by Christine | Nov 19, 2016 | Welcome Column
Old time musicians have the uncanny ability to make old music feel fresh again. They revitalize songs from long ago and create sounds that appeal to an audiences’ sense of familiarity and nostalgia. Fiddle player Kalia Yeagle is such a...
by Christine | Apr 11, 2017 | Welcome Column
Just a few cool days ago, I had the privilege of one of the best seats in an Arizona ballpark to share some time with the 2017 Chicago White Sox as they readied for a new year in major league baseball. To be clear, I have not been to Chicago, am a...
by Christine | Jan 25, 2012 | Welcome Column
Chuck Poling’s recent article on the perils (and temptations) of pickups for acoustic instruments brought to mind one of the bizarre paradoxes in bluegrass music: How technology has insinuated itself into an art form that celebrates simplicity. At its core, bluegrass...
by Christine | Aug 14, 2013 | Welcome Column
Musicians may concentrate most of the brain power on their musical skills, but if they’re performing much, sooner or later they run into the intricacies of maintaining and keeping track of their performing schedule. Requests to play come in through a variety of...
by Christine | Mar 5, 2020 | Welcome Column
That’s me these days. Keeping it casual. I’m playing quite a bit but only on a casual basis. What does that mean, a discerning reader might ask? My answer is I don’t really know. All I do know is that I’m playing out a bit with some different players and (this is a...
