by Bert Daniel | Jan 22, 2022 | Welcome Column
A certain time eventually comes in the life of any string musician when it’s time to change your strings. Unless you have a good reason to change your strings, like an upcoming gig or event, you probably avoid the chore just like I do. It might still be fun to noodle...
by Patrick Campbell | Jan 20, 2022 | California Report
CBA’s Regional Director for Contra Costa County, Bruce Campbell, in the news! This vibrant music scene is not San Francisco, Nashville, New Orleans or Memphis, but one of California’s oldest towns, Martinez. This East Bay city of 38,000 has transformed their...
by Bruce Campbell | Jan 19, 2022 | Welcome Column
Nobody loves gear and instruments more than I, and I have often waxed poetically on the joys of fine guitars, banjos, fiddle, basses and the like. That love burns strong. The recent find of a Lloyd Loar mandolin in some old barn was fascinating – can you...
by Patrick Campbell | Jan 17, 2022 | Old-time scene
California, with immigrants from the world over, has always been awash in traditional music and continues to be. New releases on the Tiki Parlour label from Southern Cal spotlight the many directions that current and past Old-time music has taken. From San Diego via...
by Bert Daniel | Jan 16, 2022 | Welcome Column
We all face crossroads in our lives, important junctures where we could take one path or a different one. It may be a decision about which direction is better or it might be a choice about which is the lesser evil. The crossroad can be a powerful image for music...
