by Christine | Mar 26, 2012 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass music fans in California are starting to feel that itch. We’re past the chilliest days of winter and it’s time to start thinking about going through the camping gear and preparing for the summer festival season. There’s the inflatable mattress that needs...
by Christine | Jun 9, 2010 | Welcome Column
With the huge 35th Anniversary Father’s Day Festival coming up, it’s a good time to make sure you’re properly prepared for the around-the-clock jamming. Trust me, folks – it sound easier than it is. But don’t worry, some simple preparations will ensure you’ll be at...
by Christine | Jan 18, 2017 | Welcome Column
There are some musicians (and you know who you are) for whom improvisation is as natural an act as breathing. You’re in a jam, and the solo comes around to you and you’re off and running, effortless, coherently. Your solo has a beginning, a middle and an end –...
by Christine | Aug 1, 2010 | Welcome Column
August President’s Message Correction to July’s Message: I plugged the Golden Old Time Campout last month as occurring in July and it is actually this month, in August, at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville. We definitely invite the “informal members” of...
by Christine | Mar 7, 2011 | Welcome Column
I have been working on my pet project, that of expanding our Youth Program. I have been helping create a larger and more exciting recreational Activities Program at Father’s Day which is more accessible and serves a larger age group. For years we have had a wonderful...
