The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all bluegrass music fans & musicians to February — Black History Month!
Arnold Shultz was a mentor and bandmate of Bill Monroe in his early years in Rosine, KY and played a role in the creation of the music we now call bluegrass. He played guitar and fiddle.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the annual KKUP Radio Bluegrass Marathon, set for all day Friday, February 17 to Sunday, February 19. There will be a warm-up program from 7:00-9:00pm on Thursday, February 16 and a wrap-up show from 6:00-9:00pm on Monday, February 20.
During the marathon, all music played 24 hours each day will be bluegrass and closely-related musical genres. Many bands will play live in the studio during the marathon.
KKUP-Cupertino is a community radio station with studios in San Jose that broadcasts at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and online at www.kkup.org worldwide.
The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers. 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. The FREE page is searchable, and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument.
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 April 13-16, 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.
Ingrid Noyes runs the Walker Creek Music Camp each spring and fall at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma. Camp registration opens on January 30.
The IBMA Foundation established the Arnold Shultz Fund in 2020 to support activities increasing the participation of people of color in bluegrass music. Arnold Shultz (1886–1931) was an African American musician from western Kentucky who had a profound influence on Bill Monroe and the development of bluegrass.
Shultz Fund Project Grants: Arnold Shultz Fund project grants are awarded every year in the spring, usually announced April 1. Apply for the 2023 round of Arnold Shultz Fund grants. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2023. Contact Nancy Cardwell at info@bluegrassfoundation.org with your questions.
Shultz Fund Individual Grants: The Arnold Shultz Fund has a limited amount of funds to support bluegrass-related activities of individual persons of color. Those applications are received throughout the year by the IBMA Foundation’s executive director and can take the form of a letter or email explaining the activity, amount requested, and address, email, and phone contact information for the applicant. Email your letter to info@bluegrassfoundation.org.
The IBMA Foundation is affiliated with the International Bluegrass Music Association. The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. NCBS Past President Michael Hall serves on the IBMA Foundation Board of Directors.
Amazon is ending AmazonSmile, a donation program for non-profits, on February 20, 2023. The company donated a small portion of customer purchases to the non-profit organization selected by the customer.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has received a modest amount of contributions over the years from this program. Interested Amazon customers may continue to designate the Society as a recipient through the end date of the program by using the AmazonSmile information in the left column of this website.
Thanks to the company and to NCBS members and others for their past support. NCBS appreciates your financial contributions and will continue to receive donations online and by mail.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is now collecting donations for the NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund. NCBS/SCBS is a 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 April 13-16, 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.
Ingrid Noyes runs the Walker Creek Music Camp each spring and fall at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma. Camp registration opens on January 30.
The venerable bluegrass music and dance venue The Pie Ranch in Pescadero sustained significant wind and flood damage in the recent storms. The barn and farm hosted monthly dances with live bluegrass music and was also the location for the filming of the new AJ Lee & Blue Summit music video. The venue is named for the pie-slice shape of the ranch’s land off Highway One, which is also operated as an organic farm and farmstand.
Damages are estimated to be $100,000 and Donations to help with recovery are now accepted.
The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers. 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. The FREE page is searchable and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument.
