Category: Resources

Win A Classic Banjo & Support A Great Bluegrass Cause — Enter The Pisgah Banjo Raffle

In honor of February — Black History Month, you can support the IBMA Foundation Arnold Shultz Fund that supports bluegrass participation by people of color. The NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the International Bluegrass Music Association, which is affiliated with the Foundation.

The Pisgah Banjo Company of Asheville, North Carolina is holding a special banjo raffle this month to benefit the Arnold Shultz Fund. This year $10,000 of these funds will be gifted to the Black Banjo Reclamation Project to support a gourd banjo building workshop in the black banjo community.

Raffle ticket sales will END ON March 6, 2022. Thanks for your support!

Raffle Information & Tickets

Pisgah Banjos Raffle To Benefit Bluegrass Participation By People Of Color

In honor of February — Black History Month, you can support the IBMA Foundation Arnold Shultz Fund that supports bluegrass participation by people of color. The NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the International Bluegrass Music Association, which is affiliated with the Foundation.

The Pisgah Banjo Company of Asheville, North Carolina is holding a special banjo raffle this month to benefit the Arnold Shultz Fund. This year $10,000 of these funds will be gifted to the Black Banjo Reclamation Project to support a gourd banjo building workshop in the black banjo community.

Raffle ticket sales will END ON March 6, 2022. Thanks for your support!

Raffle Information & Tickets

Covid Shots Will Be Required For The 2022 Bluegrass Season — Now Is The Time To Prepare

During the 2022 bluegrass music season, Covid Vaccines will be required for almost all events by almost all presenters in Northern California. This includes events presented by NCBS, such as the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.

Many events will also require any appropriate Booster Shots.

Plan ahead to avoid missing any of your favorite live gatherings. The vaccines are FREE and WIDELY AVAILABLE. However, it will take several months to get all of the shots, so do not delay.

Next IBMA Leadership Bluegrass Class Will Be Held In 2023

Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, the International Bluegrass Music Association will not hold a 2022 Leadership Bluegrass program. The 2021 class was also cancelled due to Covid. The class will return March 6-8, 2023 in Nashville.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. Students selected for the planned 2022 class will attend in 2023. NCBS Members are encouraged to apply in the fall of 2023 for the 2024 class.

Now Is The Time To Get Vaccinated For The Upcoming 2022 Bluegrass Season

Now is the time to get ready for the return of live bluegrass music in the upcoming festival season. In 2022, Proof Of Vaccination for the Covid 19 Virus will be needed in order to attend Northern California Bluegrass Society events. This requirement will also be in effect for all or almost all bluegrass events in Northern California this year.

The required vaccines are FREE and WIDELY AVAILABLE.

FREE NCBS Stolen Instrument Reporting Page Is On This Website

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.