The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the Finalists for the 2019 Northern California Bluegrass Awards. They are:
- Bluegrass Band
Bean Creek
Blue Summit
Central Valley Boys
Goat Hill Girls
Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players
Windy Hill
- Male Vocalist
Snap Jackson
John Kornhauser
Billy Pitrone
Yoseff Tucker
Sullivan Tuttle
- Female Vocalist
Sarah Eblen
AJ Lee
Linda Maki
Louise Mintun
Nell Robinson
Ella Warde
- Guitar
Jesse Fichman
Jim Nunally
Yoseff Tucker
Sullivan Tuttle
Mike Wilhoyte
- Mandolin
Tom Bekeny
AJ Lee
Ed Neff
Teo Quale
Butch Waller
- Banjo
Larry Cohea
Robert Cornelius
Snap Jackson
Jesse Personeni
Sonia Shell
- Fiddle
Pete Hicks
Ed Neff
Paul Shelasky
Mark Wardenburg
Lee Anne Welch
- Dobro
Leslie Abbott
Kathy Barwick
Avram Frankel
Jim Mintun
Charlie Wallace
- 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.