Your Donations Help NCBS Promote The Growth Of Bluegrass Music In Our Area

Your donations help the Northern California Bluegrass Society, a California Not-For-Profit Corporation founded in 1982 (also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society), support the growth of bluegrass music in our area.

The Society accepts donations of any amount, which may be tax deductible. The NCBS does its work in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California. NCBS/SCBS is a 501(c)(3) Organization (Tax ID No. 94-2907716). The most convenient way to make a donation is online.

Online NCBS Donations

Nominations For 13th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards Due On October 15, 2019

Nominations for the 13th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards are due from NCBS Members by October 15, 2019.

Nominations honoring Northern California’s primarily non-touring bluegrass bands & musicians are being accepted in 9 categories: Band, Male Vocalist, Female Vocalist, Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Fiddle, Dobro, and Bass. Paper nomination forms will be available at the NCBS Information Booth at fall events and e-mail nominations can be sent to Michael Hall. Each member may nominate up to 3 in each category.

NCBS members will receive two rounds of ballots over the winter. The awards ceremony will be held on January 25, 2020 as part of the FREE NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City.

The awards show and January 24-26 festival are supported by a base grant from the Redwood City Arts Commission and by other Redwood City-area businesses, agencies, and organizations.

NCBS Is Now Accepting Fall 2019 NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund Donations

The Northern California Bluegrass Society is now accepting donations for the NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund. The Society committee that manages the fund will award scholarships for deserving students at the Fall 2019 Walker Creek Music Camp, set for November 1-4.

NCBS is a Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization. The camp is run each spring and fall by Ingrid Noyes at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma. 

Camp Information: Walker Creek Music Camp.

Send donations to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged.

2019-2020 NCBS Board Of Directors Elected At Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

The 2019-2020 Board Of Directors for the Northern California Bluegrass Society has been elected by the membership at this past weekend’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. All incumbents were returned to the board. They are:

Bruce Bellochio, Brookdale

Eric Burman, Bonny Doon

Bruce Edmundson, Sunnyvale

Jesse Fichman, Santa Cruz

Dana Frankel, Santa Cruz

Mike Fisher, Ben Lomond

Michael Hall, Redwood City

AJ Lee, San Jose

Karen Reyes, San Jose

Mike Russell, San Mateo

 

 

 

Saturday At The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

SATURDAY, August 10

10:00am — Rose Valley Thorns

11:00 — Red Dog Ash

Noon — Grasskickers

1:00pm — Lunch/Workshops/Tours and Band Scramble

2:00 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

3:00 — North Country Blue

4:00 — Nell & Jim Band

5:00 — Dinner/Workshops/Tours

6:00 — Rita Hosking Band

7:00 — Muleskinner Stomp

8:00 — AJ Lee & Blue Summit

9:00 — The Goat Hill Girls

Late Night Stage

10:00pm — Dave Holodiloff Band

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 26th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is 8-11, 2019 at the San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos.

Friday At The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

FRIDAY, August 9

10:00am — The Open Heart Strings (Santa Cruz)

11:00 — Home Stilled String Band (Sacramento)

Noon — Mood Swing (Los Angeles)

1:00pm — Festival Speed (Marin)

Main Stage

2:00pm — Ben Greenberg

3:00 — Bloomfield Bluegrass

4:00 — Wendy Burch Steel & Redwood

5:00 — Dinner/Workshops/Tours

6:00 — Dark Hollow

7:00 — Bean Creek

8:00 — Windy Hill

9:00 — The Town Howlers

Late Night Stage

10:00pm — Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 26th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is 8-11, 2019 at the San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos.