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...
by Christine | Jul 9, 2013 | Welcome Column
The genesis of Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in Bluegrass by Murphy Hicks Henry (University of Illinois Press, 2013, 456 pages, $29.95) grew from a comment intended as a compliment but experienced by women musicians as the ultimate put-down. Henry decided to create a...
by Christine | Apr 16, 2012 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: Our several days in Turlock at the annual CBA Spring Camp Out caused more than a few glitches on cbaontheweb.org. No excusese…just didnit ‘git ‘er done.’ We’re catching up today with Cliff Compton’s Welcome from Friday.) Pretzels were the reason I saw...
by Christine | Sep 4, 2017 | Welcome Column
Our annual election of eleven Directors kicks off this month. A ballot is included in this month’s Bluegrass Breakdown (or available at the October 2017 Fall Campout and Annual Membership Meeting ). Results will be tabulated at the Capout and a new Board will be...
by Christine | Mar 29, 2018 | Welcome Column
Winter weather in California is a disappointment but winter activities for the CBA are not impacted by the lack of rain and snow. The Great 48 in Bakersfield (January) is behind us as are a Night at the Grange in Morgan Hill (2/24) and the Shingletown Concert (2/23)...
