by Christine | Nov 19, 2020 | Welcome Column
An enduring memory from my early schooldays is of the music teacher who said, “Do you know that we each have a musical instrument of our own?” At the time I found this puzzling. Musical instruments, particularly the piano, were expensive and you had to “have lessons”...
by Christine | May 11, 2014 | Welcome Column
If you want to be a picker you gotta have a pick. Well at least for the most part. I’m just like the rest of you, I love to pick with fiddlers, who use that crazy thing called a bow. And I appreciate the bass players who make all that foundation sound with their...
by Christine | Oct 1, 2016 | Welcome Column
The following text is an excerpt from the book “High Lonesome Below Sea Level: Stories and Faces of Bluegrass Music in the Netherlands” by Loes van Schaijk and Marieke Odekerken. The book can be ordered in the webshop of the Bluegrass Music Museum or the...
by Christine | Nov 5, 2016 | Welcome Column
(The following text is an excerpt from the book “High Lonesome Below Sea Level: Stories and Faces of Bluegrass Music in the Netherlands” by Loes van Schaijk and Marieke Odekerken. The book can be ordered in the webshop of the Bluegrass Music Museum or the...
by Christine | Apr 15, 2012 | Welcome Column
Camping at a fairground has its pluses and minuses. On one hand, the livestock seems to really enjoy all the music and grunts, baa’s, and bleats wholehearted appreciation while not complaining about how late we are playing. On the other hand, I sometimes have a...
