by Bruce Campbell | Sep 21, 2022 | Welcome Column
Some folks I know are hyper-detail oriented, and I have mixed feelings about that. On one hand, attention to detail generally makes things come out better, and is a trait of most highly successful people. On the downside, slavish attention to detail sometimes makes...
by Patrick Campbell | Sep 8, 2022 | Announcements
Greetings – Thanks for your interest in Bay Area bluegrass and old time music events — and for sending me additions, updates, and corrections. Please visit the Bluegrass Signal web site for the latest listings and playlists, as well as a number of items...
by Patrick Campbell | Sep 8, 2022 | Reviews
Tony Wray and Tim Crouch: Ultimate Bluegrass Gospel www.pinecastlemusic.com Song List: What A Friend We Have in Jesus, In the Garden, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, Blessed Assurance, Softly and Tenderly, Life’s Railway to Heaven, Mansion Over the Hilltop, How Great...
by Patrick Campbell | Oct 12, 2022 | Announcements
Greetings – Thanks for your interest in Bay Area bluegrass and old time music events — and for sending me additions, updates, and corrections. Please visit the Bluegrass Signal web site for the latest listings and playlists, as well as a number of items...
by Patrick Campbell | Sep 8, 2022 | Reviews
Alex Leach Band: All the Way www.crossroadsmusic.com Song List: Together, Walk a Mile in My Shoes, Slip Slidin’ Away, Today Could Be My Last, The Game Is Always Different, Little Secret, Loveland, She’s On a Different Train, Wanderlust, Lineman in the Rain, Up To...
by Patrick Campbell | Sep 8, 2022 | Reviews
Fast Track: Heartache and Trouble www.fasttrackband.com Song List: Heartache and Trouble, Mary Jane Won’t You Be Mine, Plain Old Country Boy, Jenny Lynn, Hurts All Gone, The Sweetest Place on Earth, You’ll Never Find Another So True, Legend of Bonnie and Clyde,...
by Patrick Campbell | Sep 8, 2022 | Reviews
Mission Blue: Live at the Back Room www.missionblue.net Song List: Brown Eyed Darlin’, Southern Moon, Big Sandy River, Mississippi River Raft, Ramblin’ Boy, Peggy-O, Oh Susanna, Denver Belle, This Weary Heart You Stole Away, You Go To Your Church, East Virginia...
by Patrick Campbell | Sep 8, 2022 | Reviews
www.birchesbendband.com Song List: Dusty Fields, Bent Creek, Crossing Muddy Waters, You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go, When Joy Kills Sorrow, Far Away, Oxen Run/Lily Pond, Way Up On the Mountain, The Slender Loris, Weaving Butterfly Rag, Marry Me, Lyrebird at...
by Patrick Campbell | Sep 2, 2022 | Announcements
Photo credit: Bob Free Vern’s Stage presents opportunities for California-based Bluegrass and Old-time bands to perform at the CBA’s Father’s Day Festival. All info and submission details here.
by Bruce Campbell | Aug 31, 2022 | Welcome Column
A dear friend of mine, an accomplished musician, recently told me they didn’t seem to enjoy playing music anymore. This gave me considerable pause for thought. I don’t think this feeling had to do with any specific physical ailment. I have known quite a few musicians...
