by Christine | Aug 12, 2010 | Welcome Column
We drove up to Isleton last Saturday to spend the afternoon at the Lighthouse Marina, which had invited bluegrass folk to a music-making campout. We didn’t plan to stay the night because I wanted Sunday to relax at home and get ready for a two-gig Monday with my band....
by Christine | Feb 11, 2014 | Welcome Column
It seems to me, and this may be based on the kinds of events we choose to attend, that the audiences at many bluegrass festivals are growing older, much older, while the events fail to attract new younger, more affluent audiences, particularly those with children....
by Christine | Mar 29, 2013 | Welcome Column
So why would you want to drive to Turlock for to camp? Well you have completed your taxes and are ready for a scenic drive, although I would never choose Hwy 99 for the scenery. Hwy 99 is the best route to Turlock and an April mini vacation on the Stanislaus County...
by Christine | Mar 22, 2012 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note—‘Hello, brother, what’s you up to today?’ is how J.D. has started every phone call he’s ever made to me. Tuesday’s call was no different; after a moment of chatting, during which he shared how much snow had fallen since Saturday, he got down to...
by Christine | Dec 20, 2019 | Welcome Column
Today’s column, is the result of me being “denned up” fer the last three days here in the house, ’cause it’s been snowing pitchforks here on Bluegrass Acres. I’ve been catching up on a bunch of paperwork that I’d been putting...