Dear Old Dixie

I had only recently started listening and playing bluegrass music when I headed off to college in Mississippi. That’s right – native San Franciscan, Ole Miss, class of 1981. It was quite an adventure all the way around and a big part of it was falling in with the...

Dear Old Dixie

I had only recently started listening and playing bluegrass music when I headed off to college in Mississippi. That’s right – native San Franciscan, Ole Miss, class of 1981. It was quite an adventure all the way around and a big part of it was falling in with the...

Dear Readers

Thanks to Rick Cornish and to the California Bluegrass Association for giving me this opportunity via the Welcome Column to thank everyone who has shown support to my family with this week’s Freight and Salvage concert on Friday, September 2nd. As we get older (and,...

December 2012 President’s Message

The California Bluegrass Association election held every year in October has come and gone. Close to 20% of the membership voted this year. Most years there are very few changes to our Board and Officer lineup but this year was different. The Board of Directors has...

December 2018 President’s Message

Your Association has been busy in 2018 and we are wrapping up another busy year. Many of us just returned from IBMA’s World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, we had our Fall Campout in Lodi and our Annual Election and Membership Meeting, Lucy Smith in Chico has produced two...

December President’s Message

The CBA has had a very busy autumn. Please read Lucy Smith’s article on the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC in this issue. Almost every Board member attended as did our hardworking team of volunteers. There were...