by Christine | Feb 20, 2014 | Welcome Column
Good Thursday from Whiskey Creek, where each morning we get up to the bizarre sight of six acres cluttered with plants and trees and bushes that are convinced we’re in the middle of spring. And there’s no reasoning with them. I’ll tell you something not many people...
by Christine | Sep 30, 2016 | Welcome Column
NOTE: The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the California Bluegrass Association, anyone who plays Bluegrass, anybody has ever listened to Bluegrass or who has ever even seen grass (Blue or otherwise), or even of the author on a good day. With...
by Christine | Dec 24, 2018 | Welcome Column
NOTE: The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the California Bluegrass Association, anyone who plays Bluegrass, anybody has ever listened to Bluegrass or who has ever even seen grass (Blue or otherwise), or even of the author on a good day. With...
by Christine | Apr 30, 2019 | Welcome Column
(We’re pleased to re-resent an early column from Bill Evans. RC)Sooner or later, often around the breakfast table at a music camp, conversation will turn to “that 10,000-Hour Rule thing.” What’s that? In his 2008 best seller “Outliers,” journalist Malcolm...
by Christine | Mar 24, 2012 | Welcome Column
Sooner or later, often around the breakfast table at a music camp, conversation will turn to “that 10,000-Hour Rule thing.” What’s that? In his 2008 best seller “Outliers,” journalist Malcolm Gladwell, drawing on research from psychologist Anders Ericsson, supposedly...