by Christine | Aug 24, 2015 | Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST…”You know, for most of its life bluegrass has had this stigma of being all straw hats and hay bales and not necessarily the most sophisticated form of music. Yet you can’t help responding to its honesty. It’s music that finds its way deep...
by Christine | Feb 25, 2011 | Welcome Column
I’m writing this on Wednesday night but by the time you read this on Friday, I’ll be up at Walker Creek Ranch with about 200 other bluegrass and old-time music folks at the second annual CBA Winter Music Camp. At this moment, I’ve still got a lot of packing to do and...
by Christine | Mar 17, 2014 | Welcome Column
I’m very proud to claim Irish heritage on this Saint Patrick’s Day, but as Kermit the frog said, it’s not easy being green. My surname is derived from the Irish name O’Daniel and I have no idea why my ancestors emigrated from the Emerald Isle to the “Greenfields of...
by Christine | Nov 28, 2012 | Welcome Column
I have suffered some vision problems lately; no, it’s nothing serious! I just can’t view the CBA Website from my work anymore. I never thought I spent all that much time at the CBA Website, but once I couldn’t do it, I was taken aback by how disconnected I feel. It’s...
by Christine | Jan 27, 2012 | Welcome Column
Greetings from the road! I’m up in the Pacific Northwest this weekend, playing in Oregon and Washington with my solo show and teaching workshops at Dusty Strings in Seattle. I make this road trip each year about this time and I’ve luckily escaped the snow and rain...
