Category: Radio

The KKUP Bluegrass Marathon Takes The Air This Weekend!

The KKUP Bluegrass, Folk, and Country Marathon is this weekend on the community radio station’s on-air signal at 91.5FM in the South Bay and Monterey Bay Areas, and worldwide Online. KKUP broadcasts more bluegrass music throughout the year than any other station in our area.

The marathon proper will run from Friday, February 18 at 10:00am until Sunday, February 20 at Midnight. The fun will begin with a Kick-Off Show on Thursday, February 17, 7:00-10:00pm. A Wrap-Up Show will run 6:00-9:00pm on Monday, February 21.

Full Marathon Schedule

This will be a full weekend of great bluegrass and related music programming. Many NCBS favorites will participate. Listeners who donate in support our music on the station will be offered gifts, including tickets to area festivals. A limited number of tickets for the August 11-14 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be available.

Retiring Bluegrass Broadcaster Ray Edlund To Be Interviewed On KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass On December 13

Note: This program will be Online Only <www.kkup.org>. Due to a power outage caused by bad weather at the transmitter site, the broadcast station is temporarily off the air.  

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Ray Edlund, the retiring dean of the Bay Area’s bluegrass broadcasters, will be interviewed by NCBS president Michael Hall and program host Mike Russell on Monday Night Bluegrass, 6:00-9:00pm on December 13, 2021. The program will be on KKUP Radio, 91.5FM in the South Bay and the Monterey Bay Areas, and everywhere at <www.kkup.org>.

Edlund is ending his long-running “Pig In A Pen” program on KPFA Radio (Berkeley) on December 19. He is a regular attendee and emcee at the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival and has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Northern California Bluegrass Society. He ran the CBA Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival in its early days.

Ray Edlund at the KPFA control room board, with the Pigs Foot String Band.

Live Music On KKUP Radio Monday Night Bluegrass Returns On June 28th

After over a year off, Live Bluegrass Music will return to the KKUP Radio airwaves on Monday Night Bluegrass, 6:00-9:00pm on June 28, 2021. Mike Russell is the longtime program host. He will be joined by live music emcee Michael Hall.

KKUP is at 91.5FM in the South Bay and Monterey Bay areas, and online at <www.kkup.org>.

Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band will play live in the studio. During the show, there will be complete information about two upcoming live, in-person bluegrass events at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos:

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Saturday, July 10 — The NCBS Gathering, FREE with jamming, picnicking, and bluegrass bands onstage. This is a chance to hang out with friends you haven’t seen in a while — and play some music together (or just listen). No more streaming — this is the real thing! Presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Friday-Sunday, August 13-15 — The Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, usually held in April, will be held in August this year (only). The real thing is back: camping, jamming, and plenty of great stage music. Presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by NCBS.

This will be a fun evening of bluegrass radio. Tune In and Turn On!

Live Bluegrass Music returns to KKUP Radio.

 

Postponed: Mike Russell’s Monday Night Bluegrass To Feature NCBS News On July 13 Along With Great Music

NOTE: This radio program has been postponed until August 10. Exciting NCBS news will appear on this website later this week. Thanks for your support!

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The long-running KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass Show runs 6:00-9:00pm every Monday evening. Due to the Coronavirus Crisis, the second Monday live-in-studio music is on hold for a while. But on July 13, there will be a telephone appearance by the emcee for those live music segments — NCBS President Michael Hall will talk about the state of the Northern California Bluegrass Society and the bluegrass world in general.

Host Mike Russell will program 3 hours of great bluegrass music. KKUP is on the air at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and online at <www.kkup.org>. Tune In & Turn On!

2020 KALW Bluegrass Calendar Available From Bluegrass Signal Host Peter Thompson

The 2020 Northern California Bluegrass & Old Time Music Calendar is still available to supporters of KALW, the San Francisco public radio station funded by its listeners and home of Bluegrass Signal since 2005.

Printed on heavy card stock, the calendar includes the birthdays and (mostly color) images of some 200 Northern California musicians … 2020 dates for all the west coast festivals, music camps, and special events … and many dates of historical significance. Key Northern California Bluegrass Society events are included.

