Ten Day Reminder: Final Ballots In The 2019 Northern California Bluegrass Awards Due From NCBS Members On January 14

Ten Day Reminder: Final Ballots in the 2019 Northern California Bluegrass Awards are due on January 14 from all Northern California Bluegrass Society Members.

The FREE 12th annual awards show and concert will be held on Saturday, January 26 in Redwood City, as part of the FREE NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival.

NCBS Announces The Finalists For The 2019 Northern California Bluegrass Awards

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the Finalists for the 2019 Northern California Bluegrass Awards. They are:

  1. Bluegrass Band

Bean Creek

Blue Summit

Central Valley Boys

Goat Hill Girls

Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players

Windy Hill

  1. Male Vocalist

Snap Jackson

John Kornhauser

Billy Pitrone

Yoseff Tucker

Sullivan Tuttle

  1. Female Vocalist

Sarah Eblen

AJ  Lee

Linda Maki

Louise Mintun

Nell Robinson

Ella Warde

  1. Guitar

Jesse Fichman

Jim Nunally

Yoseff Tucker

Sullivan Tuttle

Mike Wilhoyte

  1. Mandolin

Tom Bekeny

AJ Lee

Ed Neff

Teo Quale

Butch Waller

  1. Banjo

Larry Cohea

Robert Cornelius

Snap Jackson

Jesse Personeni

Sonia Shell

  1. Fiddle

Pete Hicks

Ed Neff

Paul Shelasky

Mark Wardenburg

Lee Anne Welch

  1. Dobro

Leslie Abbott

Kathy Barwick

Avram Frankel

Jim Mintun

Charlie Wallace

  1. Bass

Lisa Burns

Sarah Eblen

Paul Knight

Jerry Logan

Louise Mintun

Steve Pottier

There are more than five finalists in some categories due to ties.

Nominees Announced For 2019 Northern California Bluegrass Awards

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the nominees for the 2019 Northern California Bluegrass Awards:

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Dobro

Leslie Abbott

Kathy Barwick

Gary Anwyl

Tomas Enguidanos

Will Forte

Avram Frankel

John Gwinner

Ralph Hendricks

Jim Mintun

Charlie Wallace

  1. 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

FREE Bluegrass On Broadway Festival Coming To Redwood City January 25-27 2019

The FREE Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society with principal financial support from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, will come to Redwood City January 25-27, 2019.

The 12th Annual festival will include the Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center Theatre on Saturday, January 26, 2019.

Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees Announced For 12th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards

The Northern California Bluegrass Society will honor unsung heroes with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 12th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show to be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center Theatre in Redwood City.

The honorees are Colleen Conley, Mike Fisher, Linzey Hill, Brenda Hough, Darlene Janine Walker, Debbie Weiner, and Randy Weisendanger. All have contributed to the area bluegrass community in important ways for many years with little recognition.

The awards show and day-long concert is part of the FREE Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society with principal financial support from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission and other Redwood City area organizations and individuals.

12th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show Set For Saturday, January 26 In Redwood City

The 12th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center Theatre in Redwood City.

The awards show and day-long concert is part of the FREE Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society with principal financial support from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission.

The weekend festival will run January 25-27, 2019 at various venues in Redwood City.

FREE NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival Set For January 25-27 In Redwood City

The Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society with principal financial support from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, will be held on January 25-27, 2019 in Redwood City. The FREE event will include the Northern California Bluegrass Awards and the NCBS Bluegrass Film Festival.