by Christine | Oct 13, 2020 | Welcome Column
I’ve been thinking of late, is my writing too much about family or possibly even too personal. And who really gives a tweedle-dee, Robin. I mean, I am writing a welcome column for a bluegrass paper, not for Chicken Soup for the Soul. It’s nothing...
by Christine | Oct 14, 2015 | Welcome Column
(Apologies to Edwin Starr for paraphrasing his work) Some of the benefits of bluegrass are obvious – the very existence of the CBA is a testament to that. But there are other, long-reaching, but less obvious benefits. Excess money spent on instruments and...
by Christine | Jan 2, 2019 | Welcome Column
(Apologies to Edwin Starr for paraphrasing his work) Some of the benefits of bluegrass are obvious – the very existence of the CBA is a testament to that. But there are other, long-reaching, but less obvious benefits. Excess money spent on instruments and...
by Christine | May 23, 2011 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass music is outdoor music. There are hundreds of bluegrass songs about hills, valleys, fields, streams, and other features of the landscape. Bluegrass jams always sound better outdoors, under the shade of pine trees on a hot summer day. And bluegrass fans wait...
by Christine | May 26, 2020 | Welcome Column
The mind. The mind is created by the brain. The neuroscientists don’t know exactly how the brain does it. They can’t identify exactly which part(s) of the brain are responsible for creating consciousness, which in turn creates the “self” that we call “us,” which...
by Christine | Feb 15, 2019 | Welcome Column
Author’s note: That this column appears on a day when the music world lost one of its icons (Merle Haggard) is purely coincidental – no disrespect is intended. Condolence to all of Haggard’s fans and family.I’m in a pretty good mood today, so it’s a...
