Author: Dave Berry

Suzanne Suwanda in quarantine with her guitar at Travis Air Force Base We recently got word that California Bluegrass Association member, Father’s Day Festival MC, and Northern California Bluegrass Bass Player of the Year Suzanne Suwanda was a passenger on the

Andrew March is a mainstay in the San Francisco bluegrass scene, playing his clean and melodic mandolin in two bands, the Bow Ties and Trouble Town. Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, as a young musician Andrew gained the guidance of famed

If you follow Jeff Scroggins or other members of the band Colorado, you are no doubt aware they recently played their last show at the Joe Val Festival. This is not a big surprise, given no band member lives in

Here is our last batch of images from Wintergrass 2020. Thanks again to Dave Berry for traveling up to Bellevue, WA to cover the festival, and to Mary Ann Goldstein for sharing her photos. But first, a pair of videos that

Wintergrass 2020 is off and running with workshops, shows, vendors, jamming and the like and all of the travelers seem to be claiming they brought the sun with them which is a rare winter occurrence in the Seattle area. As

Marin County based, Mike Wilhoyte, is quite possibly the best California bluegrass guitarist and singer that you’ve never heard of. If so, then you haven’t been listening, because he’s played in loads of bands with high profile pickers, and seems

Carly Smith with the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum at SPBGMA 2020 - photo by Dave Berry The second day is in full-swing at SPBGMA, most people have arrived and the scene is probably best described as a ten

Like any bluegrass event, the first night is a little slow with vendor setup, friends getting reacquainted, scattered jamming, and shortened exhibition and concert hours. The 46th Annual SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards & 37th National Convention & Band Championship in

The California Bluegrass Association (CBA) has been putting on the Great 48 Jam in Bakersfield for many years. The city of Bakersfield and the Marriott Convention Center have been a great host for the event that includes concerts, showcases, workshops,

Danny Clark is a recent California re-transplant from Tennessee. Born in California, Danny spent his formative years supporting his family’s Bluegrass Bus Museum project, along with many other institutions, in the bluegrass state of Tennessee. I first met Danny and