Candidate Statements For 2019 NCBS Board Of Directors Election Due On June 30

The Annual Election for the Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors will be held at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on Saturday, August 10, 2019, 10:00am-5:00pm, and by mail.

Candidate Statements are due to Michael Hall by June 30, 2019, for publication in the July issue of Bluegrass By The Bay and on the NCBS Website. Statements are limited to 100 words.

NCBS Leaders Attend IBMA World Of Bluegrass Convention In Raleigh North Carolina

The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the International Bluegrass Music Association. Three members of the NCBS Board Of Directors will play a role in organizing and performing at the IBMA World Of Bluegrass national convention September 25-29, 2018 in Raleigh, NC.

NCBS President Michael Hall will help organize the IBMA Leadership Bluegrass opening reception and the LB Masterclass. He will also help with the IBMA Information Booth and emcee two showcases during the week.

Board Members AJ Lee and Jesse Fichman will perform at the Leadership Bluegrass reception and will showcase with their band Blue Summit at various times during the week.

Meanwhile, AJ is up for an important national award — she has been named a finalist in the Vocalist category for the IBMA Momentum Awards.

Many other Californians will be in attendance, bringing national and international prominence to West Coast bluegrass music.

NCBS Board Of Directors Names Dana Frankel As Additional Member For 2018-2019

Dana Frankel

The Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors has named Dana Frankel as a member for the 2018-2019 year. She temporarily brings the board up to ten members, up from the traditional nine.

Frankel lives in Santa Cruz and is currently a sophomore at UC-Santa Cruz, where she is majoring in Sustainable Agriculture. She is a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Belmont.

Dana, Vicki, & Avram Frankel of the Dim Lights.

She grew up in the NCBS, attending and performing on fiddle at numerous Society events, including the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, Bluegrass On Broadway, the Brown Barn Bluegrass Festival and the Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival.  She has been a member of her family band, The Dim Lights, led by her parents Avram & Vicki Frankel of Pacifica, and also plays in Mission Blue with her father. She and Helen Foley are the bandleaders of Pacific Drive. As a youth, she performed with the Kids On Stage at the GOF and other area festivals.

She is interested in creating additional opportunities for younger bluegrass fans at NCBS events and helping to grow existing Society activities.

Jesse Fichman, Helen Foley & Dana Frankel of Pacific Drive.

 

 

Candidates Announced For The August 11, 2018 NCBS Board Of Directors Election

The following candidates will be on the ballot for the 2018-2019 Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors: Bruce Bellochio, Eric Burman, Bruce Edmundson, Jesse Fichman, Mike Fisher, Michael Hall, AJ Lee, Karen Reyes, & Mike Russell.

The election will be held on Saturday, August 11, 2018, 10:00am-5:00pm at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Tres Pinos, and by mail.