The California Bluegrass Association, in keeping with their longstanding practice of building future bluegrass leaders through aggressive contemporary action, has announced a Leadership Training opportunity during this year's Father's Day Bluegrass Festival in Grass Valley, CA in June. CBA is offering
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CBA to host Earl Scruggs 100th birthday tribute in Bakersfield
West coast grassers will have a chance to celebrate the 100th birthday of the great Earl Scruggs in a special tribute show on January 6 in Bakersfield, CA, produced by the California Bluegrass Association in partnership with the Guitar Masters
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CBA launches Frank’s Fund for Kids on Bluegrass
The California Bluegrass Association has launched a memorial fundraising drive for their vaunted youth programs in the name of the man who spearheaded those efforts more than three decades ago, Frank Solivan Sr. Frank Sr., who passed away about six weeks
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Photos from 2023 CBA Father’s Day Festival
Rhonda Vincent at the 2023 CBA Father's Day Festival - photo © Alan M Bond One of the longest running and most influential festivals out west is the annual California Bluegrass Association's Father's Day Festival, held this past 48 years in
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California Report: Darby Brandli, Matriarch of California Bluegrass
When someone in the California Bluegrass Association(CBA) says Darby, we all know who they are talking about as she is part of a select group like Carl or Lauri who have instant first-name recognition. As former CBA President, Darby Brandli
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California Report: CBA Bluegrass Breakdown’s new directions
CBA Bluegrass Breakdown editor/graphic designer, Jason and Gina Dilg Long-time readers of the California Bluegrass Association member's monthly newsletter, the Bluegrass Breakdown, noticed big changes during the pandemic including a smaller footprint with fewer columns with a professional-looking glossy print finish,
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Carl Pagter passes
Co-founder of the California Bluegrass Association (CBA), Carl Pagter passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in Virginia. He was 89 years old. Carl Richard Pagter was born on February 13, 1934, in Baltimore, and helped to form the San
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Julian Family Fiddle Camp merges with California Bluegrass Association
The California Bluegrass Association has announced that the popular Julian Family Fiddle Camp, a five day workshop in Julian, CA, is now part of the CBA. Despite the name, the Camp offers instruction in old-time and bluegrass style fiddle, flat-pick and
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California Report: CBA SoCal Regional Director Donna Hargis
Donna Hargis organizes many Southern California bluegrass events and is the MVP of the Southern California Bluegrass Association scene. A recent convert to the bluegrass fold, Donna exudes enthusiasm and energy that inspires both young and old to play, learn
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California Report: CBA Music Camp Transitions
Mike Compton leads a mandolin workshop at the 2022 CBA Music Camp The California Bluegrass Association Music Camp that immediately proceeds the Fathers Day Festival calls Wednesday transition day, which is a very applicable theme for life and this short column.