The Central Ohio Bluegrass Association
(COBA) formed in the Columbus Ohio area in 1976
and was later chartered
as a non-profit organization. The goal of the club--originally,
to promote and
preserve Bluegrass in the central Ohio area--has
now expanded to include all of Ohio.
COBA currently holds monthly meetings
in the Sunbury, Ohio area. We also have 2 Bluegrass festivals a
year:
one in July and one in October. A monthly newsletter is mailed
to all members.
All of this is supported by membership
and donations from those who care about bluegrass music in Ohio.
The Central
Ohio Bluegrass Association, Inc. holds monthly events
on the first Saturday of the month, November through May.
Located at the Big Walnut High School, 555 So. Old 3-C Hwy.,
Sunbury,
OH approximately 15 miles NE of Columbus, OH.
Food is available
from 5-7pm and music starts at 6pm.
Admission is $8 for adults and children under 15 are free with
paying adult.
Bands play two sets each. Site is handicap accessible and smoke
free.
Contact: Sami Brush-Payne at 740-965-2801
2556 Ross Road, Sunbury OH 43074
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Top ten reasons
guitar flatpicker loses beat in a jam...
10. Banjo player tuning during guitar break
9. Banjo player tearing back off banjo for adjustments during
guitar break.
8. Banjo player answering questions from audience about,
" what kind of a bridge is that?", during guitar break.
7. Banjo player learns his next break while guitar is picking.
6. Banjo is so loud that nobody knows where the beat is.
5. Banjo player tries to borrow money from the bassist during
guitar break.
4. Banjo player just introduced the song and doesn't "know
all the chords yet".
3. Banjo player doesn't play rhythm for guitar breaks.
2. Banjo player does play rhythm for guitar breaks.
1. "Oh, were you gonna take a break on that ?" asked
as banjoist finishes
playing over the guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and dobro breaks.
(Hey, it wouldn't be bluegrass without a
banjo... remember that...)
YOU KNOW YOU'RE A BLUEGRASSER
IF...
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Your favorite cologne smells like mosquito repellent...
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Your last anniversary gift was His and Hers matching lawn chairs
with
your last name across the back with a felt tip marker.
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You know that Gibson and Martin have no relationship to Mel and
Dean.
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Your Geo Metro has been modified to hold an Upright Bass.
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When you see a guy with a nail apron on, you start digging for gate
money.
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When you see a couple of motorhomes on the highway, your car keeps
wanting to follow them to a festival.
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You know that "pick one" has nothing to do with your nose.
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A night out with the boys means.... an all night pickin' in the
back room of the barber shop.
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Your instrument cost more than you wife's wedding ring.
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You change the strings on your instrument more often than you change
your socks.
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It's 3:00am and your wife is upset, but you just hafta' pick one
more,
and one more, and one more.
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We know a G-string isn't made by Fruit of the
Loom:)
Written by: LaDonna Blenis of Tampa, Florida
Didn't
know that the Beatles experimented with Bluegrass
before hitting it big with Rock n' Roll, did you?
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