Second Round Northern California Bluegrass Awards ballots are due this Thursday, February 11, 2010.

The 3rd Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Bluegrass On Broadway Festival will be held March 11-14, 2010 in historic downtown Redwood City. The entire festival is FREE and plenty of FUN!

Thursday: Opening Jam. Friday: Bluegrass Dining In Redwood City Restaurants. Saturday: BOB Film Festival Opening Film. Northern California Bluegrass Awards Concert. Northern California Bluegrass Awards. Award Winners Jam (all are welcome). Evening Bluegrass Bistro Show. Sunday: IBMM Bluegrass Film Festival. More to come.

NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway receives principal financial support from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, the Redwood City Public Library, the Redwood City Friends Of The Library, and Tapestry Church (formerly, the Peninsula Christian Center), plus other area businesses and individuals.

The Northern California Bluegrass Awards Ceremony will be held as a part of the NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City. The nominees are:

1. Bluegrass Band

49 Special, Alhambra Valley Band, Barefoot Nellies, Bean Creek, Belle Monroe & Her Brew Glass Boys, Blue & Lonesome, Bluegrass Conspiracy, Cabin Fever, Carolina Special, Circle R Boys, Common Cents, Dalton Mountain Gang, Dark Hollow, Deep Elem, Diana Donnelly & The Yes Ma’ams, Eddie DuCommun & Bluegrass For The Record, Faux Renwah, Harmon’s Peak, High Country, Houston Jones, Jeanie & Chuck’s Country Round-Up, Jimmy Chickenpants, Kitchen Help, Mighty Crows, Mineral Kings, Mountain Drive, Mountain Laurel, Natural Drift, Nell Robinson & Red Level, OMGG, Rogue River,Savanah Blu, Sidesaddle & Co., Smiley Mountain, Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players, Stoney Mountain Ramblers, Tuttle Family, Wintons, Wires & Wood.

2. Male Vocalist

Luke Abbott, Tyson Alteri, George Best, Danny Booth, Page Brownton, Eric Burman, Glenn Dauphin, Eddie DuCommun, Matt Dudman, Adam Field, David Field, Avram Frankel, Pete Hicks, Rob Horgan, Glenn Houston, Travis Jones, John Kael, Chris Kee, John Kornhauser, Larry Lynch, Jim Mintun, Billy Pitrone, Max Schwartz, Nate Schwartz, Ted Silverman, Chris Smith, Yoseff Tucker, Marty Varner, Butch Waller, Del Williams, Jason Winfree, Cody Winton,Jesse Winton, Randy Winton, John Woodell, Robert Zeien.

3. Female Vocalist

Regina Bartlett, Pam Brandon aka Belle Monroe, Julay Brooks, Jean Butterfield, Joni Davies, Diana Donnelly, Sarah Eblen, Kim Elking, Penny Godlis, Kathy Kallick, Jennifer Kitchen, A. J. Lee, Louise Mintun, Samantha Olson, Hilary Perkins aka Nell Robinson, Lynn Quinones, Betsy Riger, Nichole Solis, Annie Staninec, Chris Stevenson aka Prairie Flower, Yvonne Walbroehl.

4. Guitar Player

Tyson Alteri, Pam Brandon aka Belle Monroe, Cactus Bob Cole, Glen Dauphin, Jackie Miller Dick, Diana Donnelly, Rick Ednie, David Field, John Fuller, Gordon Gibson, Glenn Houston, Jim Lewin, Alex Mayers, Steve Palazzo, Billy Pitrone, Lynn Quinones, Mike Schwartz, Nicole Solis, Sam Sternlight, Yoseff Tucker, Molly Tuttle, Marty Varner, Yvonne Walbroehl, Jason Winfree, Jesse Winton, Robert Zeien.

