by Christine | Aug 24, 2018 | Welcome Column
Every time we stake our tent for a bluegrass camp or festival, it occurs to us that we usually end up picking with the same group of people that we do at home. “Why do we drive all the way to Bakersfield/Grass Valley/Hollister (etc.) to play with the same group of...
by Christine | Apr 26, 2013 | Welcome Column
Do you know about the Jazzschool in Berkeley? It’s easy to miss the building when you go to look for it, as the entry way is just one narrow door but here’s a big hint as to the Jazzschool’s location: it’s almost directly across from the Freight and Salvage...
by Christine | Feb 20, 2012 | Welcome Column
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”– George Santayana, philosopher, essayist poet and novelist. I wasn’t in a rush, not daydreaming particularly, no pressing or urgent problem taken control of my brain. Of course it was a cerebral...
by Christine | May 24, 2017 | Welcome Column
Less than a month away, bluegrass music will be the biggest news ‘round these parts at the legendary CBA Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival. Bluegrass was never hidden, of course – we fans know that. We know all the regular jams, and the venues that feature the...
by Christine | Dec 15, 2019 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass Country has kicked off its year-end fundraising campaign, featuring special editions of the regular shows through Dec. 13th.On Bluegrass Signal — broadcast Mondays (8 pm), Tuesdays (9 pm), and Fridays (3 pm), all times Pacific — I’ll present a history of...
by Christine | Aug 22, 2011 | Welcome Column
It seems there are more couples performing bluegrass all the time. Kenny and Amanda Smith and Darin and Brooke Aldridge are two of the most successful contemporary examples of this phenomena. Closer to home, you can find plenty of couples playing at CBA festivals and...
by Christine | May 7, 2009 | Welcome Column
Today’s column from Nancy Zuniga Thursday, May 7, 2009 We’re getting ready to leave for the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival later on today, packing all the necessary items….including dog food and bowls, pet bed, chew toys, and a few extra doggy...
by Christine | Jun 21, 2014 | Welcome Column
It was the week before the California Bluegrass Association Father’s Day Festival in June, and I experienced a cosmic nudge. It was a nudge telling me that things just might not go as smoothly as I had planned. I had been bucking some logs at the old home place, and...
by Christine | Aug 15, 2019 | Welcome Column
The Internet has become a wonderful source of bluegrass and old-time music history. I have spent many fascinating hours on YouTube watching and listening to musical performances captured on film and audio recordings over the best part of a century. One of the things...
by Christine | Oct 24, 2011 | Welcome Column
The bluegrass/baseball connection goes back to Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys fielding a team as a pre-show promotion. Baseball is referenced in bluegrass songs like Jimmy Martin’s “Home Run Man” and the Gibson Brothers’ “Iron and Diamonds.” Our own CBA message board...
