by Christine | Apr 23, 2020 | Welcome Column
I frequently hear people going on and on about the pre-war Martin or the Loar or take your pick of old instruments and how much better they sound than modern productions. Sometimes they are right, but in many instances, a good quality modern instrument will sound as...
by Christine | Jun 22, 2011 | Welcome Column
This was a special year for me at the Father’s Day Festival. For one, I got to play on the Big Stage with a California Showcase Band – always an honor. Secondly, I was able to convince a number of people to come to their first Father’s Day Festival. Will this swell...
by Christine | Dec 14, 2010 | Welcome Column
Among my favorite experiences at the Fathers Day Festival each year is watching the near empty Nevada County Fairgrounds gradually swell into a fair sized little town over the course of eight or nine days. (By Saturday, it’s actually twice the size of the little town...
by Christine | Sep 26, 2011 | Welcome Column
The twang of the last chord I heard at Bluegrassin’ in the Foothills at Plymouth is still ringing in my ears as I write this month’s column. At the same time, I’m making plans to host a houseful of guests for this coming weekend’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in...
by Christine | Jan 28, 2009 | Welcome Column
I was over at my mother’s house recently, helping her set up a new computer. So, I’m digging through her computer CDs, to see what programs she owns that I can add to her new system, and came across one that was marked Brookdale in green writing – and it looked like...
