The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the International Bluegrass Music Association. The IBMA has announced the 2020 Graduates of the Leadership Bluegrass Class, including several Bay Area bluegrass musicians:
Leadership Bluegrass 2020 graduates:
Jake Blount
Jake Blount / Tui / The Moose Whisperers
Washington, D.C.
David Brower
PineCone / WUNC
Carrboro, NC
Thomas Cassell
Circus No. 9
Johnson City, TN
Ethan Charles
International Bluegrass Music Association
Nashville, TN
Jennifer Danielson
Pandora
Nashville, TN
Worth Dixon
D’Addario & Company, Inc.
Farmingdale, NY
Rick Faris
Special Consensus
Topeka, KA
Rebecca Frazier
Rebecca Frazier and Hit & Run
Nashville, TN
Greg Garrison
Leftover Salmon / University of Colorado – Denver
Lakewood, CO
Dave Howard
Louisville Folk School
Louisville, KY
Fred Knittel
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Washington, D.C.
Marianne Kovatch
Blue Ridge Music Center
Winton-Salem, NC
Evie Ladin
Evie Ladin Band
Oakland, CA
Michelle Lee
WOBL / Bluegrass Borderline / Smoked Country Jam
Sheffield Lake, OH
Ed Leonard
Billy Blue Records
Hendersonville, TN
Ned Luberecki
Becky Buller Band / SiriusXM
Nashville, TN
Didier Philippe
La Roche Bluegrass Festival
Etaux, France
Lauren Price Napier
The Price Sisters
Hyden, KY
Angela Sommers Rees
Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival
Dorrigo, NSW, Australia
Brian Swenk
Big Daddy Love / Midwood Entertainment
Glen Allen, VA
Abi Tapia
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
Nashville, TN
Suzy Thompson
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
Berkeley, CA
Amanda Thompson
Frankfort Bluegrass Festival
Mokena, IL
Roxanne Tromly
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum / ROMP Fest
Owensboro, KY
Natalya Zoe Weinstein
Zoe & Cloyd / Warren Wilson College
Fairview, NC
Benjamin Wright
Henhouse Prowlers / Bluegrass Ambassadors
Chicago, IL
Congratulations to this year’s graduates! NCBS Members are encouraged to apply for the 2021 class. For more information, contact NCBS President Michael Hall or other Leadership Bluegrass alumni.