by robin | Nov 18, 2023 | Reviews
Brenda Reviews: Nothin’ Fancy – Here We Go Again www.pinecastlemusic.com Song List: Time Gone By, Here We Go Again, Little Island Love, The Thought of Loving You, Memories of Monroe, The Things I’m Sorry For, Crash and Burn, Dog Eat Dog World, Just An Old...
by robin | Nov 10, 2023 | Reviews
Brenda Reviews – Tim Raybon Band: I Could Get Used to This www.pinecastlemusic.com Song List: Leaving Cleveland, Can’t Get Away From This Broken Heart, Sally Johnson, 1959, That Reunion, Nothing So Blue, I Told Momma and Daddy Goodbye, Ilene Baker, Headed Back...
by Patrick Campbell | Nov 14, 2023 | Announcements
Thursday November 30, 2023 from 7:00 – 9:30; Willowbrook Ale House, 3600 Petaluma Blvd N in Petaluma The fifth Thursday of the month is coming up soon and that means it’s time for another North Bay Bluegrass Session at the Willowbrook Ale House, the legendary...
by Bert Daniel | Jan 29, 2024 | Cartoons
(Editor’s note: I begged my old friend Rick Cornish to contribute some fresh content for our web site. Rick was my first choice for the job because he produced such great content for so many years when he ran the site) Here’s Rick: Your web site content director Bert...
by Bruce Campbell | Nov 15, 2023 | Welcome Column
One of the peculiar benefits of being a performing musician is I get to see a lot of people dance. There’s just no action of self-expression as pure and universal as dance. I see little kids who can barely walk dance impulsively to live music. I have seen elderly...
by Bruce Campbell | Nov 10, 2023 | Welcome Column
Did you ever go back to someplace after many years away? It could be almost anywhere – a place you used to live, a restaurant you used to frequent, a lake or trailhead. It’s amazing how evocative places can suddenly remind you of things you did or how you felt, long...
by Bert Daniel | Nov 4, 2023 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Old people. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever consider that I might become one of those people some day but alas, now I am one. The music I enjoyed in my glory years was a lot more than just bluegrass but I took it for granted that no matter what kind of music I...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 30, 2023 | Welcome Column
This is that time of year when people celebrate spooky things. Now is the time to carve your pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns and create that perfect trick or treating costume. My favorite costume of all time is a bright blue pile jacket which I still wear proudly...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 24, 2023 | Welcome Column
I finally finished my Thirty Days of Banjo lesson. Eli Gilbert does a great job and it’s a free introduction to banjo which I highly recommend. See my recent articles (July 30 and September 22) for more details. I say I’m finished because I went through all the...
by robin | Oct 19, 2023 | Announcements
CBA’s 2023 Fundraising Sweepstakes concluded on Saturday, October 14 during our Annual all-member meeting. Here are the winners: In our Guitar Sweepstakes, Paul Lawton, of Ben Lomond, CA won First prize — the Santa Cruz OM Pre-War style guitar. Second place...
