Fiddle links on the web, here you will find website links for DVDs, CDs, books, lessons, parts, accessories & more! AB Music Studios – Music Lessons, merchandise, and repairs19171 Magnolia St, Huntington Beach, CA 92646Phone: (714) 962-8911 Bella Musica Violin Store – violins, violas, cellos, accessories, lessons, and repairsOld World Village 7561 Center Ave # 21, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (714) … Read More
“Bluegrass Bliss: The Essential Role of Grinners in the Heart of Bluegrass Music”
Grinners are Important! By Julie Marquez. When signing up new members in the Southwest Bluegrass Association booth, I always ask them what instrument they play. If they’re a musician, they happily tell me. But a lot of times, when I ask that question, I watch this new member slowly shrink, their shoulders slump, their heads go down, and in the … Read More
David Dickey II “The Colonel”
Since 1964, “The Colonel” David Dickey II has been a major part of Southern California Bluegrass music, forming and playing with several bands. Over the years, David has shared his knowledge, with helping anyone interested in bluegrass music, as a payback to those that helped and encouraged him when he started. As a performer, songwriter and playing just about … Read More
Second Wind
Second Wind – Dan Sankey Music If you enjoy good bluegrass music you will love Dan Sankey’s Second Wind a foot-tapping experience on every track. Second Wind has fourteen bluegrass tracks, played by some of the best pickers in Southwest; a foot-tapping experience on every track, with amazing picking on traditional tunes and covers. Beautifully recorded by Dennis Caplinger, the … Read More
DON’T SING!
DON’T SING! © 2018 by Wayne Erbsen These are the words that were indelibly etched on my teenage mind in the far away past. Actually, the year was 1963. Let’s go back there. In 1958 the Kingston Trio recorded the North Carolina murder ballad, “Tom Dooley.” This recording went on to become #1 on the Billboard charts and helped to … Read More
Bluegrass And Roger Miller
Bluegrass And Roger Miller, Where have all the average people gone? I’ve always loved Roger Miller both as a songwriter and as a performer. He’s Americana, he wrote about us, our style of life, who we are, and what we are in a rather whimsical way be it King Of The Road, Chug-A-Lug, Dang Me, or Husbands and Wives. It’s … Read More
THIRD TIME OUT
THIRD TIME OUT: The confessions of a perennial beginner. “Ain’t it funny how time slips away”, we all make plans then magically, poof, life changes everything. I guess that’s part of the difference between being a child and being a so-called adult. As a child, you can say, “no thanks not today” but as an adult, you rarely have that … Read More
Associations
The associations listed below, provide information to the public, to promote their associations, members, events, jams, bands & festivals. These organizations bring people together for the preservation, enjoyment, and advancement of bluegrass, folk, old-time & acoustic music. The Southwest Bluegrass Association encourages all to support their local & international associations by donations and or membership. Everything you do will go a long … Read More
Banjo links on the web
Banjo links on the web, here you will find website links for Banjo CD’s, books, lessons, parts, accessories & more! Although it came originally from Africa, the banjo is a quintessentially American instrument and part of the fabric of our musical history. Banjo links on the web Banjo Supplies – “best prices on the Internet” Bluegrass Jam Along A podcast of … Read More
Jam Etiquette for Pickers and Grinners
Jam Etiquette by Roger Russell What is a bluegrass jam? A bluegrass jam, or any jam for that matter, is an event in which musicians come together to play and sing unrehearsed music with and for each other. They may, or may not, know each other in advance—often in a given jam, some do know each other, while some don’t. … Read More