by Christine | Nov 16, 2008 | Welcome Column
When it comes to instrument tuning, musicians often use a tuner to tune each string with precision. And sometimes they use a method called ?relative tuning?. Let?s use the guitar as an example. As long as you can get one string in tune, you can tune the remainder of...
by Christine | Mar 19, 2011 | Welcome Column
Instruments aren’t living beings. Or so my mother tells me. It’s a hard concept for me to grasp. I feel guilty when I ignore my animals – after all they are living things that perceive change of routine and most domestics are bred to seek interaction with humans. Thus...
by Christine | Nov 24, 2012 | Welcome Column
Welcome to the California Bluegrass Association’s website. Here’s something you can put on your calendar for next month! (Note to Website Administrators everywhere: Please copy and paste on your website where appropriate to do so. This is not a copyright...
by Christine | Dec 6, 2015 | Welcome Column
I received my annual notice to renew my membership in IBMA a couple of days ago. I am going to do it—as I have done since the day the organization began. I was there at the first “get together”, and it seems to me now that I will remain a member till...
by Christine | Dec 21, 2018 | Welcome Column
This is a re-post of an interview that previously appeared in the CBA Breakdown.Bill FossBill is a native San Franciscan who, like many who grew up in the city, got the bluegrass bug from the scene at Paul’s Saloon. He’s played many styles in many bands but is best...
