by Christine | Oct 16, 2018 | Welcome Column
This month’s interview is with the great fiddle player Blaine Sprouse, whom I had the pleasure of chatting with before the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Birthday Fourth of July Barbeque show at Rancho Nicasio. Blaine’s resume is long and impressive from Jimmy Martin, James...
by Christine | Sep 24, 2018 | Welcome Column
Note: This is a special full edition of the David Grier Breakdown Column.This month I was joined by CBA everyman Ted Kuster as we caught up with master guitarist David Grier over lunch between his busy schedule of house concerts and workshops in San Francisco and...
by Christine | Mar 15, 2016 | Welcome Column
DB: Hi Kate, thanks for your time. Was your family musical when you were growing up?KB: My family was very musical. My mom sang on the radio in Virginia as a young woman. They say I sound like her. My parents sang duets, we always had a piano, my dad had a uke and got...
by Christine | Apr 30, 2020 | Welcome Column
This month’s subject Larry Cohea really needs no introduction, Larry is a CBA and NCBS Lifetime Achievement Honoree and member of many seminal Bay Area Bluegrass Bands such as High Country, Blue and Lonesome and Dark Hollow.Q: Hi Larry; I didn’t find much on your...
by Christine | Oct 6, 2018 | Welcome Column
This month, we have Linda Maki who seems to pop up most everywhere in the San Francisco Bay area Bluegrass scene. Here is here bio: I was born in Berkeley and grew up in Northern and Southern California. I now live in Menlo Park. Both my parents were from Brooklyn,...
by Christine | Jun 21, 2016 | Welcome Column
This month’s chat is with Thomas Wille who may be best described as the meat and potatoes of the San Francisco bluegrass scene. He is active in many bands but best known for guitar, vocals and mandolin picking in Windy Hill and the Earl Brothers.db: Hello Thomas. Tell...
by Christine | May 16, 2017 | Welcome Column
This month we speak with Bay Area fan favorite Victor Skidanenko who is a performer and teacher of banjo, mandolin, and guitar. He currently plays banjo in the Central Valley Boys and the Thundering Heard, and guitar and mandolin in the True Life Troubadours.Dave:...
by Christine | Apr 18, 2017 | Welcome Column
Porch Talk with Zach SharpeThis month we talk with San Francisco-based Zach Sharpe who plays bass in the Bow Ties and Supermule. He also is your friendly neighborhood solar energy salesman by day, and ping pong champion/bluegrass picker by night. Dave: Hi Zach, tell...
by Christine | Apr 17, 2018 | Welcome Column
Larry Chung is no stranger to Bay Area bluegrass circles. He is a music teacher and plays most every instrument at virtually every venue and festival in the area. Whether jamming at festivals, teaching at Gryphon Strings or serving on the Board of Directors at the...
by Christine | Oct 29, 2016 | Welcome Column
This month’s chat is with James Reams, a nationally known musician, songwriter and bandleader with close to three decades in the bluegrass world. He’s played major festivals on the West and East Coasts and worked with many legends in the industry. James has recorded...
