by Bert Daniel | Aug 2, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
The Daily Grist: I love my dog as much as I love you, but you may fade. My dog will always come through (Cat Stevens) Pets have become very popular these days with so many people stuck at home and lonely. It could be argued that humans should not restrict other...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 30, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Not so long ago most people found out about the music that was making a stir by turning on the television set. My generation just had to watch the Beetles live on the Ed Sullivan Show. Before that there was Elvis Presley and after that Michael Jackson. So simple. Plop...
by Bruce Campbell | Jul 27, 2022 | Welcome Column
One day, some years ago, I stepped out of a coffee shop and was approached by a gentleman whom I did not recognize, but who appeared to recognize me. He was carrying several books and a playbill. “Are you familiar with the works of Mamet?”, he asked me. “Er, uh, you...
by Patrick Campbell | Jul 26, 2022 | Announcements
The CBA-sponsored GoFundMe campaign for Danny Paisley to help him and his family with expenses incurred as a result of his treatment for throat cancer has raised $30,000 of the $47,000 goal, a goal chosen in honor of the California Bluegrass Association’s 47th Annual...
by Maggie Sokolik | Jul 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Global Connections Partner Christopher-Howard Williams, Bluegrass in La Roche, at the CBA Father’s Day Festival, 2022. Photo by Robin Frenette. If you look up at the top of your screen, you’ll notice a new link called Global Connections. You might be wondering what...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 21, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
The Daily Grist: “Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was pinched off from a piece of clay” (Job 33:6) We all grow up somewhere and we all get used to those surroundings like it’s the only place on earth. The land forms a certain way. The contour is what we...
by Patrick Campbell | Jul 18, 2022 | Announcements
The CBA Photo Team did themselves proud this year with a bunch of great photos. While all the performing bands are well represented, you will notice that this year we especially “focused” on the off-stage activities: volunteers, kids, dancing, jamming,...
by Patrick Campbell | Jul 18, 2022 | Reviews
Jim Hurst: From The Ground Up www.pinecastlemusic.com Song List: Sunnyside Garden, Nothin’ To Do But Pray, Weary Old Highway, Train of Trouble, Easy Does It, It Started With Love, 15 Miles to Birmingham, A Stones Throw Away, Back to the One, John Williams, Oh...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
It was night time at Grass Valley. Everyone with any sense had gone to bed long ago but even now, at three in the morning, you could hear a few murmurings. The stage area was especially quiet. Only a few hours before, this very stage had pulsed with energy and it...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 16, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
If you want to be a picker you gotta have a pick. Well at least for the most part. I’m just like the rest of you, I love to pick with fiddlers, who use that crazy thing called a bow. And I appreciate the bass players who make all that foundation sound with their...
