by Christine | Oct 7, 2013 | Welcome Column
Hey, this is Marty Varner. I switched days with my dad. I wanted to write about the great new James King album. When I saw the lineup on the CD, I was certain it was something special: James King lead vocals, the incredibly diverse and creative Jesse Brock on...
by Christine | May 29, 2016 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: A bittersweet re-post of a then brand new King CD three years ago. RC) Hey, this is Marty Varner. I switched days with my dad. I wanted to write about the great new James King album.When I saw the lineup on the CD, I was certain it...
by Christine | Jun 24, 2014 | Welcome Column
The twice-a-month bluegrass jam in Corte Madera in Marin County be marks its 15-year anniversary today. There will be no streamers, cake or fireworks. I have no doubt that anyone else even knows about this date. But it is with some small satisfaction that I can look...
by Christine | Apr 9, 2015 | Welcome Column
I got in a bluegrass jam the other day at a party. It occurred to me that this was the first casual jam I had been in in many months. In recent years we’ve gone to a few festivals every year and try to make a short appearance at the campouts (spring and fall they...
by Christine | Mar 3, 2016 | Welcome Column
Let’s talk jamming this month again. By doing that I don’t need to stretch my eclectic and esoteric ramblings into something that is pertinent to a welcome column on the CBA Website splash page. Again, trying hard to avoid reader fatigue, I won’t start with my bass...
by Christine | Dec 31, 2013 | Welcome Column
Happy New Year! We hope to see many of you at the Great 48 in Bakersfield the second weekend of 2014. It is mid-December now (and I am late with the deadline for the Breakdown) and I know hotel reservations are moving briskly. New this year will be a Teen Jam Suite....
by Christine | Jan 4, 2016 | Welcome Column
We are heading into another busy CBA year with more events scheduled than ever before! We have some new officers and coordinators in our volunteer stable who are scheduling events in their home areas.The first event to kick off 2016 is, of course, our big...
by Christine | Jan 13, 2011 | Welcome Column
Happy New Year 2011! I predict this year will be a good one for the CBA and all you music lovers out there. I have a list of New Year’s resolutions for the Association and they all include you to ensure success. 1. Increase our membership to 3500 members this year and...
by Christine | Jan 19, 2010 | Welcome Column
I celebrated my sixty-second birthday yesterday and had a wonderful day. Hung out with Lynn and the pack, dry and toasty inside while copious amounts of much needed rain fell outside. And Lynn had a masseuse come by the house in the morning for a birthday massage....
by Christine | Mar 24, 2011 | Welcome Column
The onliest thang I miss about not working is the pranks and jokes I used to pull on my fellow ‘fitters that I used to work with. We used to pull all sorts of jokes on each other, and it was a ton of fun. It really was a fun way to make a living back then. Plus,...
