NCBS Welcomes The Return Of Bluegrass Music To Sam’s BBQ In San Jose

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the return of bluegrass music to Sam’s BBQ in following the pandemic. The San Jose venue has supported bluegrass and related music for decades, but has not been able to stage live music for the past two years.

A month-long experiment will be held on Wednesdays in March, including two bluegrass bands. If this experiment succeeds, regular music will continue. Thanks for your support!

Wednesday, March 2 — The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

Wednesday, March 30 — Jerry Logan & Loganville

Sam’s BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom Avenue, San Jose. (408) 297-9151. Reservations recommended.

Act Now To Be Ready For Vaccine Requirements At 2022 Bluegrass Festivals

Plan now to avoid missing any of your favorite live gatherings during the upcoming bluegrass season. 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.

The vaccines are FREE and WIDELY AVAILABLE. However, it will take several months to get all of the shots, so do not delay. NOW is the time to get the appropriate vaccines.

Monday Evening Program On KKUP Will Wrap Up Annual Bluegrass Marathon

The KKUP Bluegrass, Folk, and Country Weekend Marathon ends with a wrap-up show on Monday, February 21, 6:00-9:00pm on the community radio station’s on-air signal at 91.5FM in the South Bay and Monterey Bay Areas, and worldwide Online.

NCBS Vice-President and longtime bluegrass radio host Mike Russell will host the evening Wrap-Up Show. The annual marathon supports bluegrass programming on KKUP, which broadcasts more bluegrass music throughout the year than any other station in our area. NCBS President Michael Hall will call in to discuss the  bluegrass news during the program.

Two Week Reminder: Pisgah Banjo Raffle Benefiting Bluegrass Diversity Ends On March 6

Two Week Reminder: The Pisgah Banjo Raffle ticket sales will END ON March 6, 2022. 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 the special banjo raffle to benefit the Arnold Shultz Fund. This year $10,000 of these funds will also be gifted to the Black Banjo Reclamation Project to support a gourd banjo building workshop in the black banjo community.

Raffle Information & Tickets

Covid Vaccines Have Made Possible The Return Of The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival This August

Vaccines have made possible the return of the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival on Thursday-Sunday, August 11-14, 2022, at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The festival was cancelled for the past two years due to Covid 19. Except for the pandemic years, NCBS/SCBS has held the festival  every summer since 1994. Thanks for your support!

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.

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