by Christine | Dec 2, 2019 | Welcome Column
This is a reprint of the PorchTal column.Master Fiddler Brandon GodmanBrandon is a Kentucky native master fiddler and relatively new transplant from Nashville to San Francisco. He has played with greats such as Dale Ann Bradley, Melvin Goins, Karl Shiflett, Doyle...
by Christine | Oct 24, 2003 | Welcome Column
At 5:30 a.m. this morning, Lynn informed me we were going to the cow cafe for breakfast. It’s actually named something else but we call it the cow café because the entire décor is done in post-modern bovine—cow place mats, cow coffee cups, cow wall hangings and...
by Christine | Nov 27, 2012 | Welcome Column
Last week I took my banjo apart, right down to the smallest pieces. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever done, but I felt like I had to do it sometime, and I had put it off long enough. I am in the childhood of my banjo life, something like preschool age, and I...
by Christine | Jul 27, 2019 | Welcome Column
Some of the truth is: the world has gone mad. It often feels like day is night and night is day. I couldn’t tell you anymore if fish are to swim upstream or down; or if songs are only to be heard, not sang. Every day we are bombarded by something—usually...
by Christine | Aug 17, 2020 | Welcome Column
We all have our favorite bluegrass bands. Some of them have been playing together for many years and they have a familiar mix that just never gets old. A band member may change from here to there but some bands have a consistency over time that is a big part of their...
