Congratulations to Kali Nowakowski of Straight Up Strings By Siminoff, Atascadero, California and the rest of the International Bluegrass Music Association Leadership Bluegrass Class Of 2019. The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA.
The 2019 class will meet next March in Nashville. NCBS Members are encouraged to consider applying for the 2020 class before the October 31, 2019 deadline. Applications will be available on the IBMA Website in September.
The Class Of 2019:
Anni Beach, Jam Pak Blues ‘N’ Grass Neighborhood Band, Chandler, AZ
David Benedict, Mile Twelve, Cambridge, MA
Andrea Berman, Pacific Pickin’, CiTR (101.9 FM), West Vancouver, BC
Sam Blumenthal, The Blumenthal Foundation, Charlotte, NC
Philip Chorney, Charm City Bluegrass/Baltimore Management Agency,
Rosedale, MD
Michelle Conceison, Market Monkeys, Nashville, TN
Deborah Fillman, Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Owensboro, KY
Sophie Galep, Minnesota Bluegrass, Elizabethton, TN
Michele Gourley, Durham, NC
Philip Graham, Ear Trumpet Labs, Portland, OR
Rick Greene, SamJam Bluegrass Festival, Waverly, OH
Katie Hogue, John Hartford Enterprises, Nashville, TN
John Lowell, John Lowell Music, Livingston, MT
Alex Mallett, Folk Alliance International, Kansas City, MO
Mary Beth Martin, Earl Scruggs Center, Shelby, NC
Jana Mougin, Dark Shadow Recording, Goodlettsville, TN
Kali Nowakowski, Straight Up Strings, Atascadero, CA
Forrest O’Connor, The O’Connor Band / Kate Lee & Forrest O’Connor, Nashville, TN
Thomas Pritchard, Rhode Island Bluegrass Alliance, East Greenwich, RI
Gregory Reish, MTSU Center for Popular Music, Murfreesboro, TN
Kim Robins, Kim Robins and 40 Years Late, Worthington, IN
Matt Royles, Man About a Horse/Philly Bluegrass, Philadelphia, PA
John Strohm, Rounder Records, Nashville, TN
Maria Wallace, True North Music, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK
Melanie Wilson, Wilson Pickins Promotions, Westminster, SC