Finalists Announced for Northern California Bluegrass 2013 Awards!

The voters have spoken!

Here are the Finalists for the 2013 Northern California Bluegrass Awards.

The Northern California Bluegrass Awards will be presented in Redwood City on Saturday, January 26, 2013. The ceremony and concert is part of the FREE weekend-long Northern California Bluegrass Society Bluegrass On Broadway Festival.

…And The Nominees Are:

1. Bluegrass Band

• Bean Creek
• Blue & Lonesome
• Central Valley Boys
• Dark Hollow
• Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players
• Windy Hill

2. Male Vocalist

• Luke Abbott
• Pete Hicks
• John Kornhauser
• Billy Pitrone
• Yoseff Tucker

3. Female Vocalist

• Pam Brandon aka Belle Monroe
• Sarah Eblen
• Kim Elking
• A. J. Lee
• (Note: Kathy Kallick was voted a finalist, but removed herself from this award category.)

4. Guitar

• Billy Pitrone
• David Thom
• Yoseff Tucker
• Yvonne Walbroehl
• Mike Wilhoyte

5. Mandolin

• Ed Cirimele
• Kim Elking
• Pete Hicks
• Ed Neff
• Nate Schwartz
• Roger Siminoff

6. Banjo

• Luke Abbott
• Larry Cohea
• Rob Horgan
• Snap Jackson
• Victor Skidanenko

7. Fiddle

• Pete Hicks
• Paul Lee
• Ed Neff
• Mark Wardenburg
• Lee Anne Welch

8. Dobro

• Lisa Berman
• Will Forte
• Rachel Franklin
• Jim Mintun
• Charlie Wallace

9. Bass

• Lisa Burns
• Dave Gooding
• Jennifer Kitchen
• Linda Maki
• Louise Mintun
• Suzanne Suwanda

Congratulations to all the nominees in all nine categories!