by Christine | Jan 9, 2020 | Welcome Column
Just popped into CBA Headquarters to purloin a bottle of white out, and it’s a ghost town in here! What the–? Oh, yeah, everyone’s down in Bakersfield for the Great 48! Have fun everyone!
by Christine | Oct 1, 2011 | Welcome Column
Mrs. Slim and I just returned from a vacation in and around Anchorage, Alaska. Those folks have exaggerated some of their biggest selling points, to wit: They claim to have the highest mountain, Mt. McKinley (aka Denali) in the U.S.A., but when you get there they...
by Christine | Dec 12, 2016 | Welcome Column
Pop Quiz: Who’s in Sideline? That’s not meant as an insult. It’s meant to show what makes this band special. The material and pickers may have changed during the bands years on the road, but Steve Dilling’s outfit has always kept nuanced traditional sound and the new...
by Christine | May 26, 2014 | Welcome Column
San Diego has been home to many a successful bluegrass musician. One example is Alison Brown.She grew up in the La Jolla area playing bluegrass banjo and guitar at The Pizza Place, a monthly jam where she met and played often with world-renown bluegrass fiddler Stuart...
by Christine | Feb 19, 2016 | Welcome Column
Trains and bluegrass go together like Lester and Earl, as J.D. would put it. You and I between us could probably come up with enough songs about trains off the top of our heads to keep a jam going for hours. That’s pretty much what a small band of bluegrass brothers...
by Christine | Feb 8, 2008 | Welcome Column
Welcome back to the #1-Article-Most-Read-By-Me, Bluegrass ‘n Stuff! This months column is all about harmony, and we’ve got a lot to cover, so let’s get right to it. Oh, first, you might want to get a snack. It makes the reading experience more enjoyable, that’s all....
by Christine | Mar 18, 2013 | Welcome Column
Consider the wrist joint, one of the most complicated joints in the human body. In fact it isn’t really a single joint at all, though most people think of it that way. If you take a closer look at the anatomy of the wrist you will discover that it is really made...
by Christine | Nov 8, 2018 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: We’re pretty excited here at cbaweb.org headquarters to be able to introduce a new Welcome columnist. Charles is one very interesting guy with a life-time (a LONG lifetime) of experiences to share. Here’s a first...
by Christine | Mar 14, 2017 | Welcome Column
In a world where we grown-ups tackle the really big issues each day and meet the serious challenges that shape our lives, we occasionally run head-long into some good stuff that happens to us for no apparent reason. We may find a quarter on the street, put...
by Christine | Jul 21, 2017 | Welcome Column
A couple of months back my long-time friend and picking buddy Chris Moreton called by. Chris was in the area, having just played at the Orwell Bluegrass Festival in Suffolk, England, and we got to talking about how things had changed over the years. I’ve already...
