by robin | Dec 2, 2023 | California Report
Read all about Dave Berry’s article it in Bluegrass Today!
by Bert Daniel | Nov 30, 2023 | Welcome Column
Today’s Grist Quote: Pick that banjo solid (Jimmy Martin) Most bluegrass musicians need a pick to make their instrument produce a good sound. Bass players can use their fingers and probably will never need a bow. Fiddle players on the other hand do need a bow (unless...
by Bruce Campbell | Nov 29, 2023 | Welcome Column
I saw a fascinating episode of Nova recently where they showed how we actually take in the world around us. Using instruments that show exactly where focus is at a given second, they showed that much of what we think we “see” is an illusion – filled in by our brains...
by Bruce Campbell | Nov 22, 2023 | Welcome Column
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, my favorite holiday. I know it’s become an overly commercial boondoggle and a slippery slope into the dreaded Christmas season (even Charles Dickens bemoaned the commercialism of Christmas in the 19th century!). Regardless of all that,...
by robin | Nov 23, 2023 | Brenda and the Reviews
Dan Levenson’s Master Collection of Old-Time Tunes Mel Bay Publications www.melbay.com ISBN 978-151-347-341-3 Many bluegrass jam sessions include songs that were originally played as instrumental fiddle tunes. Some musicians have the experience and skill set to learn...
by robin | Nov 28, 2023 | Brenda and the Reviews
Tim Raybon Band: I Could Get Used To This www.pinecastlemusic.com Song List: Leaving Cleveland, Can’t Get Away From This Broken Heart, Sally Johnson, 1959, That Reunion, Nothing So Blue, I Told Momma and Daddy Goodbye, Ilene Baker, Headed Back to Tulsa, I Could Get...
by robin | Nov 18, 2023 | Brenda and the Reviews
Brenda Reviews: Nothin’ Fancy – Here We Go Again www.pinecastlemusic.com Song List: Time Gone By, Here We Go Again, Little Island Love, The Thought of Loving You, Memories of Monroe, The Things I’m Sorry For, Crash and Burn, Dog Eat Dog World, Just An Old...
by Patrick Campbell | Nov 14, 2023 | Announcements
Thursday November 30, 2023 from 7:00 – 9:30; Willowbrook Ale House, 3600 Petaluma Blvd N in Petaluma The fifth Thursday of the month is coming up soon and that means it’s time for another North Bay Bluegrass Session at the Willowbrook Ale House, the legendary...
by Bert Daniel | Nov 16, 2023 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s note: I begged my old friend Rick Cornish to contribute some fresh content for our web site. Rick was my first choice for the job because he produced such great content for so many years when he ran the site) Here’s Rick: Your web site content director Bert...
by Bruce Campbell | Nov 15, 2023 | Welcome Column
One of the peculiar benefits of being a performing musician is I get to see a lot of people dance. There’s just no action of self-expression as pure and universal as dance. I see little kids who can barely walk dance impulsively to live music. I have seen elderly...
