by Christine | Aug 5, 2007 | Welcome Column
It’s a given that everyone who has had contact with another person more than once in their lives has been involved in some kind of debate. It could be said that the only one we agree with all the time is ourselves, and even then we change our minds on occasion, so...
by Christine | Sep 11, 2013 | Welcome Column
One of the very best things about bluegrass is the stories in the songs, and naturally, those stories are usually told by the lyrics. Most times, it’s pretty straightforward, but sometimes, credulity is challenged and occasionally entirely denied. Below are some...
by Christine | Nov 16, 2017 | Welcome Column
The world of old-time music is mourning the loss of Tom Paley who died recently at the age of 89. A wonderful musician and an ambassador for old-time music, Tom was resident for long periods in the UK and Sweden, and died in Brighton, England, on September...
by Christine | Mar 2, 2016 | Welcome Column
Dear readers, your devoted Wednesday Columnist was up too late at a local music venue last night, and could not activate the muse in time for this morning’s Welcome Message. With apologies, I offer this column from 2014.From time to time, bluegrass...
by Christine | Jul 11, 2018 | Welcome Column
From time to time, bluegrass encounters some sounds that don’t fit the general definition of bluegrass. Let me clear – I’m talking about odd tonalities – not bad players. Aside from the “standard” bluegrass instrumentation of guitar, fiddle, mandolin,...
