2010 – 2012 Archives

2012 – Oct/Dec – Vol. 32 No. 4

The First Women of Bluegrass Pt. 2: Vivian Williams and Northwest Bluegrass,
Lily Loves Bluegrass, Southern Oregon Report, Musical Ruts, and more.

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2012 – Jul/Sept – Vol. 32 No. 3

The First Women of Bluegrass Pt. 1, Confessions of a Novice Festival Promoter,
Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, The Parlor, Making the OBA Calendar “THE” Calendar, and more.

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2012 – Apr/Jun – Vol. 32 No. 2

Steve Blanchard: “Joisey” Cowboy, Bass Notes Lay the Foundation, A Great Way to Start the Year, Can Adults Learn Instruments, Theory of Bluegrass: In Defense of the Capo, and more.

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2012 – Jan/Mar – Vol. 32 No. 1

Frank Nelson: Oregon Bluegrass Pioneer, Big Fiddle Little Fiddle, Snark Clip-On Electronic
Tuner Review, It’s Real Music, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, The Theory of Bluegrass: Syncopation for Free, and more.

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2011 – Oct/Dec – Vol. 31 No. 4

Taborgrass: Building Community Through Music, Passing the teaching torch, Beard Goldtone Resonator Guitar Review, Body Mapping for Guitarists, The Theory of Bluegrass: Fuzzy Chords, Improvising: My Two Cents, and more.

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2011 – Jul/Sept – Vol. 31 No. 3

Rachel Gold: A new voice for the past, OBA welcomes new board members, Jamming & Listening, The Ten Jammandments, Three Festivals in Three Weeks: The Perfect Trip, The Theory of Bluegrass: Dissolving Chords, Bill Bogan: A Trusting Heart, and more.

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2011 – Apr/Jun – Vol. 31 No. 2

Chick’s Kids: More than the Music, Kailua, Hawaii Aloha Kakou From Paradise, The Express still needs you, Copyright law and Bluegrass performances, Theory of bluegrass, and more.

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2010 – Sept/Oct – Vol. 30 No. 5

Dundee, Oregon: A new Bluegrass Capital, To Charge or Not to Charge: The Backbone of Bluegrass vs. Why playing Bluegrass Music for Free is Usually a Bad Idea, Notes from the Front:
Hello Again from Afghanistan, The Theory of Bluegrass: What’s in a Cord, and more.

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2010 – Jul/Aug – Vol. 30 No. 4

Look at the People – On being Entertaining, The Express Needs You, GTM issues first CD, Meet the Off-Key Jammers: Creating a Community in Tune with Bluegrass, The Theory of Bluegrass: The Circle of Fifths Unleashed, and more.

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