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...
by robin | Feb 6, 2023 | Bluegrass History
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by Maggie Sokolik | Feb 25, 2022 | Bluegrass History, Bluegrass Musicians, Old Archived News, Welcome Column
his month, I started to peruse the archives and immediately stopped when I ran across this piece about The Seldom Scene. One of my favorite bluegrass bands of all time, The Seldom Scene get a nice introduction in this 1976 article by Bob Lawrence. I’ve added some...
by Maggie Sokolik | Jan 27, 2022 | Bluegrass History, Bluegrass Musicians, Welcome Column
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, publicity photo, University of Missouri, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons I took another dip into the archives this month, and I chose an issue of the Breakdown that had a bit of sentimental meaning for me. I chose one that...
by Patrick Campbell | Dec 28, 2021 | Bluegrass History
This is #5 in an ongoing series of blogs by Barry Willis, who has generously allowed the CBA to publish. You can find other blogs by Barry and info on his fascinating life here. There have been many discussions about what we might call “The Feud.” A general summary...
by Maggie Sokolik | Nov 26, 2021 | Bluegrass History, Welcome Column
Digging through the archives, I found this article by Lon Suiter, which appeared in the 1986 Bluegrass Breakdown. It presents an interesting slice of perhaps lesser-known bluegrass history. There is a lot of music referenced in this article, much of which is readily...
