by Christine | Mar 20, 2020 | Welcome Column
Campout, canceled.Jams, canceled.Concerts, canceled.Lessons, canceled.What’s a bluegrass extrovert (or even introvert) to do in the times of COVID-19? Zoom.Zoom is video application that allows you to meet in real time, chat, maybe even take or give a music lesson. It...
by Christine | Aug 6, 2020 | Welcome Column
It is amazing to me how much music and technology are blending together in new ways. Certainly, there has been an ongoing connection through sound engineering and recording and of course through electrifying or amplifying your instrument or sound. However, it would...
by Christine | Feb 4, 2008 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Y’all should be getting your February Breakdowns by now and you may have noticed that the CBA’s paper is missing our usual missive from “Bluegrass Folks” Bill Willhelm. He’s been having all kinds of adventures that got in the way of getting out that...
by Christine | Mar 30, 2021 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s note: Here’s one of Cameron’s early efforts. For me it captures the spirit of local bluegrass festivals we’d all like to get back to soon!) In the world of ice cream flavors, where Wintergrass is a ”Psychedelic Rainbow Buzz”, and Father’s Day Festival a...
by Christine | Mar 29, 2021 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: Here’s a guest article Rick scored years ago from banjoist Lynwood Lunsford) “People will follow a bad example as quickly as they will follow a good one, if they don’t know the difference.” I heard this statement in a seminar that I...
