by Patrick Campbell | Jan 17, 2022 | Old-time scene
California, with immigrants from the world over, has always been awash in traditional music and continues to be. New releases on the Tiki Parlour label from Southern Cal spotlight the many directions that current and past Old-time music has taken. From San Diego via...
by Bert Daniel | Jan 16, 2022 | Welcome Column
We all face crossroads in our lives, important junctures where we could take one path or a different one. It may be a decision about which direction is better or it might be a choice about which is the lesser evil. The crossroad can be a powerful image for music...
by Bruce Campbell | Jan 12, 2022 | Welcome Column
I like playing music. I bet a lot of you like doing it too. And, nine times out of ten, it’s a no brainer. You grab your instrument and attend a jam or a gig. Piece of cake, right? Not so fast! Evil forces are at work, conspiring to keep you from the musical...
by Patrick Campbell | Jan 10, 2022 | Coming Event(s)
Attention all CBA members – CBA will be hosting a table in the lobby. Be sure to stop by and visit! Goldenvoice presents Punch Brothers at the historic Theater at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles! Punch Brothers are mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge,...
by Bert Daniel | Jan 6, 2022 | Welcome Column
Here’s a word I’m going to throw at you, dialetheism. If you’re like me, you use this word frequently in the course of everyday conversation. However, if you are not as articulate and loquacious as I am I will tell you that dialetheism is the view that there are...
by Patrick Campbell | Jan 3, 2022 | Reviews
Tammy Rogers and Thomm Jutz: Surely Will Be Singing www.mountainfever.com Song List: I Surely Will Be Singing, On Your Own, All Around My Cabin Door, Long Gone, Mountain Angel, A Writer’s Tear, Speakeasy Blues, About Last Night, Five Winters More To Come, There Ain’t...
by Bert Daniel | Jan 2, 2022 | Welcome Column
I visited my old home town of Greenwood, South Carolina over the holidays. The grits they served at the Inn on the Square were fantastic. Stone ground Adluh flour. I’ve never tasted better. So with the Bakersfield 48 coming up I figured I’ll republish this article...
by Patrick Campbell | Jan 1, 2022 | Reviews
Don Schlitz: Mountaintop www.engelhardtmusicgroup.com Song List: Bad Decisions, I Won’t Take Less Than Your Love, Red Satin Dress, He Almost Told Her, Suffer a Fool, Deeper Than the Holler, Mountaintop, Long Time Ago, What My Heart Believes, Aunt Jenny’s Blue...
by Patrick Campbell | Dec 31, 2021 | Announcements
NORCAL BLUEGRASS & OLD TIME EVENTSBe sure to listen to “Bluegrass Signal,” broadcast every Saturday (5-6 pm Pacific) on www.KALW.org (91.7 FM in the Bay Area), and available on demand for a week following the broadcast.NOTE: – many of these...
by Bruce Campbell | Dec 29, 2021 | Welcome Column
This is my last welcome column of 2021. As we all do this time of year, I reflect on the Year That Was and look forward to the new one. This is not a new idea – why do you think the outgoing year is always characterized as an old man, and the new one as a baby? In any...
