Fourth-generation, award winning fiddler/multi-instrumentalist Johnny Campbell is a tried-and-true bluegrass traditionalist. Originally from Nashville, he has made his way to and from California several times while playing with San Francisco’s Windy Hill. He and his wife, Whitney Campbell, hold down
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California Report: Tom Rozum, Laurie Lewis’ right hand man
Recent California Bluegrass Association Lifetime Member and Laurie Lewis right hand man, Tom Rozum, discusses his album, playing with Laurie, personal challenges, life in the California music scene, and much more. Playing multiple instruments, Tom is the perfect complement to Laurie's
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California Report: Mandolinist Nina Weisman talks Bill Monroe and more
While looking for biographical info on Southern California mandolin player Nina Weisman, I ran across this from the Family Fiddle Camp, where she’s an instructor, and figured I could do no better than this. “Nina Weisman is a fixture in the
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California Report: New CBA President and Turn Your Radio Online webcasts
Outgoing CBA President Darby Brandli and new President Theresa Behr Gooding It was good catching up recently with incoming CBA President Theresa Behr Gooding, and getting a status of what’s going on. Hi Theresa, how are you and your family doing, and how
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Mike Marshall’s virtual mandolin orchestra does Bill Monroe
Mike Marshall needs no introduction to bluegrass fans. In addition to his jaw-dropping virtuosity and collaborations with Darol Anger, David Grisman, and many more, he is an avid teacher as his many students on ArtistWorks will attest. Recently, to do
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John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project in June
We recently got word that that Volume #1 of the John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, produced by accomplished Nashville-based fiddler Matt Combs and John’s daughter Katie Harford, is available in vinyl and CD from the John Hartford website. The project is
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California Report: Yoseff Tucker Profile
Yoseff Tucker hit the San Francisco bluegrass scene from the California Central Valley with a bang several years back. He’s won multiple Northern California Bluegrass Society awards for guitar and vocals, and his sound reflects his family’s Central Valley Oklahoma
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Introducing the Western Canada Bluegrass Association
While at Wintergrass we attended the obligatory hospitality suites from bluegrass organizations such as Oregon, Washington, and Montana. We also visited a suite hosted by the new nonprofit organization, Western Canada Bluegrass Association (WCBA). The suites, of course, are known
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Tristan Scroggins’ #QuarantuneChallenge
One of the many projects that cropped up during this period of downtime was started by mandolinist Tristan Scroggins with major assistance from FiddleStar Megan Lynch. The #QuarantuneChallenge calls for pickers to write a new tune every day for thirty
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California Report: Songwriter Maureen “Mo” Blumenthal
Maureen Blumenthal is a third generation San Francisco Bay Area native and a mainstay of the California bluegrass community. She’s a West Coast Songwriter award-winning singer/songwriter of the two main forms of music: country AND bluegrass. Mo is active in