by Christine | Sep 4, 2019 | Welcome Column
I’ve said many times, one of the things that bluegrass and baseball have in common is, they’re both fun to argue about. Bill Monroe or Jimmy Martin? Mickey Mantle or Joe DiMaggio? One of life’s little pleasures is arguing back and forth the points that make either...
by Christine | Feb 21, 2016 | Welcome Column
There’s this idea floating around that it takes about 10,000 hours of practicing something to become an expert. I’m not sure I agree with that but my own take on getting good at something is that you need to be more than a little obsessive about practice. ...
by Christine | Jan 18, 2011 | Welcome Column
A couple of weeks ago, a piece was posted on the Banjo Hangout (a major online forum for banjo players) under the provocative heading “Would your band pay $925 to play at IBMA?” I posted on the topic on BHO, but thought I’d like to expand on what I said there in...
by Christine | Sep 16, 2014 | Welcome Column
A couple of weeks ago, a piece was posted on the Banjo Hangout (a major online forum for banjo players) under the provocative heading “Would your band pay $925 to play at IBMA?” I posted on the topic on BHO, but thought I’d like to expand on what I said there in...
by Christine | Apr 7, 2014 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, If there’s one thing we do around here it’s obsess about stuff. We are, after all, an association built upon adherence, maybe even fanaticism, to the proposition that the music we love deserves to be both preserved and promoted. Most people are happy...
