by Bert Daniel | May 30, 2022 | Welcome Column
The band scramble is a long time tradition of bluegrass festivals and get-togethers. Some people like them and some don’t so thankfully participation is always optional. The format of a bluegrass band scramble is pretty standard. Participants are invited to put their...
by Patrick Campbell | May 24, 2022 | Announcements
Some of you are not on facebook and it’s important to know that Jam Pak and Root to the Fruit (Peter and Stephanie Klett) made something great happen. $4200 was raised so far to send to Ukraine : Razomforukraine.org/donate. We are thrilled. And our new Jam Pak...
by Bert Daniel | May 21, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST…”There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” (Washington Irving)...
by Patrick Campbell | May 19, 2022 | Announcements
Mei-Lin Hierendt has assembled a who’s who of NorCal youth bands. Now all we need is a similar listing from SoCal! Need a fresh-energy band for your party/private event (especially since summer is here)? Look no further! We’ve put together a guide of phenomenal...
by Bruce Campbell | May 18, 2022 | Welcome Column
One of the peculiar benefits of being a performing musician is I get to see a lot of people dance. There’s just no action of self-expression as pure and universal as dance. I see little kids who can barely walk dance impulsively to live music. I have seen elderly...
by Bert Daniel | May 15, 2022 | Welcome Column
A few of years ago I was driving home from one of our bluegrass campouts and I happened to pass a small graveyard. It was Sunday and an exceptionally beautiful day. Flowers were blooming at the grave sites and families were visiting their dear departed ones. I thought...
by Bruce Campbell | May 11, 2022 | Welcome Column
I have seen a lot of articles lately about tours by bands like the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and the like, and invariably the story line is “They’re still playing after all these years!” To which we bluegrass fans say “What’s so amazing about that?” We’ve all seen...
by Bert Daniel | May 9, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Listening to new music can be a very challenging experience. Suppose you hear a brand new song by a group that you really love. You might be a little bit sceptical. Just give me what I’m used to. That’s what I came here to hear you in the first place. My favorite song...
by Bert Daniel | May 6, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Father’s day welcome columnists often write about the column that nobody reads (because we’re all at the Grass Valley Festival). Mother’s Day might be the column that almost nobody reads because you’re all off to the great annual festival in...
by Patrick Campbell | May 6, 2022 | Announcements
Photo of 2019 raffle winner Lucy Smith with her Santa Cruz Guitar, Tony Rice model! Many thanks to Santa Cruz Guitar owner, Richard Hoover (cardboard cutout), for his most generous donation! The 2022 Raffle is in progress right NOW. Please see all items and...
