by Bruce Campbell | Oct 6, 2021 | Welcome Column
One of the things I love about Bluegrass music is the stories. Here are some common themes: Unrequited Love This is not unique to bluegrass, by any means. But the bluegrass renderings of this story have some really fun subthemes. One is “You Don’t Love Me, I Might As...
by Patrick Campbell | Oct 4, 2021 | Reviews
Kyle Ledson: Left It All Behind www.kyleledson.com Song Titles: Appear, The Bend, No Footprints, Jack Straw, Meant to Be, Wait Until the Sun Comes Out, He Ain’t Coming Home, Off the Rails, Left It All Behind, If You’re Ever in Oklahoma, Better Day, I Will Follow You...
by Patrick Campbell | Oct 3, 2021 | General News
CBA helped IBMA this year by producing the Kids on Bluegrass Finale video, featuring 30 talented kids from throughout the US. CBA was proud to be involved in a very successful IBMA World of Bluegrass. This year’s event, a hybrid of in-person and virtual activities,...
by Patrick Campbell | Oct 3, 2021 | Reviews
(This piece is the complete version of the Brenda’s review in the October Bluegrass Breakdown – Ed.) Many of the youth bands featured at IBMA have been products of the CBA’s Kids on Bluegrass program, and Mei Lin Heirendt and Kyle Ledson started to learn...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 1, 2021 | Welcome Column
Dear CBA members. This will be my last column. Many years ago, Rick Cornish asked if I would be willing to be one of the CBA Welcome Column Writers. Rick knew I was a sucker for flattery, and no one could pour it on like Rick. Rick enthusiastically explained...
by Bruce Campbell | Sep 29, 2021 | Welcome Column
Music fans who grew up on radio grew accustomed to a radio format for delivery of popular music. Up to the 1960’s, it was extremely rare for any song to last any longer than 3 minutes and closer to 2 was preferred. It was good for business – let radio get more songs...
by Maggie Sokolik | Sep 23, 2021 | Welcome Column, Interview
You can read the first half of this interview in last month’s column. On August 17, in spite of a few technical difficulties, I managed to catch up with AJ Lee and Blue Summit, who were touring the East Coast. Zooming from my Airbnb in Eugene, Oregon to their hotel...
by Patrick Campbell | Sep 18, 2021 | Regional News
Well it’s public now so please join MohaviSoul at IBMA World of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC in September for two shows at the Bluegrass Ramble!! MohaviSoul is the first SoCal band since Nickel Creek to be invited to IBMA!! Hope to see you there too!! Also stay tuned for...
by Bert Daniel | Sep 16, 2021 | Welcome Column
In recent years my musical horizons have broadened. At first I put this down to simple nostalgia. Now well into my seventies, I have certainly found myself remembering how –much earlier in my life – I first discovered bluegrass, old time, jazz and blues music. The...
by Bert Daniel | Sep 14, 2021 | Welcome Column
Banjo players tend to get kidded a lot and jokes about them abound. In the interest of equal time, perhaps it’s time for some other instruments to have some good natured fun poked at them. Here’s a sampling of jokes about those oversize fiddle players we all treasure:...
