Northern California Bluegrass Society

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the 2023 return of the International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass, which will run September 26-30 in Raleigh, NC.

The NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. Many Northern Californians will be in attendance. Palo Alto native and former NCBS member Molly Tuttle (now of Nashville) will host the IBMA Awards ceremony during the convention. NCBS honorary board member AJ Lee and her band Blue Summit will be a part of a special concert at the Red Hat Amphitheater. 

The convention and festival will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center, while the huge free weekend festival that follows will be held on stages throughout the downtown area. Approximately 200,000 people will attend the annual event.

 

This Saturday, September 23, a new benefit bluegrass festival will be held for the rural Jamesburg School Community Center in the Monterey County hills above Carmel Valley. Bands will include NCBS favorites Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass band, BanjerDan Mazer, The Courthouse Ramblers, Brent Pierce & Acid Grass, The Gilroy Drifters, and more.

The NCBS Information Booth will be there. Stop by and say hello!

There is plenty of bluegrass on the schedule for this weekend. Enjoy!

SEPTEMBER

19-23  — AmericanaFest, various venues, Nashville.

20-24 – Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, various venues, Berkeley.

23 – Jamesburg School Benefit Bluegrass Festival, Jamesburg School Community Center, Jamesburg, Carmel Valley.

23 – Columbia Fiddle & Bango Contest, Gazebo, Columbia State Historic Park, Columbia.

This Saturday, September 23, a new benefit bluegrass festival will be held for the rural Jamesburg School Community Center in the Monterey County hills above Carmel Valley.

Bands will include NCBS favorites Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass band, BanjerDan Mazer, The Courthouse Ramblers, Brent Pierce & Acid Grass, The Gilroy Drifters, and more.

The NCBS Information Booth will be there. Stop by and say hello!

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the 2023 return of the International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass. The NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. Many Northern Californians will be in attendance.

The convention and festival will be held September 26-30 in Raleigh, NC. The convention will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center, while the huge free weekend festival that follows will be held on stages throughout the downtown area.

Palo Alto native and former NCBS member Molly Tuttle (now of Nashville) will host the IBMA Awards ceremony during the convention. AJ Lee & Blue Summit will be a part of a special concert at the Red Hat Amphitheater.