by Dave Berry | Sep 5, 2023 | Welcome to California!, Coming Event(s), Interview
Welcome to California Red Wine IBMA 2023 Distinguished Achievement Award nominees and the Bay Area’s favorite EU bluegrass band, Red Wine, is taking a west coast swing including three stops in California following shows in Washington and Oregon. Below is the info on...
by Dave Berry | Jul 30, 2023 | Announcements, Coming Event(s), Regional News
Bright Star the Musical at Castro Valley Center for the Arts I was recently made aware by bluegrass promoter and proponent Maria Nadauld about the upcoming production of the bluegrass musical Bright Star put on by the Castro Valley Arts Foundation at their Castro...
by Dave Berry | Jul 13, 2023 | Announcements, Coming Event(s), General News, Home Page Article
As readers surely are aware, there will be a CBA Founders Celebration remembrance event for Carl Pagter at the Fairfield Community Center on Saturday, July 22. Featured performers will be Ed Neff & Blue Lonesome, the Caleb Klauder-Reeb Willms Bluegrass Band, and a...
by Dave Berry | Jun 26, 2023 | Announcements, Coming Event(s)
The West Marin Fiddle Camp is coming up from Sunday, July 16 to Saturday, July 22. I spoke with Irena Eide, aka Rainy Eyes, who is putting together this relatively new and largely undiscovered gem of a camp with a variety of highly qualified instructors across...
by Dave Berry | Jun 11, 2023 | Bluegrass History, General News, Interview
Reprinted with permission from Bluegrass Today. When someone in the California Bluegrass Association(CBA) says Darby, we all know who they are talking about as she is part of a select group like Carl or Laurie who have instant first-name recognition. As former CBA...