2023 CTBA MEMORIAL FEST

CTBA Memorial Fest 2023 will be held at Oskar Blues Austin (10420 Metric Blvd, Austin 78758) on Sunday, June 4th!

Here's the schedule:

1-3PM CTBA Sunday bluegrass jam (early!!!)
3-5PM Solo and duo performances from CTBA members:

- Danielle Russell & Kyle Smith
- Kevin Willette & Randy Collier
- Kym Warner

5PM CTBA member-band The Hillsiders

And we'll be on-hand to renew memberships, sell CTBA shirts and hats, and of course spend a lovely afternoon remembering the pickers we've lost with the pickers we love.

See y'all there!

NEW MUSIC FROM ROB LIFFORD

And - heads' up - longtime CTBA member Rob Lifford has released some more original instrumental tunes: a three-track EP entitled "Pursuit." The music leans more towards Dawg-type influences than traditional bluegrass, but it features players well-known to the Austin bluegrass community: Dennis Ludiker (fiddle), Kym Warner (mandolin), and Josh Flowers (bass). It was released on Bandcamp April 7 and will be available on all major streaming platforms on Friday, May 5.

Check it out today at RobLifford.Bandcamp.com/Album/Pursuit or wherever you stream your music on May 5th. Congrats, Rob!