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...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 17, 2023 | Welcome Column
With all the heavy rains last winter, we got flooded pretty bad here so we are repairing flood damage in our downstairs room right now. That room is my primary man cave where I mostly drink beer, watch TV and practice my instruments so the disruption is pretty...
by robin | Oct 4, 2023 | Announcements
CBA launches Frank’s Fund for Kids on Bluegrass Read Article in Bluegrass Today
by Bert Daniel | Sep 25, 2023 | Welcome Column
Musical instruments come in many shapes and sizes. In the bluegrass world we are familiar with six common ones plus a few extra. In the world of fretted instruments you only need one string if you’re good. Our ancestors probably made music that way when stringed...
by Bert Daniel | Sep 22, 2023 | Welcome Column
I promised you all an update on my quest to become a real banjo picker. The online course I chose is called the Thirty Days of Banjo and I must tell you, I’m really far behind schedule. I’m at almost up to twice the number of days already and I’m only about two thirds...
by robin | Sep 8, 2023 | Reviews
Gary Brewer: House of Axes www.brewgrass.com Song List: Old Brown Case, Southern Flavor, Sourwood Ridge, White Horse Breakdown, Old Minor Joe Clark, The Little Rosewood Casket, Tom Rock Twist, Foggy Mountain Top/Lonesome Road Blues, Little Brown Jug. Gary Brewer’s...
by Dave Berry | Sep 5, 2023 | Welcome to California!, Coming Event(s), Interview
Welcome to California Red Wine IBMA 2023 Distinguished Achievement Award nominees and the Bay Area’s favorite EU bluegrass band, Red Wine, is taking a west coast swing including three stops in California following shows in Washington and Oregon. Below is the info on...
by Bert Daniel | Aug 30, 2023 | Welcome Column
Teach your children well. Their father’s hell did slowly go byFeed them on your dreams. The one they pick’s the one you’ll know by Those classic Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young lyrics remind me of the experience all parents have listening to one of...
by Bert Daniel | Aug 28, 2023 | Welcome Column
I was in no particular hurry to make the three and a half hour drive to Nevada County. It was a beautiful June Saturday morning, the second Saturday of the month, the day each year I head for nine days of bluegrass heaven, for me probably the best single day of the...
