Your membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California. Join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail.
The NCBS Gathering for Members & Volunteers is coming Saturday, July 13 at Loch Lomond Park in Felton.
The voices of Bluegrass Folks should be heard on Election Day, March 5, 2024. If you choose not to vote by mail, convenient Vote Centers will be open 7:00am-8:00pm in every California county.
Your vote is a valuable right as an American citizen. Ya’ll come!
The Brookdale Bluegrass Festival presented by the Brookdale Lodge and booked by Eric Burman, is set for March 15-17, 2024 at the Brookdale Lodge.
NCBS has welcomed this event since 2000. Peter Rowan will headline the gathering.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the new Los Gatos Bluegrass & Americana Music Festival on June 22 in Town Plaza Park in Los Gatos. The bands will include the Goat Hill Girls and the Wildcat Mountain Ramblers and more.
The FREE event will also offer some special reserved seats. The event is presented by the Los Gatos business community. Info: (408) 348-7766.
The Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held August 8-11, 2024 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The annual NCBS Gathering, the party for Northern California Bluegrass Society Members & Volunteers, has been set for Saturday July 13 at Loch Lomond Park in Felton. More information will be available soon.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the 8th annual Berkeley Bluegrass Festival April 26-28 at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley.
The Freight festival is the only bluegrass festival in the East Bay and is programmed by Grammy-award winner Laurie Lewis and the Freight’s Artistic Director Peter Williams.
There are concerts each evening plus curated instructional workshops.
The line-up:
FRIDAY, April 26 — Appalachian Road Show, Never Come Down, Broken Compass Bluegrass, & Fog Holler.
SATURDAY, April 27 — Laurie Lewis and Kathy Kallick, Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands, Kathy Kallick Band, Hard Drive, & Salty Sally.
SUNDAY, April 28 — Kody Norris, Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass, Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms Bluegrass Band, & Marin County Breakdown.
The International Bluegrass Music Association will add two new awards in 2024. These awards will be presented during the IBMA World Of Bluegrass Convention in Raleigh, NC in September.
A Photographer of the Year award has been established as a new Industry Award and will be presented at the annual IBMA Industry Awards Luncheon, beginning in 2024.
A Music Video of the Year award has been established as a new IBMA Bluegrass Music Award and will be presented at the annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards Show, beginning in 2024.
Each award will follow the same nomination and selection process as currently outlined in the IBMA Awards Handbook for other Industry and Music Awards categories, respectively. The initial eligibility period for these new awards is April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA.
The Brookdale Bluegrass Festival presented by the Brookdale Lodge and booked by Eric Burman, is set for March 15-17, 2024 at the Brookdale Lodge. NCBS has welcomed this event since 2000. Peter Rowan will headline the gathering.
The IBMA Foundation is holding a raffle for unique boots with a spicy bluegrass theme. Are you a fan of the Louvin Brothers? Have you always wanted handmade custom cowboy boots with a one-of-a-kind design?
The Deadline For Entries Is FEBRUARY 29, 2024 for a chance to win custom cowboy boots by Lisa Sorrell (Lisa Sorrell – bespoke boot maker (customboots.net)). These will be custom made for your feet (you must be mens size 7 (ladies 8.5) to Size 13). Valued at $14,000, these special boots will feature the Louvin Brothers’ iconic Satan is Real gospel album cover on the boot top fronts, and a leather portrait of Ira & Charlie Louvin on the backs. To enter & for more information:
Lisa Sorrell Cowboy Boots Raffle for IBMA Foundation | RallyUp
The foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to build a brighter future for bluegrass music. It relies on its funding from generous donors and income from occasional raffles when donors have given a substantial in-kind gift (such as these boots or a quality instrument). The Foundation helps donors create a bluegrass legacy by supporting programs and projects that focus on bluegrass music-related arts and culture, education, literary work, and historic preservation.
Foundation Board Members: Fred Bartenstein, Kissy Black, Sam Blumenthal, Dr. Richard Brown, Becky Buller, Laurie Greenberg, Michael Hall, Arthur Hancock IV, Ruth McLain, Ken White, Dr. Peter Salovey, Alan Tompkins, Trisha Tubbs, Wendy Tyner, Dr. Michael Webb, and Lillian Werbin.
