by Patrick Campbell | Oct 29, 2021 | Bluegrass History
Ed: This is the second article in a monthly series that author Barry R. Willis has generously allowed the CBA website to publish. This discussion is to clarify the earliest fiddlers on Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in the early 1940s. Mr. Monroe explained to...
by Patrick Campbell | Oct 24, 2021 | General News
photo L to R: Veronica, Allison, Marty, Mark Varner Allison Varner, the widow of Mark Varner and the mother of Marty Varner and Veronica Varner, has died at her retirement home in Dangriga, Belize. She was 57 years old. Allison was an enthusiastic lover and supporter...
by Patrick Campbell | Oct 22, 2021 | Reviews
Della Mae: Family Reunion www.dellamae.com Song List: These Songs, You Don’t Have To Do That, Ride Away, Goodbye My Friend/Waltz for Lois, The Way It Was Before, Dry Town, Heart of My Home, A Few Old Memories, The End. Della Mae has been attracting attention since...
by Patrick Campbell | Oct 19, 2021 | Bluegrass History
Photo: Barry with Big Mon at Belcove Inn 1995 Recently we were sent a series of provocative blogs by banjo player and former California resident Barry Willis. A bit of online research got us in touch with him, and we learned a bit of his history. Barry lived for a...
by Patrick Campbell | Oct 16, 2021 | Reviews
Jesse Brock: Streamliner – Song List: Black Rock City, Wonder Could I Live There Anymore, Streamliner, God on the Mountain, Big Mon, Hey Spikedriver, Nobody Loves Me, KIs on a Cold Cold Stone, What My Memory Tells Me, Treasures of the Past, Shuckin’ the Corn,...
