The 2018 Northern California Bluegrass Society Volunteer Thank-You Party will be held at an undisclosed location on Saturday, October 13. All volunteers and bands on any NCBS event or project over the past year will be invited.
The righteously-coveted invitations will be arriving this week. NCBS — and the entire area bluegrass community of bands and fans — deeply appreciate the hard work of our volunteers throughout the year. We look forward to this annual party in their honor!
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.
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.
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.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors has named officers for 2018-2019. They are:
President — Michael Hall (Redwood City)
Vice-President — Mike Russell (San Mateo)
Secretary — Jesse Fichman (Santa Cruz)
Treasurer — Bruce Edmundson (Sunnyvale)
The following have been elected to serve on 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 took place at this past weekend’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.
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.
One Day Reminder: Candidate Statements for the August 11, 2018 Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors Election are due tomorrow, Saturday, June 30. E-Mail to Michael Hall (100 word limit).
Three Day Reminder: Candidate Statements for the August 11, 2018 Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors Election are due on June 30. E-Mail statements to Michael Hall (100 word limit) for publication in the July issue of Bluegrass By The Bay.
One Week Reminder: June 30, 2018 is the Deadline for Candidate Statements for the August 11 Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors Election. E-Mail statements to Michael Hall (100 word limit).
The NCBS Website is being upgraded. There may be a few times when the full site is unavailable over the next few weeks while the work is completed. The fabulous new site will be ready shortly. Thanks for your patience!
