The virtual International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass Convention, is Monday-Saturday, September 28-October 3, 2020.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA.
Convention Registration is now open. There is a FREE registration option for those who are only interested in the excellent music programs. Click for online registration and IBMA Convention Information.
TheĀ NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is linked off the left column on this website. This is a FREE service for bothĀ theft victims andĀ used instrument buyers that provides aĀ central reporting locationĀ 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.
AJ Lee & Blue Summit
Goat Hill Girls
Brookdale Bluegrass BandĀ and
Mike Fisher & Joanne Tanner
were the bands that performed at the 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival OnlineĀ onĀ August 8, 2020.Ā This program is available in archive form in case you missed it. The Northern California Bluegrass Society staged the program without an audienceĀ to comply with Coronavirus Safety Rules.
Here is the updated current status (as of 9/12/20) of various non-Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ in-person bluegrass events during theĀ Coronavirus Crisis. Check this website for updates.
Click for Status Of In-Person NCBS Events.
SEPTEMBER
16-20 āĀ Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, KS.Ā Postponed until 2021.
18-20 āĀ Pickinā In The Pines, Flagstaff, AZ. āĀ Postponed until 2021.
17-20 āĀ McCloud Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Hoo-Hoo Park, McCloud.Ā Cancelled.
18-20 āĀ Millpond Music Festival, Millpond Park, Bishop.Ā Cancelled.
22-27 āĀ Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, various venues, Berkeley. In-person event cancelled. Will be presented as a virtual event.
25-27 āĀ KVMR Celtic Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley.Ā Postponed until 2021.
OCTOBER
2-4 āĀ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.Ā Cancelled, will be replaced with online program.
2-4 āĀ Viva Las VeGrassĀ BluegrassĀ Festival, Spring Mountain Visitorās Gateway, Mt. Charleston, NV. Cancelled — Will be back in 2021.
NOVEMBER
13-15 āĀ Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival, Wickenburg, AZ.Ā As scheduled.
FEBRUARY 2021
13-17 āĀ Folk Alliance International Convention, Kansas City, MO.Ā Suspended (effectively cancelled).
18-21 āĀ Wintergrass, Hyatt Regency, Bellevue, WA.Ā Cancelled, future events will be redesigned.
MARCH 2021
5-7 āĀ Bluegrass On The Beach, Lake Havasu State Park, Lake Havasu City, AZ.Ā As scheduled.
Here is theĀ Current Status (as of 9/11/20) of upcoming Northern California Bluegrass Society-related in-person events during theĀ Coronavirus Crisis. Check this website for updates.
SEPTEMBER
September āĀ NCBS Volunteer Thank-You Party.Ā Cancelled.
September 28-October 3 āĀ International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass Convention, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. (NCBS welcomed)Ā In-person event cancelled. It will be a virtual event. Registration is now open <www.ibma.org>.
The first-ever virtual International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass Convention, is Monday-Saturday, September 28-October 3, 2020. The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA.
Convention Registration is now open:
Looking for great local bluegrass music during the long pandemic? TheĀ NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festivalās popularĀ Facebook Group PageĀ is a happening music place all this year despite the festival’s cancellation due to the Coronavirus. The page is full of unique local bluegrass music. Enjoy!
Local Bluegrass MusiciansĀ are invited toĀ post their musicĀ on theĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Facebook Group Page.Ā For more information about the page, contact NCBS board member (and GOF festival director)Ā Bruce Bellochio <Bbellochio@gmail.com>.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors has elected officers for the 2020-2021 year. All incumbents retained their positions. They are:
President — Michael Hall
Vice-President — Mike Russell
Secretary — Jesse Fichman
Treasurer — Bruce Edmundson
TheĀ NCBS DirectoryĀ to giveĀ Online Lessons to bluegrass students and fans during the Coronavirus Crisis lists interested musicians from around Northern California. The directory is a FREEĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ service.
To find a teacher, look under Resources in the index on the left side of this website. Music students can arrange ONLINE LESSONS with their favorite musicians. The price will be between teacher and student.Ā MusiciansĀ can sign up to offer lessons at <webmaster@ncbs.us>.
Great bands — Brookdale Bluegrass Band, Goat Hill Girls, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, & Mike Fisher & Joanne Tanner — performed at the 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival OnlineĀ onĀ August 8, 2020.
This program is available in archive form in case you missed the livestream. The Northern California Bluegrass Society staged the program without an audience up in the Santa Cruz Mountains to comply with Coronavirus Safety Rules. The event took the place of the cancelled 4-day in-person festival.
