by Christine | Jul 18, 2010 | Welcome Column
It’s Friday evening, the moon is high and bright, and I’ve got my dobro on my lap trying to make it sing. My fire on the patio is slowly burning down to coals, my wife is asleep on the sofa inside, and my dog is probably keeping her company. I can’t keep him outside...
by Christine | May 10, 2016 | Welcome Column
I just finished my second year as a coach and instructor at Pete Wernick’s Jam Camp in Boomer, NC in conjunction with MerleFest. This year the camp was even larger than last with a total of 75 students and 10 instructors ranging in age from 8 to 79. It was also nice...
by Christine | Jan 16, 2017 | Welcome Column
When I first became aware of Bluegrass music in the sixties, it was an all white male affair. By contrast, country country had featured women from its outset with Sara and Maybelle Carter on through Kitty and Patsy to Dolly and Loretta. But if you saw Bill Monroe or...
by Christine | Mar 22, 2020 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: We’re leaving Peter’s Welcome up another day because, even after my solemn promise to do do, yours truly forget to install links in his article. RC)Walking the dog around the neighborhood is still allowed, and I found myself...
by Christine | Mar 2, 2013 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Please do not confuse me with my son Marty, with whom I am swapping Welcome Column days this month. It is I, Varner the Elder. Feeling elder every day. As editor of the CBA’s monthly publication I owe much (VERY much) to my predecessor and mentor, the...
