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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Monday Night Bluegrass will feature both a tribute to the late bluegrass broadcaster “Cousin” Al Knoth and a live musical performance by the Monterey-based band Sunny Side Of The Mountain on September 11, 6:00-9:00pm. The program is on KKUP radio, 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay areas and is online at <www.kkup.org>.
Program Host and NCBS Vice-President Mike Russell worked with Al on some of his shows during his long and distinguished career. Mike will be joined on this special program by Al’s friends during the first half of the broadcast. Then the band will perform live during the last half of the show.
Tune In & Turn On!
Applications will open today, Tuesday, September 5, 2023, for the 2024 International Bluegrass Music Association Leadership Bluegrass Class. NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA and NCBS Members are encouraged to apply.
Applications will close on October 31. The class will be held March 4-6, 2024 in Nashville.
Northern California Bluegrass Society Members are encouraged to apply for the International Bluegrass Music Association 2024 Leadership Bluegrass Class. The application deadline is October 31, 2023. Applications open on September 5.
The NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA.
Each year, Leadership Bluegrass brings together 25 selected participants for three days of intensive panels, workshops and activities in Nashville. Through interactive activities and conversations, participants get to know one another and work toward solutions for challenges both specific to bluegrass and in the wider music industry.
After two decades of Leadership Bluegrass, more than 500 alumni have been inspired and equipped to work toward positive change in their areas of expertise.
Leadership Bluegrass 2024 will take place March 4-6 and is open to professionals working in or with the bluegrass music industry. The cost to participants is $400 for current IBMA members and $475 for non-members (class fee plus one-year IBMA membership), payable after they have been invited to attend. Limited financial aid is available.
Leadership Bluegrass sessions begin early each morning and run well
into the evening on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday’s sessions wrap up around 5 p.m. Class members will engage in group activities, presentations, leadership training and personal development exercises.
“Attending Leadership Bluegrass was like receiving a semester’s worth of knowledge about the music industry in just three days,” says Leadership Bluegrass Class of 2023 graduate Austin Scelzo. “I left feeling inspired, motivated, and equipped to service my community in new and fresh ways.” Adds his 2023 classmate Kevin Slick: “Leadership Bluegrass reminds you that you have something unique and important to offer the genre.”
Music industry professionals interested in participating can fill out the application and submit letters of recommendation via a form at https://ibma.org/leadership-bluegrass/apply/. The selection process is highly competitive, with a goal of including a broad representation of geography, areas of expertise and professionals who have demonstrated leadership and/or who may
exhibit a strong future impact in bluegrass music. Applicants in previous years who have not yet been selected are encouraged to apply again.
NCBS Past President Michael Hall (Class of 2003) will be happy to answer questions.
Leadership Bluegrass Information
