by Christine | Sep 24, 2014 | 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,...
by Christine | Sep 10, 2011 | Welcome Column
The guy was sitting on my right at the round oak table, along with seven other people (my relatives) who were serving themselves ample portions of roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, and vegetables. Adolf had a closely cropped hair cut, that unmistakable weird...
by Christine | Oct 9, 2010 | Welcome Column
Like a human robot in a movie that discovers it is not really human (just thinks it is), Luke made a discovery about his own existence. Luke was born and raised in the local “Primitive Believers In One Accord” commune in Revelation City, California (Humboldt County)....
by Christine | Mar 5, 2008 | Welcome Column
Today’s column from Bruce Campbell Wednesday, March 5, 2008 A few months ago, there was a flurry of Bluegrass haiku on the CBA Message Board. A whole lot of people chipped in (I seem to remember Ted Silverman being particularly prolific at writing haiku) and it...
by Christine | Feb 21, 2020 | Welcome Column
Another day, another Facebook post that begins: “My guitar (fiddle/banjo/tuba) was stolen from my car last night. If anyone sees…”My first thought is, “What was your guitar/fiddle/banjo/tuba doing alone in your car?”Here are the typical excuses:Excuse: “It was only...
