TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society is collecting ideas from members for online bluegrass fun for now while we wait for future in-person gatherings when the pandemic is over.Ā You are welcome to share your ideas — you can email NCBS President Michael Hall (hallmw@gmail.com) to pass on your suggestions.
For 2020 Only: You Can Donate Up To $300 To NCBS/SCBS & Claim A Tax Deduction
This is the year to donate up to $300 to the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society if you want to save on taxes.
TheĀ CARES Act added a new, one-year-only $300 Charitable Contribution Deduction for 2020. Even if you do not itemize, you can still write off up to $300 in cash donations on your tax return next spring. Normally, you would have to itemize deductions to write off charitable giving when you file your taxes. That rule will return in 2021, so Act Before December 31, 2020.
Thanks for your support for local bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California! (Tax ID: 94-2907716.)
You can donate on this website, or by mail:
Northern California Bluegrass Society / Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society
PO Box 390846
Mountain View, CAĀ 94039-0846
NCBS Directory Lists Northern California Bluegrass Musicians Offering Online Lessons
Northern California Bluegrass Musicians are listed in the NCBS Directory to give Online Lessons. The Directory is listed under Resources in the index on the left side of this website.Ā Musicians can sign up to offer lessons at <webmaster@ncbs.us>.
This is a great way for students to support their favorite musicians during the Coronavirus Crisis.Ā The directory is a FREE service of the Northern California Bluegrass Society.Ā Interested students can check the directory and arrange ONLINE LESSONS with their favorite musicians (the price is between teacher and student).
NCBS Virtual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival 2020 Is Archived
The Northern California Bluegrass Society presented theĀ 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online that took place on August 8, 2020. The line-up included AJ Lee & Blue Summit,Ā Goat Hill Girls,Ā Brookdale Bluegrass Band andĀ Mike Fisher & Joanne Tanner.
The virtual show that replaced the in-person festival normally held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos is still available for viewing. Enjoy!
NCBS GOF Facebook Page Is The Place For Local Bluegrass Music From Your Favorite Bands
The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festivalās popularĀ Facebook Group Page is the place for great local music by your favorite bluegrass bands.
The dang Coronavirus cancelled the August 2020 GOF Festival, but Local Bluegrass MusiciansĀ are invited toĀ post their musicĀ on theĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Facebook Group Page.
For more information, contact Page Host and our GOF Festival Director Bruce Bellochio <Bbellochio@gmail.com>.
Our NCBS Friends In Southern California Take The Stage This Weekend
Some Good Friends of the Northern California Bluegrass Society will take the stage in Southern California this weekend — ONLINE for us to enjoy!
FRIDAY, November 20, 6:00pm
Buzz Brown and his band Murphy’s Flaw will perform a free online concert stagedĀ by the City Of West Hollywood beginning at 6:00pm on Friday, November 20. Buzz is a longtime NCBS member who performed at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival many times with Wild Oats N Honey and with Rogue River. This virtual concert is FREE and kicks off a season of music programs.
SATURDAY, November 21, 4:00pm
The Susie Glaze New Folk Ensemble (Pasadena) will perform in a Two Blue Roses Livestream Concert (Eugene, OR) live on Facebook on Saturday, November 21 at 4:00pm. The band has played several times at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival under their original name Susie Glaze & The HiLonesome Band. Great to see them again!
Dress Warmly For AJ Lee & Blue Summit At The Summit House On November 19
The Thursday Bluegrass Series, presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, continues at 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, 6 miles south of Los GatosĀ on Highway 17. This FREE outdoor show with limited seating will offer dinner and drinks.
Reservations are recommended (this is now the only live bluegrass in Santa Cruz County) and strict Coronavirus Rules will be enforced.
Dress warmly — this is the colder time of the year. Music 6:00-8:00pm. All are welcomed to this program by the Northern California Bluegrass Society!
November 19 — AJ Lee & Blue Summit
New Santa Cruz County Coronavirus Rules End Two Of Three Live Bluegrass Venues
New Coronavirus Rules (Purple Level) just put into effect in Santa Cruz County have ended live bluegrass shows for now at two venues — Michael’s On Main & The Felton Music Hall. The new rules that prohibit INDOOR concerts are intended to curb a seriously-rising level of cases in the Monterey Bay Area. Personal discretion should be exercised when considering attendance at any live music performance.
For now, only one bluegrass venue remains in operation — the OUTDOOR Thursday Bluegrass Series presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill at the top of Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains. AJ Lee and Blue Summit will perform there in a FREE program at 6:00pm on November 19. Warm Clothing will be needed. to enjoy this show. Strict Covid 19 rules will be in effect. Reservations are strongly recommended.
Your Amazon Purchases Can Support Local Bluegrass Music This Holiday Season
The “Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society” (NCBS/SCBS) can be the recipient of donations based on your holiday shopping if you will be shopping Amazon anyway during the holiday season. NCBS/SCBS can receive donations if you make your purchases through the Society’s link at Amazon: <smile.amazon.com/ch/94-2907716> or shop with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping App.
Thanks for your support!
NCBS Stolen Instrument Page Is A Free Service For Victims & Buyers On This Website
TheĀ NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. This is a FREE Service for bothĀ theft victims andĀ used instrument buyers that provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments.Ā 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.