Interview with Kyle Ledson

by | Oct 20, 2016 | Welcome Column

Finding bluegrass in surprising places has come up in my column before. A few weeks ago I went to see The Brothers Comatose play in Auburn with a friend of mine. We arrived early and got seats in the back, planning on moving to the dancefloor after the opening acts....

Interview with Steve Gilchrist

by | Jun 29, 2018 | Welcome Column

DB: I’m lucky to own and play a mandolin by the highly regarded Australian luthier Steve Gilchrist, who has graciously agreed to answer some questions for this edition of Porch Talk.SG: Thanks Dave. It’s a pleasure to be here.DB: Hi Steve. I’m sure you get this...

Interviews with Adam Roszkiewicz

by | Jan 2, 2016 | Welcome Column

Bluegrass Interviews by Dave BerryThis is a new occasional column by Dave Berry, a San Francisco-based CBA member, singer and mandolin player who has an insatiable bluegrass curiosity.Adam RoszkiewiczThe subject of this very first Bluegrass Interviews column is the...

iPod, YouPod, we ALLPod

by | Mar 31, 2010 | Welcome Column

The posting of Steve Almond’s article “The trouble with easy listening” started the most thought-provoking thread on the CBA Message Board in a long time. The author of the article decries the effect that the proliferation of iPods and downloaded music has had on the...

Is Any Publicity Good Publicity

by | Dec 4, 2018 | Welcome Column

I finally gave it upA phone call I have been anticipating for a while came the other day. I thought it would probably come from a new energetic volunteer or maybe a seasoned volunteer roped into one of the important tasks that always pile up in organizations like this...