by Christine | Aug 20, 2015 | Welcome Column
I tend to have writing ideas flowing through my head all the time, but as soon as I accepted the offer to write this column, all those lovely ideas disappeared into thin air. Funny how that works. But I’ve made a commitment, so I guess I’ll just start at the beginning...
by Christine | Oct 30, 2009 | Welcome Column
Late October is a great time to be on tour in the Northeast. Megan Lynch and I have been up here for about a week, performing and teaching in Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont. Fall (or as they insist on saying in England, autumn) has always been my favorite time of...
by Christine | Sep 17, 2011 | Welcome Column
Do you clean, trim, and cut your vegetables all up before you begin making the Ratatouille? Do you read your instruction manual before you will even turn on your new digital camera? Do you do your homework before you read your book, clean out the fridge before you...
by Christine | Jan 21, 2016 | Welcome Column
Well, it’s hard to believe that 2016 is here. 2015 was full of adventures and learning, heartache and pain, and plenty of joy and happiness. The second half of 2015 centered around music – I managed to fit in 4 multi-day festivals and 9 live shows. Not bad for a...
by Christine | Oct 29, 2010 | Welcome Column
This past June marked my 34th year practicing, being aggressively in search of and generally adoring bluegrass jams. Oh, and I’m just plain interested in them, too. Interested in the dynamics, the rules (or lack there of), life cycle of jams and, most especially, the...
