by Christine | Jun 19, 2018 | Welcome Column
This month’s guest, Jody Richardson is no stranger to San Francisco bluegrass and old time audiences. She plays in 2 stellar San Francisco bands: The Earl Brothers and The Vivants and is a regular at Amnesia’s Monday night bluegrass shows.db: Tell us a little about...
by Christine | Apr 16, 2019 | Welcome Column
This is a re-post of an interview that previously appeared in the CBA Breakdown.This month’s guest, Jody Richardson is no stranger to San Francisco bluegrass and old time audiences. She plays in 2 stellar San Francisco bands: The Earl Brothers and The Vivants and is a...
by Christine | Oct 20, 2016 | Welcome Column
Finding bluegrass in surprising places has come up in my column before. A few weeks ago I went to see The Brothers Comatose play in Auburn with a friend of mine. We arrived early and got seats in the back, planning on moving to the dancefloor after the opening acts....
by Christine | Aug 17, 2018 | Welcome Column
Richard HooverThis month I dropped in for a tour at the Santa Cruz Guitar Company (SCGC) followed by a chat with founder Richard Hoover. Richard and SCGC have been frequent and heavy supporters of the CBA and Father’s Day Festival with raffle guitar instrument...
by Christine | Jun 29, 2018 | Welcome Column
DB: I’m lucky to own and play a mandolin by the highly regarded Australian luthier Steve Gilchrist, who has graciously agreed to answer some questions for this edition of Porch Talk.SG: Thanks Dave. It’s a pleasure to be here.DB: Hi Steve. I’m sure you get this...
