art of the Louvin Brothers’ iconic “Satan Is Real” album cover and are valued at priceless!

Click for Raffle Information, Prizes, & Tickets.

The IBMA Foundation is affiliated with the International Bluegrass Music Association. The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA and NCBS past president Michael Hall is a member of the Foundation’s board of directors.

IBMA Foundation Raffle Runs Through May 12, Supports Bluegrass Philanthropy

The annual raffle that supports the IBMA Foundation is on now and will run through May 12, 2023. Now is the time to get your tickets and support bluegrass music! The main prize is a vintage 1967 Martin D-35 Guitar with hardshell case, strap, stand, and other accessories valued at $5,000. The other totally unique prize is a pair of handmade (in your size) cowboy boots from master boot maker Lisa Sorrell. The boots will feature the art of the Louvin Brothers’ iconic “Satan Is Real” album cover and are valued at priceless!

Raffle Information, Prizes, & Tickets

The IBMA Foundation is affiliated with the International Bluegrass Music Association. The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA and NCBS past president Michael Hall is a member of the Foundation’s board of directors.

Live Bluegrass Music Returns To KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass On April 10

Live in-studio music will return to KKUP Radio’s Monday Night Bluegrass on April 10, 2023. The program host is NCBS Vice-President Mike Russell and the live music emcee is NCBS Past President Michael Hall.

On this Monday’s show, some guys who know the Stoney Mountain Ramblers really well — The Parallel Universe Boys — will perform and NCBS President Eric Burman will be interviewed. Tune In & Turn On!

The bluegrass program is on every Monday night 6:00-9:00pm with a different host each week. Now that Covid is (sorta) behind us, live bands will play on the show on second Mondays for your dining and dancing pleasure!

The station is at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and online at <www.kkup.org>.

Official Band Photograph: The Parallel Universe Boys.

Live In-Studio Music To Return To KKUP’s Monday Night Bluegrass April 10

Following the lifting of Covid-era restrictions, live in-studio live music will return to KKUP Radio’s Monday Night Bluegrass program on the second Monday each month, beginning on April 10, 2023. The program host is NCBS Vice-President Mike Russell and the live music emcee is NCBS past president Michael Hall.

Bands are being booked now for the remainder of the year. Interested bands should contact Mike Russell at <squelch@pacbell.net>.

The bluegrass program is on every Monday night 6:00-9:00pm with a different host each week. The live bands will play on the show on second Mondays. The station is at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and online at <www.kkup.org>.

Strings For Dreams Raffle To Benefit The IBMA Foundation — Tickets On Sale Now

The annual raffle that supports the IBMA Foundation is on now and will run through May 12, 2023. Now is the time to get your tickets and support bluegrass music!

The main prize is a vintage 1967 Martin D-35 Guitar with hardshell case, strap, stand, and other accessories valued at $5,000.

The other totally unique prize is a pair of handmade (in your size) cowboy boots from master boot maker Lisa Sorrell. The boots will feature the art of the Louvin Brothers’ iconic “Satan Is Real” album cover and are valued at priceless!

Raffle Information, Prizes, & Tickets

The IBMA Foundation is affiliated with the International Bluegrass Music Association. The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA and NCBS past president Michael Hall is a member of the Foundation’s board of directors.

Louvin’ Brothers boots!

David Stafford, KKUP Folk & Bluegrass Programmer, Dies Of Heart Attack

David Stafford, best known as the longtime host of the Friday Folk Off program on KKUP Radio-Cupertino, died following a heart attack on March 21, 2023. He was 72 years old.

Stafford was a key player in making the community broadcaster the leading folk (including bluegrass) radio station in the Bay Area and Monterey Bay Areas. He joined the station’s volunteer staff as an engineer in 1990, went on-air in 1992, and did his last show a few weeks before his death.

Although best known for hosting his weekly Friday afternoon folk show, he began his tenure with a classical music show and was also doing a jazz program on the station in 2023.

