by Christine | Apr 20, 2016 | Welcome Column
If you play music, you must know some songs. How did you learn them? Is the way you learn songs now different than the way you used to learn them? As a beginner, you’re hungry to learn any song that will give a practical reason for the strange things you’re learning...
by Christine | Nov 17, 2010 | Welcome Column
What’s the ideal bluegrass festival? Is it really big, or more intimate? What’s the ideal bluegrass concert? Do you prefer a lineup chock full of the biggest stars, or do you enjoy “discovering” some up-and-coming acts from just outside your local area? Or do you like...
by Christine | Dec 2, 2014 | Welcome Column
How far would you go to make your host or hostess feel comfortable, that is, not embarrassed, by a his or her culinary lapse or anomaly? Let’s say you are having dinner with your sweet mother, or your dear auntie, and she has served your favorite—meatloaf topped with...
by Christine | Aug 28, 2010 | Welcome Column
How far would you go to make your host or hostess feel comfortable, that is, not embarrassed, by a his or her culinary lapse or anomaly? Let’s say you are having dinner with your sweet mother, or your dear auntie, and she has served your favorite—meatloaf topped with...
by Christine | Mar 29, 2014 | Welcome Column
Editor’s note: It’s been our practice over the years that, in early spring, as we move toward the CBAs largest, oldest, and best-known event – – the Father’s Day Festival at grass Valley – – we bring back welcome columns that give a flavor of that...
