Halloween, 2000

Sixteen years ago on this very day the CBA’s web site was launched.  So much has changed since then, and yet so little.  Our board of directors has completely turned over, and not just once, since then; yet many of the men and women who sat around that table...

Hand, Heart, Head

People have made music for eons. The music came here from all over the world, mostly brought by the folk who made it, but also transported by more sophisticated people who knew how to read music and play instruments in a formal way. It came from Europe, Africa, the...

Hangtown Halloween Ball 2014

What do cops on stilts, fuzzy chicken suits, and light-up hula hoops have to do with bluegrass? More than you would think actually. Imagine a festival, one with serious bluegrass roots, that has evolved into a multi-genre festivators paradise, thanks to organizers Pet...

Hank Williams

You probably think that I’m going to share some insights on the country legend or maybe his rowdy son but your wrong. The Hank I’m going to tell you about is one who I’m much closer to and familiar with.than either of those Hanks. We lost a music fan...

Happy (almost) Birthday, USA!

Tomorrow will be the 4th of July, the date chosen by our nation’s forefathers as the date to celebrate the birth of our nation – the United States of America. We are a nation born of conflict – war, actually – and the USA seems destined to always be...

Happy belated glorious 4th of July!

July…. Seventh month of the year.  Wimbledon, Women’s World Cup Soccer, Mens Gold Cup Soccer, Baseball All Star Game,Nathan’s Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest, My sister Maria, daughter Rhiannon  grandson ZR, and life long  best friend Bill...