Six Things I Just Could Not, Would Not Ever Eat

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an oldy but goody from our dear friend way up north. I’d dearly love it if Carolyn could be persuaded to write some new columns. Such a clever, off the wall thinker. RC)OK, Who really knows what one could manage to choke down...

Six Things I Just Could Not, Would Not Ever Eat

(Editor’s Note–Carolyn, long-time CBA Membership Vice President, gifted old time claw hammer banjo player and former California Honey Bee Princess, is above all else an incredible cook. If we can believe her recommendations for fine recipes, and I think we...

Six Things I Just Could Not, Would Not Ever Eat

OK, Who really knows what one could manage to choke down if one were starving? I’ve never been starving. I’ve never even been really hungry, I mean really hungry. So if ever I were in that position, I suppose I may have to eat my words. But gladly. I think I could...

The Makings Of An Unforgettable Experience

When it comes to our CBA Music Camp, modesty is not one of my strong points! I can’t begin to tell you how proud I am of our Directors and teachers and volunteers and students and I can only hint at how excited I am about our 2014 Music Camp; the whole shebang...

Slack Key

There may not be all that many bluegrass fans out there who like Hawaiian music but I am definitely among those who do. When the weather starts to turn cold, I love to pop some Hawaiian music into the CD player, turn up the heat full blast, and imagine that I’m...

Sleepless in San Benito

Author?s note: I have been struggling not to bore everybody by writing too much about my grandson, Cassens Jameson Martin, as I attempt to gently point the lad into a love for music. You can check out his progress by dialing up YouTube and searching for CJ unplugged,...