by Bert Daniel | Nov 5, 2021 | Welcome Column
I was completely unprepared for what I was looking at. Although I was part of a class that was showing me how to use special equipment to see this stuff, somehow I was not really ready to appreciate what it was that this class was allowing me to see. I adjusted the...
by Bruce Campbell | Nov 3, 2021 | Welcome Column
One of things that makes bluegrass fun is arguing about it. It excites passions in people, and the urge to defend one’s own passions is strong – especially around a lantern on the ground in the middle of a circle of jammers in the middle of the night. People...
by Patrick Campbell | Oct 31, 2021 | Reviews
John Reischman: New Time and Old Acoustic – Song List: Suzanne’s Journey, The Coyote Trail, Horses of Dorrico, Cascadia, Sarafina, Rosco’s Ramble, The Old Steeple, Crescent Moon, Salt Spring, Ballyhooly/Uncle John Nyhan, Dandy Long Legs, Sugar in the Gourd, Old...
by Patrick Campbell | Oct 31, 2021 | Coming Event(s)
Highlights of upcoming Bay Area bluegrass and old time events; complete listings at www.bgsignal.com. To make corrections, provide updates, or get on the email list for his monthly newsletter, contact Peter Thompson <bgsignal@comcast.net>CONCERTSNov. 1: Skillet...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 31, 2021 | Welcome Column
It was only a few years ago that I first hooked up with Sophronie. I know that some of you who know me, CBA or otherwise, may be shocked by this admission. Although you have likely never met my beautiful wife Joyce (because she hates Bluegrass), you might know from...
by Patrick Campbell | Oct 29, 2021 | Bluegrass History
Ed: This is the second article in a monthly series that author Barry R. Willis has generously allowed the CBA website to publish. This discussion is to clarify the earliest fiddlers on Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in the early 1940s. Mr. Monroe explained to...
by Bruce Campbell | Oct 29, 2021 | Welcome Column
You’re watching a bluegrass band perform at a festival. They’re terrific – they hit the stage, jumped into their first tune with minimal preamble and they’re very tight. They squeeze 14 songs into their 50 minute set. Their set has a perfect flow –...
by Bert Daniel | Dec 13, 2022 | Welcome Column
Here lately a lot of thoughts of times past have been a’wanderin’ through my ‘ol wore out mind. Mostly good times, ’cause I dont like to dwell on the bad times we all have in life. As Lester sang so aptly, ” the good times have outweighed...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 27, 2021 | Welcome Column
I had a really bad dream last night. My beloved Boston Red Sox were losing in the league championship series and just then the TV broadcast broke to a commercial. Usually I hate commercial interruptions while I’m watching sports on TV but in this case it was a...
by Patrick Campbell | Oct 24, 2021 | General News
photo L to R: Veronica, Allison, Marty, Mark Varner Allison Varner, the widow of Mark Varner and the mother of Marty Varner and Veronica Varner, has died at her retirement home in Dangriga, Belize. She was 57 years old. Allison was an enthusiastic lover and supporter...
