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NCBS Announces Support For Online Lessons By Local Musicians During Shelter-In-Place

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced that it will soon launch a website directory of local bluegrass musicians who will offer online lessons for students during the “Shelter-In-Place” period, now set to run through April 7 in the SF Bay Area,

This directory will include the musicians who usually play live for you at venues around Northern California, but, just like you, are currently sitting at home waiting for Shelter-In-Place to end. You can enjoy some fun lessons online by contacting your favorite musicians and “meeting” them online. The price will be between you and your teacher.Ā NCBS hopes this will help keep musicians in groceries and rent for the duration. It will also relieve any boredom you may experience as the weeks go by.Ā The directory will appear shortly on this website.Ā Thanks for your support!

Bay Area Bluegrass Musicians Among 2020 IBMA Leadership Bluegrass Graduates

The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the International Bluegrass Music Association. The IBMA has announced the 2020 Graduates of the Leadership Bluegrass Class, including several Bay Area bluegrass musicians:

Leadership Bluegrass 2020 graduates:

Jake Blount
Jake Blount / Tui / The Moose Whisperers
Washington, D.C.

David Brower
PineCone / WUNC
Carrboro, NC

Thomas Cassell
Circus No. 9
Johnson City, TN

Ethan Charles
International Bluegrass Music Association
Nashville, TN

Jennifer Danielson
Pandora
Nashville, TN

Worth Dixon
Dā€™Addario & Company, Inc.
Farmingdale, NY

Rick Faris
Special Consensus
Topeka, KA

Rebecca Frazier
Rebecca Frazier and Hit & Run
Nashville, TN

Greg Garrison
Leftover Salmon / University of Colorado ā€“ Denver
Lakewood, CO

Dave Howard
Louisville Folk School
Louisville, KY

Fred Knittel
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Washington, D.C.

Marianne Kovatch
Blue Ridge Music Center
Winton-Salem, NC

Evie Ladin
Evie Ladin Band
Oakland, CA

Michelle Lee
WOBL / Bluegrass Borderline / Smoked Country Jam
Sheffield Lake, OH

Ed Leonard
Billy Blue Records
Hendersonville, TN

Ned Luberecki
Becky Buller Band / SiriusXM
Nashville, TN

Didier Philippe
La Roche Bluegrass Festival
Etaux, France

Lauren Price Napier
The Price Sisters
Hyden, KY

Angela Sommers Rees
Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival
Dorrigo, NSW, Australia

Brian Swenk
Big Daddy Love / Midwood Entertainment
Glen Allen, VA

Abi Tapia
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
Nashville, TN

Suzy Thompson
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
Berkeley, CA

Amanda Thompson
Frankfort Bluegrass Festival
Mokena, IL

Roxanne Tromly
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum / ROMP Fest
Owensboro, KY

Natalya Zoe Weinstein
Zoe & Cloyd / Warren Wilson College
Fairview, NC

Benjamin Wright
Henhouse Prowlers / Bluegrass Ambassadors
Chicago, IL

Congratulations to this year’s graduates! NCBS Members are encouraged to apply for the 2021 class. For more information, contact NCBS President Michael Hall or other Leadership Bluegrass alumni.

NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund Now Collecting Spring 2020 Donations

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ is now collecting donations for theĀ NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund.Ā NCBS/SCBSĀ is aĀ 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 16-19, 2020 spring session.

Send donations to:Ā Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society,Ā PO Box 390846,Ā Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged.Ā Ingrid Noyes runs the Walker Creek Music Camp each spring and fall at theĀ Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.

Walker Creek Music Camp.

 

NCBS Now Collecting Scholarship Donations For Spring Walker Creek Music Camp Fund

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ is now collecting donations for theĀ NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund.Ā NCBS/SCBSĀ is aĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization.Ā 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 16-19, 2020 spring session.

Send donations to:Ā Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society,Ā PO Box 390846,Ā Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged.Ā Ingrid Noyes runs the Walker Creek Music Camp each spring and fall at theĀ Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.Ā Information:Ā Walker Creek Music Camp.

 

Northern California Bluegrass Society Collects Funds For Spring Scholarships In NCBS Walker Creek Fund

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ is now collecting donations for theĀ NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund.

NCBS/SCBSĀ is aĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization.Ā 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 16-19, 2020 spring session.

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

Ingrid Noyes (not NCBS) runs the Walker Creek Music Camp each spring and fall at theĀ Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.

Information:Ā Walker Creek Music Camp

 

You Can Make A Donation To Support The Work Of The Northern California Bluegrass Society

You can make a donation to support the work of the Northern California Bluegrass Society, which supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California.

The Society is a California Not-For-Profit Corporation with Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status that is also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.Ā The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.

NCBS Online Donations

Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.

NCBS Supports Bluegrass Music Throughout Northern California — Donations Are Welcome

The Northern California Bluegrass Society supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California.

The Society is a California Not-For-Profit Corporation with Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status that is also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.Ā The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.

You can make a donation to support the work of the Society:

NCBS Online Donations

Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.

NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund Collecting Donations For April 16-19 Spring Session

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ is now collecting donations for theĀ NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund. NCBS/SCBSĀ is aĀ 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 16-19, 2020 spring session.

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

Ingrid Noyes (not NCBS) runs the Walker Creek Music Camp each spring and fall at theĀ Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.

Information:Ā Walker Creek Music Camp

The Walker Creek Ranch near Petaluma.