by Bruce Campbell | Feb 16, 2022 | Welcome Column
If you’ve been at a jam, and someone reels off a perfect rendition of a classic banjo (or guitar, or fiddle) solo, it’s a thrilling moment, no doubt. And if you’re at a jam and someone reels off a solo that’s wholly different, that’s a thrilling moment too,...
by Bert Daniel | Feb 11, 2022 | Welcome Column
I’m sure you’ve all seen them. They wander around the campgrounds in search of a good jam. But unlike most other would be bluegrass jammers, they are heavily burdened by a very ponderous and unwieldy instrument. If they do a lot of jam hopping...
by Bruce Campbell | Feb 9, 2022 | Welcome Column
Recently I heard some chatter about a guy who was wreaking some havoc with guest spots at a regular jam session. I guess it wasn’t a jam session in the usual sense – this particular jam will feature five musicians thrown together for the night, and I guess that...
by Bert Daniel | Feb 6, 2022 | Welcome Column
The Daily Grist: Where oh where is pretty little Susie? Way down yonder in the pawpaw patch (traditional) Spring is springing already here in California! And there is no greater delight than watching the trees bloom each spring. Like many others during the COVID era I...
by Bert Daniel | Feb 4, 2022 | Welcome Column
I can tell you from experience. It’s not a bad thing at all to be stuck in Lodi. For years now the CBA has held its fall or spring campout at the Grape Festival Grounds in Lodi. By April we may be somewhat out of this pandemic mess and I hope we will be able to...
by Bruce Campbell | Feb 2, 2022 | Welcome Column
I’ll never make a living on music. There. I said it. My parents were right. I tried, I really did. But I discovered that a few things were holding me back. First and foremost, I don’t have enough talent to rise to the upper 1/10 of 1%. I just don’t. I have some...