It’s been called “a valuable addition for any bluegrass or old time fan,” especially those involved with the scene in our region.

If you write Peter Thompson <bgsignal@comcast.net> and pledge $50 (or more) over the next year to KALW, he’ll mail you a 2020 Northern California Bluegrass & Old Time Music Calendar … along with his thanks for your contribution to local public radio via Bluegrass Signal.

Now you can have a calendar of your own — just like these NorCal musicians:

Bluegrass Calendar That Supports Our Music On The Radio Available Until October 31

Peter Thompson, the longtime host of the Saturday evening Bluegrass Signal radio show on the station, has published a beautiful and comprehensive 2020 Calendar of current and historical bluegrass dates. The calendar includes all the Northern California Bluegrass Society information as well as many other key area bluegrass dates.

The new calendar is available only to donors who support bluegrass music on KALW Radio. The calendar was available as a premium during the recent fall pledge drive for the station. However, Peter has announced that he will send the calendar to interested donors who contact him directly by October 31.  Peter Thompson <bgsignal@comcast.net>. The minimum donation to get the calendar is only $50.

New Northern California Bluegrass 2020 Calendar From KALW’s Bluegrass Signal Has Current & Historical Dates

Peter Thompson, the longtime host of the Saturday evening Bluegrass Signal radio show on public station KALW in San Francisco (91.7FM and Online), has just published a beautiful and comprehensive 2020 Calendar of current and historical bluegrass dates. The calendar includes all the Northern California Bluegrass Society information as well as many other key area bluegrass dates. This will be your guide to the music for the coming year!

The calendar is available only to donors who support bluegrass music on KALW Radio. You can check out the station website (and the fall bluegrass pledge drive)  beginning in late October.

Get The Calendar Now: If you contact Peter Thompson <bgsignal@comcast.net> and tell him that you’re interested in a calendar, he’ll mail you one now. He will also thank you very much for your contribution of $50 or more to KALW.
NCBS says: Thanks for your support of bluegrass music on the radio!
The KALW 2020 Bluegrass Calendar!

New Bluegrass Radio Show Hits The Airwaves In Boulder Creek On Thursday Evening March 1

A new weekly bluegrass program will be broadcast on KBCZ Radio in Boulder Creek beginning on Thursday, March 1, 2018, from 8:00 to 9:00pm.

The Brookdale Bluegrass Hour will be hosted by Eric Burman and Bruce Bellochio and will feature live and recorded music, plus interviews and bluegrass calendar information.

The hosts are both longtime leaders of the Northern California Bluegrass Society and festival and concert promoters. Bruce has hosted the longest-running KBCZ program for the past two and a half years. He is now joined by Eric and the format has expanded.

Bruce’s program was the first regular bluegrass music show to air in Santa Cruz County since the KPFA Cousin Al Radio Show (hosted by Al Knoth) ended its 46-year run in Watsonville over 5 years ago.

The broadcast can be heard throughout the San Lorenzo Valley at 90.1FM and online.

NCBS President Michael Hall will be a guest on the initial show.

Wildcat Mountain Ramblers & Stoney Mountain Ramblers To Appear Live December 12 On KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass

Host bands from two Northern California Bluegrass Society-welcomed events will perform live December 12 on Monday Night Bluegrass on KKUP Radio, 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and Online.

The Stoney Mountain Ramblers (Menlo Park) host the annual Holiday Hootenanny at the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company in San Carlos. The band will play on air and discuss the FREE 2016 multi-band gathering, set for this Friday evening, December 16.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers (Los Gatos) host the year-old Thursday Bluegrass Series at the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill near Los Gatos. The band will play live on air and discuss the FREE weekly performances featuring various bluegrass bands in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The Stoney Mountain Ramblers at the Holiday Hootenanny.
The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers at the Summit House.

The host of Monday Night Bluegrass is Mike Russell. Michael Hall will be on hand to interview the bands. The program will run 6:00-9:00pm.