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Steve Martin Plays Vintage Huber Banjo That Will Be Raffled On May 20
Steve Martin is the latest bluegrass banjo star to try out the vintage Huber Truetone Banjo that will be raffled on May 20, 2022. Here is the video link:
Steve Martin Huber Banjo Video
The proceeds from the raffle will benefit bluegrass charitable projects funded by the IBMA Foundation. Here is the link for tickets:
IBMA Foundation Raffle Information & Tickets
Raffle tickets may be purchased at stringsfordreams.com from April 1 (9 a.m. ET) to May 19, 2022 (midnight ET. )
NCBS To Host FREE NCBS Gathering July 16 In Loch Lomond For Old & New Members & Volunteers
The Second Annual NCBS Gathering will be held on Saturday, July 16, 2022 in Loch Lomond, near Felton. The FREE member and volunteer event will offer jamming, friends, musical performances, and your picnic, all in a beautiful lakeside mountain park. An afternoon of music and friends will be fun and relaxed. Gather your friends and carpool to the event!
The first NCBS Gathering event was held in July 2021 at the Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival To Follow State & County Covid Rules
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will follow the California and San Benito County Covid Policies in place at the time of the August 11-14, 2022 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Tres Pinos.
IBMA Foundation To Raffle Vintage Huber Banjo In May
The IBMA Foundation will raffle off a top-of-the-line Huber Truetone Banjo in the second annual Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle. Tickets are on sale now and the drawing is set for May 20, 2022. Proceeds will benefit the foundation’s grants and other charitable projects that support bluegrass music. Only 5,000 tickets will be sold at $20 each or 6 for $100. The drawing will be live streamed at facebook.com/bluegrassfoundation.
The IBMA Foundation is affiliated with the International Bluegrass Music Association. The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of IBMA. The first raffle held in 2021 was won by a Bay Area bluegrass musician!
The IBMA Foundation supports programs and initiatives fostering the growth of bluegrass music. The Foundation helps donors create a legacy for future generations of musicians and fans by connecting resources to projects that focus on bluegrass music-related arts and culture, education, literary work, and historic preservation
The prize is a mint condition 2010 VRB-3 Truetone Huber Banjo, valued at $4,100, with two cases and straps. The banjo was donated by longtime IBMA Foundation supporter Richard Spratt. There is no limit to the number of tickets each person may purchase. Raffle tickets may be purchased at stringsfordreams.com from April 1 (9 a.m. ET) to May 19, 2022 (midnight ET. )
The VRB-3 is Huber Banjo’s recreation of the pre-war style-3 banjo, the most common of all the 1930s flatheads. It features a mahogany neck and resonator with a 1930s style Huber HR-30 tone ring and Huber engineered rim. The mahogany neck imparts a sweetness to this model, with a warm blending of notes for a classic bluegrass sound. The rosewood fingerboard and double-cut headstock overlay are inlaid with a vintage style-3 wreath pattern. It is finished with a natural mahogany stain, with antiqued binding and antique metal finish on the nickel parts. Grained ivoroid tuner buttons complete the vintage look.
The Huber banjo comes with its original hard-shell case, a Reunion Blues banjo case, a leather strap designed by Huber, a cloth strap, an electronic tuner, and a Blue Chip thumb pick.
Your ticket purchases support the work of the IBMA Foundation year-round, including project grants for bluegrass camps and afterschool programs for kids, bluegrass academies at festivals, bluegrass academic conferences, mini-grants for band presentations at schools, college scholarships for students focusing on bluegrass-related studies, the Neil Rosenberg Bluegrass Scholar Award, the annual Bluegrass College Band Showcase at World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, Arnold Shultz Fund grants to encourage participation in bluegrass music by people of color, and a variety of educational resources for educators and students of all ages.
The IBMA Foundation is offering sequentially numbered digital raffle tickets. The purchaser will receive an emailed receipt for verification purposes. Purchasers must be living U.S. residents, 18 years of age or older, to participate and win. If fundraising raffles are illegal in your community, you will be unable to participate (states that prohibit raffles altogether are Hawaii and Utah). Tickets may not be purchased by members of the IBMA Foundation board or those involved in conducting the raffle—including staff members or immediate family members of these individuals. “Immediate family” is defined as spouse or partner, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, in-laws, or spouses of children.
Although all proceeds will benefit the IBMA Foundation, purchase of raffle tickets is not a tax-deductible expense (IRS regulation). The drawing will take place in North Carolina and will be livestreamed on the foundation Facebook page. This raffle has been organized in compliance with North Carolina General Statutes 14-309.15—Raffles. The giveaway is conducted by and benefits the IBMA Foundation. For more information on the Strings for Dreams Bluegrass Raffle, go to bluegrassfoundation.org/raffle/ or stringsfordreams.com.
NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Will Follow State & County Covid Rules
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will follow the California and San Benito County Covid Policies in place at the time of the August 11-14, 2022 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Tres Pinos.
Discount advance tickets are now on sale on this website.
Saturday Bluegrass Music For The Brookdale & Berkeley Bluegrass Festivals
Here is the music line-up for Saturday at The Brookdale & Berkeley Bluegrass Festivals:
SATURDAY, April 30
Brookdale Bluegrass & American Roots Festival, Brookdale Lodge
2:00-9:00pm — Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band, The Stoney Mountain Ramblers, The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, and BanjerDan’s Danger Band.
Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, Freight & Salvage
7:00-10:00pm — The Seldom Scene; NorthSouthEastWest Jam with Michael Daves, Tatiana Hargreaves, Missy Raines, Kristin Scott Benson, & Laurie Lewis; and Windy Hill.
NCBS Welcomes Two Bluegrass Festivals This Weekend In Berkeley & Brookdale
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the return of two great bluegrass festivals this weekend — one in Berkeley and one in Brookdale. The NCBS Information Table will be at these events with updates on the re-emergence of live bluegrass in our area. Enjoy!
Berkeley Bluegrass Festival
April 29-30 & May 1
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Top Bay Area and national bluegrass bands will perform Friday, Saturday & Sunday evenings at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley. Festival and daily tickets are available. This is the only bluegrass festival held in the East Bay.
Here is the line-up:
FRIDAY, April 29
7:00pm — Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands; Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius; and the Jacob Jolliff Band.
SATURDAY, April 30
7:00pm — The Seldom Scene; NorthSouthEastWest Jam with Michael Daves, Tatiana Hargreaves, Missy Raines, Kristin Scott Benson, & Laurie Lewis; and Windy Hill.
SUNDAY, May 1
7:00pm — The Grascals; Missy Raines & Allegheny; and the Kathy Kallick Band.
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Brookdale Bluegrass & American Roots Festival
April 30
Brookdale Lodge, Brookdale
This FREE event, held at various locations since 1998, returns to its original and namesake venue on Highway 9 in the San Lorenzo Valley — the famed Brookdale Lodge! Brookdale Bluegrass presents this indoor/outdoor gathering beginning at 2:00pm and running into the evening.
The line-up:
Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band, The Stoney Mountain Ramblers, The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, & BanjerDan’s Danger Band. Plus: A ‘Tweener Stage with more bands!
Your NCBS Membership Is Essential As Live Bluegrass Music Returns
Now is the time to renew your membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society or to join for the first time.
NCBS welcomes all new and returning members. Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated at this critical time — and our volunteers have big plans! 2022 will be a great year to be a member. It only takes a moment to join or renew on this website or by mail.
Volunteer For The August 11-14 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE GOOD OLD FASHIONED FESTIVAL