by Christine | Aug 22, 2010 | Welcome Column
This has been the busiest summer I’ve had in years and there’s no sign that things will slow down until November. There have been so many opportunities to get together with the “bluegrass” family, make music, share some meals and visit. We’ve been to two big parties,...
by Christine | Jun 25, 2012 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass music fans are abuzz with the word coming out of Hollywood that a movie based on the life of Bill Monroe is in works and will appear in theaters in 2013. Following the success of other biopics of famous musicians, like Ray, Coal Miner’s Daughter, and Walk...
by Christine | Jun 3, 2012 | Welcome Column
A friend of mine once likened me to a trout: you put something bright, shiny, and new under my nose and I’ll bite. That’s the way I am with new projects—i.e., I just can’t resist the lure of testing uncharted skills and challenges. I believe that our wily...
by Christine | Jan 22, 2012 | Welcome Column
If someone were to ask me to describe my Christmas of 1984, I wouldn’t be able to recall a thing about it. As a matter of fact, I can’t remember a thing about the whole year of 1984 or 1983 and many other years for that matter. I have large blocks of time that I can’t...
by Christine | Feb 24, 2016 | Welcome Column
I’ve been viewing a LOT of live music. All kinds of music (well, light on modern jazz), and all kinds of skill levels. I’ve discovered some things, mostly about myself I guess. One is, live music is usually exhilarating. One is, the activity brings out the analyst in...
