by Christine | Apr 5, 2015 | Welcome Column
Jennifer Aniston. Pamela Anderson. Burt Reynolds centerfold. What do these people have to do with my column today? Absolutely nothing. But I’m going to write about old time and contra dancing, and I know that to begin with Tommy Jerrell, Mose Coffman, or even Bruce...
by Christine | Sep 30, 2012 | Welcome Column
This week is totally crazy for me. Fortunately, I only had two work days scheduled. On Friday I have to pack up the car (or truck if the stuff doesn’t all fit) and head down the road for the Kings River Festival. It’s more than a four hour drive from my...
by Christine | Jul 23, 2010 | Welcome Column
This is the time of year that I find myself making my annual pilgrimage to South Plains College in Levelland, Texas for Camp Bluegrass. Now in its 24th year, Camp Bluegrass was created by guitarist and mandolin player Joe Carr, Joe’s wife Paula and banjo picker...
by Christine | Jul 31, 2012 | Welcome Column
Good fifth Monday morning of the month from here at Whiskey Creek, where the only thing wet about the creek is its name. By the end of November, if we’re lucky, it will begin to dribble, but by most mid-January’s the creek will roar and continue to do so till late...
by Christine | Oct 21, 2020 | Welcome Column
I can’t say why, but it seems like I’ve been seeing a lot of butterflies these past few weeks. I would think that’s a spring thing, but clearly autumn is OK with them, too. I’ve seen some Monarchs, which I had heard were greatly reduced in numbers due to destruction...