5. Mandolin Player

Tom Bekeny, Alan Bond, Buzz Brown, John Cogdill, Cactus Bob Cole, Matt Dudman, Kim Elking, Pete Hicks, Chojo Jacques, Matt Kendall, Dan Large, A. J. Lee, Mike McKinley, Randy McKnight,Hide Kawatsure, Ed Neff, Steve Pottier, Nate Schwartz, Ted Silverman, Nicole Solis, Sam Sternlight, Ken Torke, Michael Tuttle, Marty Varner, Nina Weisenberg, Jesse Winton, Gary Vessez.

6. Banjo Player

Luke Abbott, Jered Cheney, Larry Chung, Paul Clarke, Larry Cohea, Tom Cooper, Scott Daley, Tim Edes, Craig Fletcher, Dave Guarante, Rob Horgan, Jordan Klein, Dave Magrum, Matt Milan, Billy Moore, Tom Naiman, Mitch Polzak, Jonathan Scheille, Bill Schniederman, Sonia Shell, Victor Skididako, Frank Solivan, Chris Stevenson aka Prairie Flower, Linis Tremaine, Cody Winton.

7. Fiddle Player

Elcia Burton, Johnny Campbell, Cactus Bob Cole, Jill Cruey, Chip Curry, Dennis English, Diana Greenberg, Christine Grim, Pete Hicks, Chojo Jacques, Steve Joynes, Paul Lee, Brian McClenahan, Ella Naiman, Ed Neff, Samantha Olson, Gail Reece, Liz Rhone, Alyssa Rose, Pete Showman, Annie Staninec, Fred Stepp, Mark Wardenburg, Lee Anne Welch, Cody Winton.

8. Dobro Player

Kathy Barwick, Lisa Berman, Rich Ferguson, Avram Frankel, Rick Hendricks, Ernie Hunt, Jon Maste, Jim Mintun, Gene Tortura, Charlie Wallace, Cody Winton.

9. Bass Player

Mike Baroni, Jess Beebe, Colleen Browne, Doris Burman, Lisa Burns, Bruce Campbell, Jim Davies, Tom Drohan, Sarah Eblen, Jessica Evans, David Field, Penny Godlis, Dave Gooding, Bill Hamburgen, Elida Ickes, Chris Kee, Jennifer Kitchen, Paul Knight, Jerry Logan,Bruce Mauier, Louise Mintun, Angela Personini, Max Schwartz, Gary Smaltz, Tom Spencer.

Principal financial  support for the March 11-14 NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway festival comes from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, the Redwood City Public Library, and the Tapestry Church (formerly, the Peninsula Christian Center).

Carl Pagter of Walnut Creek will return as host of the NCBS International Bluegrass Music Museum Film Festival on March 14, 2010. The FREE film festival is part of the March 11-14 Bluegrass On Broadway Festival.

Pager is the founder of the California Bluegrass Association, a lifetime member of the Northern California Bluegrass Society, and a trustee of both the Foundation For Bluegrass Music and the International Bluegrass Music Museum. He is a nationally-touring old-time banjo player and singer with his band Country Ham and also performs locally with the Mount Diablo String Band. NCBS honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

The film festival is the nation’s only juried bluegrass documentary film event, and exhibits both independent works and selections from the IBMM’s Bluegrass Masters Oral History Project.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Bluegrass On Broadway Festival receives principal financial support from the City of Redwood City’s Civic Cultural Commission, the Redwood City Public Library, and the Tapestry Church, as well as other Redwood City businesses and organizations.

The Peninsula Arts Council has named Masterworks Choral the San Mateo County Arts Organization Of The Year. The Northern California Bluegrass Society was nominated for the honor for the first time for its Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City. The other 2010 Diamond Awards winners are: Cindy Zhang, Young Artist; Michael Lederman, Arts Educator; Brooke Knight, Individual Artist; Gail Gandolfi, Arts Volunteer; Gelb Music, Business; South San Francisco, Government; and Lucy Tolmatch, Special Recognition. The 8th annual awards will be presented at a ceremony on January 28 in Redwood City.