by Christine | Feb 11, 2021 | Welcome Column
People think you’re stupid. 1. They think you’re going to talk over the telephone when you pick it up and discover that a robot just called you! (Come on! Like you enjoy talking to the robot when YOU call about an important issue and get the robot instead of a human?)...
by Christine | Feb 18, 2021 | Welcome Column
Living with the Covid-19 restrictions is making me (and I suspect many of us) more reflective. Our regular pattern of life, previously taken for granted, has altered. In this changing world music has turned out to be a firm anchor, often in unexpected situations. Last...
by Christine | Feb 17, 2021 | Welcome Column
A dear friend of mine, an accomplished musician, recently told me they didn’t seem to enjoy playing music anymore. This gave me considerable pause for thought. I don’t think this feeling had to do with any specific physical ailment. I have known quite a few musicians...
by Christine | Feb 14, 2021 | Welcome Column
It’s Valentine’s Day, what shall we play? Probably not the only bluegrass tune I know of that actually has the word valentine in the lyrics: You can send me pretty flowers, you can sen me valentines Send me letters every day but it won’t pay Leap to my desire, nothing...
by Christine | Feb 16, 2021 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: here’s one of Cliff’s ftom a while back. One of by most prized possessions is a an autographed Sympathy Valley Boys fly swatter) I opened the cupboard this morning, and the first thing I saw was my sympathy valley boys coffee cup, right there on the...