Peter Veteska and Blues Train - So Far So Good
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Peter Veteska and Blues Train – So Far So Good

Peter Veteska and Blues Train So Far So Good Blue Heart Records Review by Anni Piper This album is like a textbook, and trust me, dear listeners, that doesn’t mean to say that it is dry and dull, but more an endorsement of the accuracy of…
Spotlight on Kent Drangsholt
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Spotlight on Kent Drangsholt by Anni Piper

Spotlight on Kent Drangsholt by Anni Piper You might notice the CBA member meetings have a new home! We know that a venue in Lake Oswego might have been a controversial choice for some, but one of the things that is so important to the survival…
Ramblings - May 2022
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Ramblings – March 2022

Ramblings - March 2022 by Anni Piper Congratulations to Robert Umali Evans, the new vice president of the Cascade Blues Association. I have to give him full credit for holding this organization together during a difficult transition time. Much…
March 2022 General Membership Meeting

March 2022 General Membership Meeting

March 2022 General Membership Meeting Wednesday March 2nd, 6pm -7:30pm AT THE GARAGES, 17880 SW MCEWAN RD, LAKE OSWEGO Welcome to the new home for the Cascade Blues Association monthly member meeting At The Garages, Lake Oswego. We are excited…
Ramblings - May 2022
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Ramblings-February 2022

Ramblings -January 2022 By Anni Piper It’s been an eventful month for the CBA, to say the least. The board approved the return of the new and improved “Blues Notes” coming soon to a store or venue near you. We have a bunch of CDs in the…
Roger 'Hurricane' Wilson - A Spiritual Awakening
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Roger ‘Hurricane’ Wilson – A Spiritual Awakening

Roger 'Hurricane' Wilson A Spiritual Awakening CD Baby Review by Kirk Anderson Roger got his “Hurricane” nickname from decades of scorching blues guitar riffs as he performed and taught guitar for more than 50 years.  Behind him are over…
Get to know the Groovetramps
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Get to know the Groovetramps

Groovetramps Interview by Anni Piper They’re the dynamic duo who back up some of the nation’s top touring acts, including our own Karen Lovely and Ben Rice. They are coming to the membership meeting Feb. 2. Take a few minutes to get to know…
Chickenbone Slim - Serve It To Me Hot
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Chickenbone Slim – Serve It To Me Hot

Chickenbone Slim Serve It to Me Hot Vizztone Records Review by Anni Piper I promised myself, with some variety of Girl Guide unbreakable vow, that I would not, under any circumstances, allow myself to talk about sex when I reviewed this disc.…
Dionne Bennett - Sugar Hip Ya Ya
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Dionne Bennett – Sugar Hip Ya Ya

Dionne Bennett Sugar Hip Ya Ya Hunnia Records Review by John Taylor Dionne Bennett has seen – and conquered -- a lot of the world. And the British-West Indian singer-songwriter has been around the block enough to find her way around without…

February 2022 General Membership Meeting

February 2022 General Membership Meeting The Cascade Blues Association is holding its membership meeting at the Garages, 17880 SW McEwan Rd, Lake Oswego resuming the standard format of spotlighting two different acts in one evening. In February…