by Christine | Sep 24, 2018 | Welcome Column
Note: This is a special full edition of the David Grier Breakdown Column.This month I was joined by CBA everyman Ted Kuster as we caught up with master guitarist David Grier over lunch between his busy schedule of house concerts and workshops in San Francisco and...
by Christine | Mar 15, 2016 | Welcome Column
DB: Hi Kate, thanks for your time. Was your family musical when you were growing up?KB: My family was very musical. My mom sang on the radio in Virginia as a young woman. They say I sound like her. My parents sang duets, we always had a piano, my dad had a uke and got...
by Christine | Apr 30, 2020 | Welcome Column
This month’s subject Larry Cohea really needs no introduction, Larry is a CBA and NCBS Lifetime Achievement Honoree and member of many seminal Bay Area Bluegrass Bands such as High Country, Blue and Lonesome and Dark Hollow.Q: Hi Larry; I didn’t find much on your...
by Christine | Oct 6, 2018 | Welcome Column
This month, we have Linda Maki who seems to pop up most everywhere in the San Francisco Bay area Bluegrass scene. Here is here bio: I was born in Berkeley and grew up in Northern and Southern California. I now live in Menlo Park. Both my parents were from Brooklyn,...
by Christine | Jun 21, 2016 | Welcome Column
This month’s chat is with Thomas Wille who may be best described as the meat and potatoes of the San Francisco bluegrass scene. He is active in many bands but best known for guitar, vocals and mandolin picking in Windy Hill and the Earl Brothers.db: Hello Thomas. Tell...
by Christine | May 16, 2017 | Welcome Column
This month we speak with Bay Area fan favorite Victor Skidanenko who is a performer and teacher of banjo, mandolin, and guitar. He currently plays banjo in the Central Valley Boys and the Thundering Heard, and guitar and mandolin in the True Life Troubadours.Dave:...
