Four Day Reminder: Second Round Ballots for the 2019 Northern California Bluegrass Awards are Due On December 27, 2018.
Author: Michael Hall
The CBA Wildfire Victims Instrument Fund Deserves Your Support
The California Bluegrass Association has created a fund to help bluegrass musicians who are wildfire victims and need our help to replace lost instruments.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society supports this important effort and encourages your donation to the fund.
Ten Day Reminder: 2019 GOF Band Applications Are Due On Monday, December 31, 2018
Ten Day Reminder: 2019 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Band Applications are DUE on DECEMBER 31, 2018.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will present the 26th Annual GOF Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on August 8-11, 2019.
NCBS Congratulates Kali Nowakowski And The Rest Of The IBMA Leadership Bluegrass Class Of 2019
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
One Week Reminder: Northern California Bluegrass Awards Second Round Ballots Due On December 27
One Week Reminder: Second Round Ballots for the 2019 Northern California Bluegrass Awards are due from NCBS Members on December 27, 2018.
Bands Are Encouraged To Apply By December 31 To Perform At The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The August 8-11, 2019 gathering is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Bands are encouraged to apply by the December 31, 2018 Deadline.
Nominees Announced For 2019 Northern California Bluegrass Awards
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the nominees for the 2019 Northern California Bluegrass Awards:
- Bluegrass Band
Barwick & Siegfried
Bean Creek
Blue & Lonesome
Blue Summit
Blue J’s
Bow Ties
Brookdale Bluegrass Band
Central Valley Boys
Cryin’ Uncle
Dark Hollow
Faux Renwah
Festival Speed
Glad To Be Here
Goat Hill Girls
Grasskickers
High Country
Jones Gang
Jubilee
Loganville
North Country Blue
One Button Suit
Shepherd Canyon Band
Sidesaddle & Co
Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players
Stoney Mountain Ramblers
Town Howlers
Wendy Burch Steel & Redwood
Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
Windy Hill
- Male Vocalist
Eric Antrim
Jerry Barush
Ryan Breen
Eric Burman
Larry Chung
Larry Cohea
Robert Cornelius
Glenn Dauphin
Rick Ednie
Tomas Enguidanos
Jesse Fichman
Avram Frankel
John Gooding
Josh Gooding
Pete Hicks
Rob Horgan
Snap Jackson
Travis Jones
John Kornhauser
Matt Lauer
Jerry Logan
John McKelvy
Jim Mintun
Dan Newitt
Billy Pitrone
Bradley Richter
Tom Shewmake
Victor Skidanenko
Yoseff Tucker
Sullivan Tuttle
Butch Waller
Robert Waller
Henry Warde
Thomas Wille
- Female Vocalist
Kathy Barwick
Sarah Eblen
Kim Elking
Rainy Escobar
Dana Frankel
Megan January
Daisy Kerr
AJ Lee
Melissa Lincoln
Linda Maki
Louise Mintun
Angela Personeni
Hailey Pexton
Nell Robinson
Amy Sher
Tessa Schwartz
Carolyn Sills
Wendy Burch Steel
Chris Stevenson aka Prairie Flower
Suzanne Suwanda
Ella Warde
Karen Wilhoyte
Ida Winfree
- Guitar
Eric Antrim
Kathy Barwick
Brian Burke
Eric Burman
Glenn Dauphin
Rick Ednie
Tomas Enguidanos
Jesse Fichman
Avram Frankel
John Gooding
Daisy Kerr
John Kornhauser
Matt Lauer
Jerry Logan
Linda Maki
Alex Mayers
Jim Nunally
Billy Pitrone
Steve Pottier
Victor Skidanenko
Yoseff Tucker
Sullivan Tuttle
Marty Varner
Yvonne Walbroehl
Mike Wilhoyte
Thomas Wille
- Mandolin
Tom Bekeny
TJ Carskadon
Kim Elking
Bill Foss
Josh Gooding
John Gwinner
Pete Hicks
Shane Kalbach
AJ Lee
Wendy Molin
Ed Neff
Andy O’Brien
Steve Pottier
Teo Quale
Bradley Richter
Tom Shewmake
Victor Skidanenko
Butch Waller
Henry Warde
Ida Winfree
- Banjo
Ryan Breen
Paul Clarke
Larry Cohea
Robert Cornelius
Scott Dailey
Dave Guarente
Rob Horgan
Erin Inglish
Snap Jackson
BanjerDan Mazer
Billy Moore
Tom Naiman
Jesse Personeni
Sonia Shell
Victor Skidanenko
Larry White
Christine Wilhoyte
- Fiddle
Tom Bekeny
Cactus Bob Cole
Dana Frankel
Brandon Godman
Pete Hicks
Shane Kalbach
Jack Kinney
Melissa Lincoln
Helen Lude
Ed Neff
Joe Osborn
Miles Quale
Teo Quale
Tessa Schwartz
Paul Shelasky
Amy Sher
Ella Warde
Mark Wardenburg
Lee Anne Welch
- Dobro
Leslie Abbott
Kathy Barwick
Gary Anwyl
Tomas Enguidanos
Will Forte
Avram Frankel
John Gwinner
Ralph Hendricks
Jim Mintun
Charlie Wallace
- Bass
Lisa Burns
Brian Clark
Glenn Dauphin
Tom Drohan
Sarah Eblen
Dave Gooding
Jacob Gooding
Megan January
Paul Knight
Meghan Leslie
Jerry Logan
Linda Maki
Kyle McCabe
Louise Mintun
Andrew Osborn
Angela Personeni
Steve Pottier
Chris Stevenson aka Prairie Flower
Suzanne Suwanda
Allegra Thompson
Karen Wilhoyte
Ida Winfree
NCBS Encourages Support For The CBA Musicians Wildfire Instrument Fund Drive
Our sister organization, the California Bluegrass Association, has created a fund to help bluegrass musicians who are wildfire victims and need our help replacing lost instruments.
The NCBS supports this important effort and encourages your support. Here are the details:
Support Area Bluegrass Music With A Tax-Deductible Donation To The Northern California Bluegrass Society
Consider support for area bluegrass music in your year-end tax planning.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society accepts tax-deductible donations and is an official 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization (Tax ID No. 94-2907716). Consult your tax advisor. You can donate online or by mail:
Mailed NCBS Donations:
NCBS Treasurer
P.O. Box 390846
Mountain View, CA 94039-0846
Make checks payable to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.
Two Week Reminder: Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Band Applications Are Due On December 31
Two Week Reminder: Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival 2019 Band Applications are DUE ON DECEMBER 31, 2018.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will present the fun, friendly 26th Annual GOF Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on August 8-11, 2019.
