by Bert Daniel | Nov 10, 2021 | Welcome Column
Daily Grist #1: “The more populous the world and the more intricate its structure, the greater must be its fundamental insecurity. A world structure too elaborately scientific, if once disrupted by war, revolution, natural cataclysm or epidemic, might collapse into a...
by Bert Daniel | Nov 7, 2021 | Welcome Column
I’ve seen very good players cringe when someone in a jam calls the Ralph Stanley classic Clinch Mountain Backstep. Okay, maybe not very good players but just the same some good jammers do flinch at the call. Because I revel in redundancy, or because maybe there are...
by Bert Daniel | Nov 5, 2021 | Welcome Column
I was completely unprepared for what I was looking at. Although I was part of a class that was showing me how to use special equipment to see this stuff, somehow I was not really ready to appreciate what it was that this class was allowing me to see. I adjusted the...
by Bruce Campbell | Nov 3, 2021 | Welcome Column
One of things that makes bluegrass fun is arguing about it. It excites passions in people, and the urge to defend one’s own passions is strong – especially around a lantern on the ground in the middle of a circle of jammers in the middle of the night. People...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 31, 2021 | Welcome Column
It was only a few years ago that I first hooked up with Sophronie. I know that some of you who know me, CBA or otherwise, may be shocked by this admission. Although you have likely never met my beautiful wife Joyce (because she hates Bluegrass), you might know from...
by Bruce Campbell | Oct 29, 2021 | Welcome Column
You’re watching a bluegrass band perform at a festival. They’re terrific – they hit the stage, jumped into their first tune with minimal preamble and they’re very tight. They squeeze 14 songs into their 50 minute set. Their set has a perfect flow –...
