by Patrick Campbell | Dec 28, 2021 | Announcements
UPDATE FROM CBA ON THE GREAT 48 JAM Our volunteer team at the California Bluegrass Association hopes you’re having a relaxing and enjoyable holiday break and are looking forward to the New Year. CBA’s first event for 2022 is, of course, the traditional Great 48 Jam at...
by Patrick Campbell | Dec 28, 2021 | Bluegrass History
This is #5 in an ongoing series of blogs by Barry Willis, who has generously allowed the CBA to publish. You can find other blogs by Barry and info on his fascinating life here. There have been many discussions about what we might call “The Feud.” A general summary...
by Patrick Campbell | Dec 28, 2021 | Reviews
Chris Jones and the Night Drivers: Make Each Second Last www.mountainhomemusiccompany.com Song List: We Needed This Ride, Whither You Roam, Bed of Snow, Riding the Chief, Leave It At the Gate, Everybody’s Got a Line, Quiet Click, Silver City, Groundhog’s Retreat, We...
by Bert Daniel | Dec 24, 2021 | Welcome Column
I’ll never swim Kern River again, It was there that I met her, it was there that I lost my best friend (Merle Haggard) Isn’t Bakersfield a great time? I am looking forward to another one this year despite all the pandemic disruptions. One of our best ever in my...
by Maggie Sokolik | Dec 24, 2021 | Welcome Column
If you’ve ever played or heard “New Camptown Races,” then you know the music of Frank Wakefield. He is known for playing with Red Allen as well as the Greenbriar Boys. Back in 1960, he offered private mandolin lessons; and his star pupil was none other than David...
by Patrick Campbell | Dec 16, 2021 | Announcements
MAKE MARK RUN! THE PITCH: You DON’T like running. You DO like music. And kids are, at times, likable. Finally there is a way to combine all three of these preferences and raise money for a great cause! READ ON! THE DEAL: CBA member Mark Peet is pledging to run...
by Bert Daniel | Dec 10, 2021 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass music is full of songs about the open road. These songs are among my personal favorites. They reflect the fact that we Americans are a very mobile people. We travel for many reasons and our songs mirror those reasons. We are fortunate that we have a...
by Bert Daniel | Dec 6, 2021 | Welcome Column
When I worked up north near Ukiah, my commute used to take an hour. That’s a lot of down time, in the car all by myself, with nothing else to do. Empty hours and larger fuel bills were two of the sacrifices my wife and I, commuting in opposite directions, had to make...
by Bert Daniel | Dec 3, 2021 | Welcome Column
If you been following along for the almost 8 years I’ve been inhabiting this space, you would know I’ve made a welcome column career sharing my views and tales regarding a number of areas and topics in my musical life that have caused me some level of frustration,...
by Patrick Campbell | Dec 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’m writing as a member of the IBMA Foundation’s Arnold Shultz Fund Committee to ask you to let your readers know about our work. The fund was established last year to support activities increasing participation of people of color in bluegrass music. Last...
