The Northern California Bluegrass Society is collecting ideas for online bluegrass programming while we all wait for future in-person gatherings after the pandemic is over. Members can share their ideas. Email NCBS President Michael Hall (hallmw@gmail.com) to pass on your suggestions.
Report & Research Stolen Bluegrass Instruments On This NCBS Website
The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. This is a FREE Service for both theft victims and used instrument buyers that 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 page is searchable and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument.
If You Shop At Amazon, You Can Support Local Music Through The Bluegrass Society
If you shop on Amazon, you can support local bluegrass music through the Bluegrass Society. Use this link: smile.amazon.com/ch/94-2907716 (“Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society”) and AmazonSmile will donate to the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.
NCBS GOF Facebook Group Page Is The Place To Enjoy Local Bluegrass Music
The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival’s Facebook Group Page is the place to enjoy great local music. Area Bluegrass Musicians are welcome to self-post their music. For more information, contact page host Bruce Bellochio <Bbellochio@gmail.com>.
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Facebook Group Page
Saturday Afternoon Bluegrass At The Summit House Brings Us The Goat Hill Girls
The NCBS-Welcomed Bluegrass Series at the Summit House will bring us The Goat Hill Girls this SATURDAY AFTERNOON, March 6, 2:00-4:00pm.
The FREE show at the top of Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains is presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill. With Coronavirus Restrictions now loosened by the state, the series is planned for every Saturday afternoon.
This show with limited seating is at 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, 6 miles south of Los Gatos on Highway 17. The Summit House will offer food and drinks. Be sure to dress warmly for this afternoon outdoor event.
Reservations are recommended and Strict Coronavirus Rules will be enforced.
FREE Leadership Bluegrass Online Series Begins With Thursday March 4 10:00am Program
The FREE Leadership Bluegrass Online Series: Navigating the Digital Jungle will begin on Thursday, March 4 at 10:00am Pacific Time. The presenters for the opening discussion, The Show Must Go On: Producing Events in Uncertain Times, will include Lee Stivers (LB Class of 2016), Joe Lurgio, Patrice O’Neill (LB Class of 2016), and Ko Cha’ Ta “Seth” Young. Following the panel, the Korean bluegrass band Country Gongbang will perform.
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The series is FREE and open to the public; no registration required. Livestreams will take place on IBMA’s Facebook page each Thursday in March at 10:00pm Pacific Time. All sessions will remain on Facebook for on-demand viewing and be uploaded to YouTube the following Monday. Info: ibma.org/leadership-bluegrass.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA.
Parkfield Bluegrass Festival Postponed Until May 2022
The Parkfield Bluegrass Festival will not be held on Mother’s Day Weekend this May. Due to the Coronavirus Crisis, it has been postponed until 2022.
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online Is Available For Viewing
The 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online was presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society on August 8, 2020. The line-up: Brookdale Bluegrass Band, The Goat Hill Girls, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, & Mike Fisher & Joanne Tanner.
The virtual show replaced the in-person festival normally held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. You can view the archived program online.
The Goat Hills Girls Return To The Summit House This Saturday March 6
The Goat Hill Girls return to the NCBS-Welcomed Bluegrass Series at the Summit House at the top of Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains this SATURDAY AFTERNOON. The FREE show presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill will run 2:00-4:00pm on March 6.
With Coronavirus Restrictions now loosened by the state, the series is planned for every Saturday afternoon. This show with limited seating is at 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, 6 miles south of Los Gatos on Highway 17. The Summit House will offer food and drinks. Be sure to dress warmly for this afternoon outdoor event.
Reservations are recommended and Strict Coronavirus Rules will be enforced. This local venue is currently open and presenting our music Every Saturday (and is in need of our support). If you now feel comfortable leaving your home, consider checking out The Summit House.
Online Banjo Raffle To Benefit IBMA Foundation Arnold Shultz Funds Ends On Sunday February 28
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.
Raffle ticket sales will END ON Sunday, February 28.
Information and tickets:
Arnold Shultz Fund Banjo Raffle Tickets $20 each – Pisgah Banjo Co (pisgahbanjos.com).