| 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 |
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, |
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 |
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