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 14th Annual Holiday Hootenanny Is This Friday December 14 In San Carlos

The Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company will present the FREE 14th Annual Holiday Hootenanny this Friday, December 14 at the brewery, 935 Washington Street, San Carlos. The 5:00pm show will be held on Friday, December 14, 2018.

The program is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Thanks for your support!

FRIDAY, December 14

5:00 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
6:15 — The Sloe Sippers
7:30 — Stoney Mountain Ramblers
9:00 — Pathetic Honey
10:30 — All-Star Jam

And, on the Side Stage: John Henry’s Farm.

Bring your own beer mug (or purchase one when you arrive). Good Beer, Good Food, and Holiday Cheer will be served. Scott Dailey is the organizer of this event.

NCBS Welcomes The FREE Holiday Hootenanny in San Carlos!

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.

Save The Date: 26th Annual NCBS GOF Bluegrass Festival Is August 8-11 — Bands Are Encouraged To Apply

Save The Date: The NCBS 26th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held August 8-11 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The gathering is a showcase of top California bluegrass bands and a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Apply: Bands wishing to play on the main stage are encouraged to apply by December 31, 2018. 

GOF Band Application

 

Three Week Reminder: GOF Band Applications Are Due On December 31, 2018 For 2019 Festival

Three Week Reminder: Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Band Applications are DUE ON DECEMBER 31, 2018 (for bands wishing to perform on the Main Stage).

The Northern California Bluegrass Society will present the 26th Annual Benefit Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on August 8-11, 2019.

Main Stage Band Application