by Christine | Jan 4, 2017 | Welcome Column
The CBA as an organization needs a constant infusion on new members and contributors to remain vital. Let’s revisit what the California Bluegrass Association is, and what it does. “Oh yeah”, some folks might say. “They’re the ones that put on that big festival in...
by Christine | Mar 8, 2015 | Welcome Column
Springtime is here my darlin’ Yes, that time of year has come when we all have to set our clocks an hour ahead and start our day an hour earlier than we’re used to. It must be spring! There’s so much to do now and the sap is rising. We should get an early start. I...
by Christine | Sep 24, 2011 | Welcome Column
Randy Morton wrote a beautiful column on stage fright. The fear of performing in front of people. That’s a big one. It rates up there between bad marriage and death in a lot of folks minds. As for myself, I don’t have much of it, though that was not always the case. I...
by Christine | Jul 20, 2008 | Welcome Column
Today’s column from David Lange Sunday, July 20th, 2008 A while back, a friend of mine who played in a popular bluegrass band explained that after having been one of the musicians playing in the background for many years, was now going to take a lead position front...
by Christine | Oct 12, 2011 | Welcome Column
October provides some stark contrasts for the bluegrass world, at least for us CBA folks. Early October features (often simultaneously) the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco, and the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) signature...
by Christine | Apr 19, 2017 | Welcome Column
We all have to make decisions every single day about what to do. You can’t do everything, so you have to choose this or that. You don’t even think you’re making a decision most of the time. Most of these little decisions are absurdly trivial: wear this pair of pants...
