by Christine | Apr 7, 2012 | Welcome Column
Did you know that children under 16 get into the festival FREE? We are definitely family friendly and have activities for children. We also have the best ice cream sold in the world during the Festival. (Check out Lazy Dog Ice Cream.) Children love to camp and there...
by Christine | Sep 20, 2012 | Welcome Column
The California Bluegrass Association has many activities for our younger members in our Youth Program. The program encompasses the Kids on Bluegrass (KOB), the Darrell Johnston Kids Lending Library (DJKLL), the Children’s Activities Programs at our Festivals and Music...
by Christine | Jul 10, 2010 | Welcome Column
Happy 35th Anniversary Father’s Day Festival! I am writing this hours before we fire up the old bus and head to Grass Valley. You will read this after we have returned and are still washing red dirt out of our socks! Spend some time looking at all the other music...
by Christine | Jul 24, 2018 | Welcome Column
Happy President’s Day to all of you out there! I hope you have the day off like I do today. Yes, thanks to some of our great American presidents (particularly two really important ones who were born in February) most of us have a much needed day off in the middle of...
by Christine | Feb 18, 2013 | Welcome Column
Today is a holiday to honor our presidents. I hope most of you have the day off like me. Thank you, Mr. President for giving me a much needed day off! And some day within my lifetime I expect I’ll be saying “Thank you Ms. President.” I sure hope so....
by Christine | Feb 16, 2009 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Hey everybody! It’s President’s Day, the day people everywhere celebrate the life and works of CBA president, Darby Brandli. We hope you will take a moment out of your day to pay homage to the woman who has done so much for our association. The day...
by Christine | May 1, 2017 | Welcome Column
March 2017 has been a very busy month for the California Bluegrass Association and many items of significance have occurred. We heard directly from more members than ever before via our Message Board and email, our membership numbers significantly increased with new...
by Christine | Apr 1, 2019 | Welcome Column
The Spring Campout (April 8-14) is just around the corner. Lodi will again be the location for our annual event; it is being brought together by super volunteer Deb Livermore. This year the California State Old Time Open Fiddle & Picking Championships will move...
by Christine | Jun 4, 2018 | Welcome Column
Happy New Year. It is June again. I have attended the CBA Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival for half of our life and consider June the most important month of my blue grass year. My family missed the first decade of festivals (begun before our children were born) and I...
by Christine | Mar 23, 2011 | Welcome Column
This is the column that was trapped in my computer last week. In retrospect, it may not be a masterpiece after all, especially following Mr. Cornish fever-fueled shenanigans with Russian Mobsters. The recent Sonoma County Bluegrass and Folk Festival reminded me of...
