Teacher List
This teacher listing is brought to you by the Northern California Bluegrass Society to let you know who is out there to guide your fingers and mind to mastery and enjoyment of the bluegrass instrument of your choice. To list add yourself to the teacher list, us with the information.
Name Contact Area Instruments Styles Videos / Books / CDs
David Bamberger 510-465-6645 Oakland/Berkeley upright/electric bass bluegrass/old time/jazz/classical  
Tom Bekeny 15-437-0765 SF fiddle, mandolin bluegrass  
Lisa Berman rezzzo@aol.com Oakland/Berkeley dobro bluegrass, old time  
Kenny Blacklock   415-331-9661
Sausalito/Marin Co. fiddle bluegrass, old time, contest, and others  
John Blasquez johnncb@singingwood.com East Bay/Walnut Creek fiddle, mandolin, finger-picking guitar bluegrass, old time, celtic  
Julay Brandenburg

(510) 649-0938
thenightbirds@earthlink.net

Oakland/Berkeley vocal coaching, guitar bluegrass, country  
David Brown 510-527-0128
davbrown3@yahoo.com
Albany/N. Berkeley clawhammer banjo, guitar, mandolin old time, folk  
Dix Bruce 510-652-1222,
musix1@aol.com
East Bay (Harmony Road Music School) mandolin, guitar   book w/CD books
Bob Burnett 831-420-1024 Santa Cruz guitar, mandolin, improv, reading, theory swing  
Lisa Burns 650-964-4521
lisa@lisaonbass.com
South Bay / Penninsula bass bluegrass, folk  
Ran Bush ranbush@pacbell.net
510-526-6956
Oakland/Berkeley
Fifth String<
bass bluegrass, western swing, blues  
Jim Carr 510-548-8282 East Bay
Fifth String
guitar, banjo bluegrass, old time, folk  
Larry Chung 415-643-9858 SF, Bay area banjo, bass, dobro, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, pedal steel bluegrass, country, others  
Stevie Coyle stevie@waybacks.com
925-962-9292
SF / East Bay fingerstyle guitar    
Bill Evans bevans@nativeandfine.com,
510-528-1924
East Bay banjo bluegrass  
John Fuller mrdrfuller@hotmail.com
408-366-1653
Peninsula, Santa Cruz mandolin, guitar bluegrass  
Dave Guarente MrBanjo99@aol.com
831-338-0634
South Bay / Santa Cruz (Sylvan Music) bluegrass & modern 5-string banjo styles; ukelele bluegrass, Hawaiian  
Amy Hofer 510-428-1430
hoferamy@yahoo.com
East Bay fiddle old time  
John Kael 831-427-2248 Santa Cruz guitar, mandolin, bass, banjo

bluegrass,
old time

www.
bluegrasslyrics.
com
Jordan Klein 650.281.2223 SF banjo bluegrass  
Suzanne Klein 510-527-2538 Albany/Berkeley fiddle, mandolin, guitar, vocals old time, bluegrass  
Mark Kronar 415-824-0989 SF fiddle bluegrass, swing  
Evie Ladin 510-526-4941 El Cerrito banjo and songs clawhammer, old timey  
Jeremy Lampel 831-457-2806 Santa Cruz mandolin bluegrass, jazz, improv  
Sid Lewis 530-894-2526 Chico banjo, guitar, mandolin bluegrass, swing, folk  
Tom Manuel tmanuel@cruzio.com
831-427-1764
Santa Cruz mandolin, guitar    
Mike McKinley 831-459-0908 Santa Cruz mandolin    
Jim Moss webmoss@mossware.com Penninsula / Santa Cruz fiddle bluegrass  
Josh Needleman 415 519 7048 San Rafael Bass, Guitar Many  
Jim Nunally 510-787-0050 East Bay guitar, mandolin bluegrass, country, folk  
Gordy Ohliger 530-891-3354   banjo bluegrass and others  
Steve Palazzo 831-426-7255 Santa Cruz guitar    
Prune Rooney 559-497-5033
prune@cwia.com
Fresno bass bluegrass, folk, swing, blues  
Andy Shaw 707-747-5481
andy@thedtb.com
East Bay banjo bluegrass-Scruggs/Crowe styles  
Avram Siegel 510-845-7310
avram@truebluegrass.com
East Bay banjo, guitar bluegrass  
Joel Stafford 415-255-9548   banjo, mandolin, ukulele, jawharp bluegrass, oldtime banjo, and others  
Jody Stecher 415-387 9648
jstecher@mindspring.com
SF mandolin, fiddle, guitar, clawhammer banjo, vocal & band coaching bluegrass, old time, cajun, blues, Irish, Scottish Video
Eric Thompson EricD28@aol.com
510-848-5018
East Bay mandolin, guitar bluegrass, old time Videos,
Books and CDs
Suzy Thompson cleoma@aol.com
510-848-5018
East Bay fiddle, vocal coaching bluegrass, old time, cajun  
Mike Tatar Jr. 510-797-3849
Carlos_primus@hotmail.com
South Bay guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bass bluegrass  
Jack Tuttle 650-320-8733
jack@jacktuttle.com
Peninsula (Gryphon) fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin bluegrass, old time, swing, celtic and jam classes Books
(Various) 415-821-6644 Noe Valley Music, SF guitar, bass, fiddle, mandolin, banjo bluegrass, old-time, and others  
Mark Varner 831-338-0618 Boulder Creek mandolin
(kids & adults)
old time, bluegrass  
Frank Wakefield webmoss@mossware.com Penninsula / Santa Cruz mandolin bluegrass Tapes
Patrick Weldon jpweldon@earthlink.net
650-365-3178
Peninsula (Gryphon) dobro, saw, hammered dulcimer, lap dulcimer, banjo, auto harp, McArthur (Lap) Harp bluegrass, celtic, old time  
Donna Wynn dteacher@redshift.com Marina/Monterey fiddle bluegrass, celtic, classical  
Lee Anne Welch 408-867-4234
leeannew@earthlink.net
South Bay fiddle bluegrass  
Radim Zenkl 650-588-5057
radim@zenkl.com
SF, South Bay mandolin, guitar, pennywhistle bluegrass, swing, folk, Irish, classical printed materials
Membership
About
Links
Teachers
Message Board
Weekly News
CD Reviews
Photos
Calendar
Radio
Venues
Bands