by Christine | Jan 3, 2018 | Welcome Column
Hey, what do you know – it’s a new year, again! More than I can remember, the general feeling I get is that 2017 was not a good year. As I think back on the years of my life (this was my 60th new year), I can’t easily ascribe good, or bad to any of them, though....
by Christine | Oct 17, 2016 | Welcome Column
The Daily Grist:“For the times, they are a changing” Bob DylanLike almost all of you out there reading this today, I love bluegrass music and I feel blessed to have been exposed to it. And I like to share this great music with others who may not have been as fortunate...
by Christine | Oct 25, 2012 | Welcome Column
That is the title of a familiar song that was written back in 1907, by a man and a woman as a gospel song, and later made popular by the famous Carter family of Virginia, known as the first family of country and bluegrass music. I would be willing to bet that most...
by Christine | Dec 24, 2019 | Welcome Column
A mandolin student once asked me to show him the correct tune for the Arkansas Traveler. He didn’t want a version or variation as played by a particular musician or from any particular recording, just “What is the correct tune?” I had to say I didn’t know, there...
by Christine | Jan 11, 2017 | Welcome Column
Last night, my writing time was usurped by dealing with the incredible weather. The water rose high enough to obscure the sidewalks on my street, and the cross streets were raging rivers. So, I am reprising a column from a while back about my pickup truck –...
