Microphone Ballet

by | Apr 13, 2014 | Welcome Column

The hard working sound engineer may be one of the most under-appreciated people in Bluegrass music. Most people go to a Bluegrass event and enjoy the music without even thinking about how much work it takes to make the listening experience clear and accurate for...

Mighty Fine, Son, Mighty Fine

by | Jun 6, 2012 | Welcome Column

I have not, to the best of my recollection, participated in lengthy paeans to departed musical heroes, with the exception of a piece on John Lennon a few Decembers back. Yes, I wrote about John Lennon in my CBA Welcome column! Some musicians have a impact that is very...

Mike McKinley

by | Feb 6, 2012 | Welcome Column

Dear friends, Well, it’s a Post Super Bowl Monday. It was quite an entertaining game, eh? I have bellied up to ye olde keyboard this morning to welcome one and all to the CBA’s website. In case you have not been here before, this space is filled daily with pearls of...

Milestones – Ahead and Behind

by | Feb 19, 2014 | Welcome Column

As I look back on 40+ years of playing music, there were a lot of steps along the way. Some of them I recognized as steps, some were specific goals, and others I only realized were breakthroughs as I’ve watched others go through them. I imagine a lot of things I think...

Miley, Me and Old Jeans

by | Sep 1, 2013 | Welcome Column

So what do Miley Cyrus and my old jeans have in common? Nothing. My old jeans just don’t fit anymore. As I found a pair buried in my closet. These jeans must be fifteen years old,and I’ll tell you what: no matter how much weight I might ever lose, those old pants just...