by Christine | Sep 29, 2016 | Welcome Column
“Sometimes it looks like I’m dancing, but it’s just that I walked into a spider web.” — Demetri MartinIt was with 8 tiny toe shoes I watched the spider dance across the strings of her melodious life: Freshly sticking, as if it was to...
by Christine | Feb 11, 2008 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Welcome to the CBA website. Hope your Monday is the kind of Monday the ruins the poor reputation this day has established for itself over the whole history of forever. Here we are in February and I’m looking on the bluegrass map and finding there are so...
by Christine | Nov 3, 2016 | Welcome Column
Is there an etymologist in the house? No….no not an entomologist. I don’t need to know about bugs but rather what’s bugging me (pun intended) is the origin of some musical jargon associated with my instrument, practice space and skills. Axe – woodshed – chops. Maybe...
by Christine | Sep 3, 2020 | Welcome Column
It’s been 5 months. I can’t say I used all the time wisely but I have spent a load of time in the ‘shed. One would think I would be a better player now and being one, I believe I am…with this caveat. I do believe that I am a better sprinter but maybe not a better 10K...
by Christine | Oct 5, 2015 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where I drove up the dusty gravel driveway last afternoon and was greeted by my five best pals. I could tell they were happy to see me after a week’s absence because nearly all of them were wagging their tails in a...