He served on both the KKUP Board Of Directors and the Program Committee (which he helped initiate), was Station Manager for several years, and was the station’s Studio Engineer for over a decade. He was a hard-working volunteer and fundraiser for the non-profit station.

The popular Friday Folk Off featured both recorded and live in-studio performances by folk and bluegrass musicians. Dave supported music events throughout the South Bay & Santa Cruz areas.

David Stafford

NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund Makes Awards To Spring Music Camp Students

The NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund has awarded tuition assistance to help some young Northern California musicians attend the spring camp near Petaluma.

The scholarships will assist two young adults and one 10-year-old attend camp. These students would not have been able to be at the camp without the fund’s help.

Thanks to the Generous Donors and to the NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Committee. The fund will soon begin collecting donations to help deserving students who want to attend the upcoming fall camp. Thanks for your support of local bluegrass music education!

Ingrid Noyes runs the camp each spring and fall.

Some Class Openings Remain At Spring Walker Creek Music Camp April 13-16

There are some openings left in the class for the April 13-16, 2023 Walker Creek Music Camp. Registration is now open. Ingrid Noyes runs the camp each spring and fall at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma. 

The Northern California Bluegrass Society is now collecting donations for the NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund. NCBS/SCBS is an Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization. The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund Committee awards scholarships twice each year to assist deserving students. The next round of scholarships will benefit attendees at the 2023 spring session.

Send donations to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged.

Camp Information: Walker Creek Music Camp

Friday March 10 Is Last Day To Support Pisgah Banjo Raffle For Arnold Shultz Fund

The deadline to purchase raffle tickets for a custom-made banjo from the Pisgah Banjo Company is Friday, March 10. Here is the Raffle Tickets & Information.

Pisgah Banjos is excited to offer a chance to win a unique custom banjo! Raffle tickets are $20 each. All proceeds will benefit the Arnold Shultz Fund, a scholarship fund dedicated to people of color pursuing traditional, old-time, and bluegrass music. The first $10,000 raised in the raffle will be gifted to the Black Banjo Reclamation Project of Oakland from the Arnold Shultz Fund to support a gourd banjo building workshop in the black banjo community.

The prize is a custom-built Pisgah Banjo made from blonde Curly Maple, featuring a Dobson tone ring, 12″ pot, slotted headstock, and brass plated s-scoop with an engraved image of Arnold Shultz. Pisgah Banjos chose to benefit the Arnold Shultz fund as a way to help re-appropriate the history of the banjo.

The Arnold Shultz Fund is a project of the IBMA Foundation, which is affiliated with the International Bluegrass Music Association. NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA and NCBS past president Michael Hall is a member of the Foundation’s board of directors.

Raffle To Benefit Arnold Shultz Fund Deadline Extended To March 10

The deadline to purchase raffle tickets for a custom-made banjo from the Pisgah Banjo Company has been Extended To March 10. The previous deadline was February 28.

Raffle Tickets & Information

Pisgah Banjos is excited to offer a chance to win a unique custom banjo! Raffle tickets are $20 each. All proceeds will benefit the Arnold Shultz Fund, a scholarship fund dedicated to people of color pursuing traditional, old-time, and bluegrass music. The first $10,000 raised in the raffle will be gifted to the Black Banjo Reclamation Project of Oakland from the Arnold Shultz Fund to support a gourd banjo building workshop in the black banjo community.

The prize is a custom-built Pisgah Banjo made from blonde Curly Maple, featuring a Dobson tone ring, 12″ pot, slotted headstock, and brass plated s-scoop with an engraved image of Arnold Shultz. Pisgah Banjos chose to benefit the Arnold Shultz fund as a way to help re-appropriate the history of the banjo.

The Arnold Shultz Fund is a project of the IBMA Foundation, which is affiliated with the International Bluegrass Music Association. NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA and NCBS past president Michael Hall is a member of the Foundation’s board of directors.