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

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