by Patrick Campbell | Jun 9, 2022 | Announcements
Dancin’ John was a fixture at virtually every CBA event for decades. Whether dancing alone or surrounded by a gaggle of young folk, quietly and relentlessly – medieval monk-like – he radiated the meditative power of the music to which he danced....
by Bert Daniel | Jun 8, 2022 | Welcome Column
The Daily grist: “if you have to keep declaring, over and over, that poetry is dead, it can’t actually be dead.” (from a college literary magazine) I read a disturbing article a couple of months ago from Washington Post columnist Christopher Ingraham. The...
by Bert Daniel | Jun 4, 2022 | Welcome Column
In choosing a cover photo for today’s column I came across this amusing video of a sport called noodling which I was unfamiliar with: https://youtu.be/f_OfdMVTsAI. Apparently noodling for many people means fishing for catfish with your bare hands! Thus the unusual...
by Patrick Campbell | Jun 3, 2022 | Announcements
Main Stage performers at the 47th Annual Father’s Day Festival, presented by the California Bluegrass Association on June 16-19 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. Musical previews on the June 4th and June 11th Bluegrass Signal programs. June 2, 2022...
by Bert Daniel | Jun 1, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
I have a rather large collection of bluegrass CDs that I’ve accumulated over the years. Many of them are pretty old now. Periodically, I dig out a new old favorite to carry along in my car so I can get reacquainted with it. It’s even easier to scroll...
by Patrick Campbell | May 31, 2022 | Reviews
Tony Wray and Tim Crouch: Acoustic Lullaby www.pinecastlemusic.com Song List: Brahms’ Lullaby, Hush Little Baby, Greensleeves, London Bridge Is Falling Down, Three Blind Mice, Sandman’s Flight, Jesus Loves Me, Silent Night, Frere Jacques, Twinkle Twinkle Little...
by Patrick Campbell | May 31, 2022 | Reviews
Trey Wellington: Black Banjo www.treywellington.com Song List: Crooked Mine, Port of Manzanita, Strasbourg/St. Denis, Wasted Time, Half Past Four, Saw a Little Boat, Unknown Days Waltz, Georgia Turnaround, Naima, Pond Mountain Breakaway, Nightfall Rendezvous. Trey...
by Patrick Campbell | May 31, 2022 | Reviews
Peter Rowan: Calling You From My Mountain www.peter-rowan.com Song List: New York Town, Veil of Deja Blue, Come Along Jody, Little Joe, The Song That Made Hank Williams Dance, A Winning Hand, From My Mountain, Frog on the Lilly Pad, The Red The White and the Blue,...
by Patrick Campbell | May 31, 2022 | Reviews
www.daveberrymusic.net Video of title track here! Song List: Morning Walk, Pipehorn Backstep, Buster’s Farewell, Blackwater Flood at Buffalo Creek, Abbey Creek, Mussel Rock, Dutch Flatt, Payne Gap, Western Crossing, Scotch Hops. Some projects are completed in a short...
by Patrick Campbell | May 31, 2022 | Reviews
Note: Skillet Licorice will be playing on the California Showcase Stage www.OldTImeTikiParlour.com Song List: Shannon Waltz, Adeline Waltz, Meadow Brook Waltz, Tater Vals, Bright Sunny South, Metsakukkia, Del Rio Waltz, Libby Bird Song Mazurka, Geese Honking, Dora...
