by Christine | Jul 28, 2013 | Welcome Column
Many of us have been in jams that just “sort of happened;” they weren’t planned in advance. You know the routine, you are at a camp-out or festival and you take a quiet moment to practice on your instrument of choice, another musician walks up and starts picking with...
by Christine | Jan 8, 2010 | Welcome Column
We all have our drug of choice. Mine is music. We all have our bad habits. Those things that tear us down, complicate our lives. Things that war against our best interests. Some folks drink too much (been there). Ingest too many chemicals (been there). Gamble away...
by Christine | Aug 12, 2011 | Welcome Column
As many of you know, Doyle Lawson has been experimenting with the use of drums lately. You may also know that I’m a big tent sort of guy and like to stretch the boundaries of the music I play. However, I’m not a big fan of drums. Now I don’t mind if somebody slips an...
by Christine | Oct 28, 2009 | Welcome Column
October is winding down, and with it, my bluegrass season. It’s a pattern I have observed for the past 5 or 6 years as a performing musician. As the leaves turn, the gigs start to dry up, and musical activities switch from paying gigs to jams. I’m not complaining...
by Christine | Apr 22, 2012 | Welcome Column
My debut Welcome Column was about the 2008 Spring Camp-Out, the first CBA event I ever attended. I knew not one CBA Member; my Martin Guitar was so new it still had the plastic film stuck on the pick guard and I only knew a couple songs that could pass as Bluegrass...
