by Bruce Campbell | Oct 6, 2021 | Welcome Column
One of the things I love about Bluegrass music is the stories. Here are some common themes: Unrequited Love This is not unique to bluegrass, by any means. But the bluegrass renderings of this story have some really fun subthemes. One is “You Don’t Love Me, I Might As...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 1, 2021 | Welcome Column
Dear CBA members. This will be my last column. Many years ago, Rick Cornish asked if I would be willing to be one of the CBA Welcome Column Writers. Rick knew I was a sucker for flattery, and no one could pour it on like Rick. Rick enthusiastically explained...
by Bruce Campbell | Sep 29, 2021 | Welcome Column
Music fans who grew up on radio grew accustomed to a radio format for delivery of popular music. Up to the 1960’s, it was extremely rare for any song to last any longer than 3 minutes and closer to 2 was preferred. It was good for business – let radio get more songs...
by Maggie Sokolik | Sep 23, 2021 | Welcome Column, Interview
You can read the first half of this interview in last month’s column. On August 17, in spite of a few technical difficulties, I managed to catch up with AJ Lee and Blue Summit, who were touring the East Coast. Zooming from my Airbnb in Eugene, Oregon to their hotel...
by Bert Daniel | Sep 16, 2021 | Welcome Column
In recent years my musical horizons have broadened. At first I put this down to simple nostalgia. Now well into my seventies, I have certainly found myself remembering how –much earlier in my life – I first discovered bluegrass, old time, jazz and blues music. The...
by Bert Daniel | Sep 14, 2021 | Welcome Column
Banjo players tend to get kidded a lot and jokes about them abound. In the interest of equal time, perhaps it’s time for some other instruments to have some good natured fun poked at them. Here’s a sampling of jokes about those oversize fiddle players we all treasure:...
