by Christine | Sep 12, 2015 | Welcome Column
Every day after the sun has been up for two hours,Each night after it has gone down for two,I pull out my father’s fiddle,And make my hands do what they don’t want to do.Never mind the pain,Never mind the stiffness,Never mind the mind.I make my hands pull the bow,I...
by Christine | May 14, 2016 | Welcome Column
“Fire on the mountain, run boy run, cause the devil went down to Georgia!””You ain’t gonna bring that ‘devil’s box’ in this here church!””Now you people stop moving your feet to that fiddle music. It just...
by Christine | Dec 10, 2016 | Welcome Column
Remember the first time you heard Earl Scruggs play, “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” on the banjo? Remember the first time you heard David Grisman play his dawg-grass on the mandolin? Do you remember the first time you heard Rhonda Vincent and her band live?...
by Christine | Dec 6, 2019 | Welcome Column
1865: 13th Amendment is ratified. Slavery is abolished.1877: The Washington Post publishes its first edition.1897: London’s first licensed taxi cab goes into service. (No they are not yellow)1929: Turkey introduces female suffrage.1963: The Beatles begin the tradition...
by Christine | Mar 24, 2020 | Welcome Column
There are notices, a kind of warning, everywhere, even on the CBA website, that for a while, we may not be able to get together by getting together. We are being cautioned that there are lots of unknowns in our near future. And we know why this is so. We...
by Christine | Oct 18, 2013 | Welcome Column
Plymouth: Bluegrass’in the Foothills was wonderful. Thanks for Larry & Sondra Baker for another fantastic fun filled Bluegrass Festival. Great music, great people, great jamming. I sure enjoyed the Piney Creek Weasels, Whiskey Chimp, Remington Ryde, The Larry...
by Christine | Feb 14, 2018 | Welcome Column
I am not Bruce, I am Rick Cornish, the CBA web site manager and administrative assistant to Mr. Campbell. Bruce asked me to let you know that he’s down with the flu. Now, normally when one of our columnist bugs out for one reason or another I just step in and...
by Christine | Apr 23, 2012 | Welcome Column
You don’t have to wait until Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in October to enjoy some great bluegrass music in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Coming up in May are two big events that combine my favorite music with my favorite place in the City. On Saturday, May 5, Windy...
by Christine | Dec 26, 2018 | Welcome Column
Forty-plus years ago when I was (as Ron Thomason is fond of saying) “just a little redneck” and just beginning to play my banjo in establishments where adult beverages were served, I was occasionally offered a free libation by a friendly barperson.I always asked for a...
by Christine | Mar 17, 2008 | Welcome Column
I must have music to listen to when I exercise. Otherwise, it’s a matter of staring at the LCD readouts on the treadmill, watching each fraction of a mile and each calorie progress at an absolute snail pace. Without the music, thirty minutes can seem more like four...
