by Christine | Jun 20, 2019 | Welcome Column
A recent television documentary about Woody Guthrie, Three Chords and the Truth, included an assessment by the music historian, Bob Santelli. Talking about Woody’s development as a performer in the 1930s, Bob commented that at this time in California “Woody...
by Christine | Jan 1, 2018 | Welcome Column
Your new Board of Directors has kicked off the year with many important tasks on their plate. Valerie Cornejo, our CBA Treasurer, formed a “budget committee” made up of new and returning Directors at the October meeting and the committee presented their findings at...
by Christine | Apr 29, 2011 | Welcome Column
My favorite festival of the year is getting closer. The Father’s Day Festival in Grass Valley was where it all began for our family in the mid 80’s. I have close friends who attended from the beginning but we didn’t get there until the 9th or 10th and were immediately...
by Christine | Oct 8, 2019 | Welcome Column
Greetings all. This will be my last President’s Message. I retire at the October Annual Membership Meeting and someone else will be selected by the Board to become President.I have been asked recently what exactly a CBA President does. The By-Laws define the role as...
by Christine | Jan 31, 2011 | Welcome Column
This is going to be a great year for California bluegrassers and for bluegrass in general! One week into the New Year (with a big bluegrass bash at my house on New Year’s Eve), scores of CBAers descended on Bakersfield for the 4th Annual Great 48 and dozens of the...
by Christine | Jan 7, 2013 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Hope everyone had a great time in Bakersfield at the CBA’s hugely successful Great 48! Welcome back to the “real” world, where a hot jam is not just a hallway away. Last time I wrote the 1st Monday Welcome column I was outlining and explaining the...
