by Christine | Nov 24, 2006 | Welcome Column
How do you do, you all! Sit yourself on a nice comfortable chair or bed and immerse yourself in a fantastic world of— oh, who am I kidding. This is Bluegrass ‘n Stuff. One of the coolest things you can do in music is incorporate dynamics into your playing. That’s like...
by Christine | Jul 11, 2012 | Welcome Column
As a convert from rock and blues music to the joys of bluegrass, I have learned that the differences between these musical worlds is not limited to the music. There are deep cultural differences as well. Ted Lehman’s column yesterday brought up the subject of encores,...
by Christine | Oct 13, 2008 | Welcome Column
Back in the mid- to late-1990’s we were traveling around the country in a large fifth wheel trailer, this was before bluegrass for us, and we discovered we needed to keep in touch with the important people in our world via e-mail. The Internet was pretty new, and we...
by Christine | Mar 12, 2019 | Welcome Column
I?ve been pondering the strength of ?traditional? bluegrass music to hold its devoted audience, and this search has been abetted by my current reading of Daniel Levitin?s book, The World in Six Songs. In a section about what he calls ?Comfort? songs, Levitin writes...
by Christine | Oct 11, 2014 | Welcome Column
“Okay, let’s see what we have here. I suspect there is a mandolin, five string banjo, guitar, fiddle, and acoustic bass that made the whole thing work as it was supposed to. If the parts are all intact I may be able to figure out the cause of death. Just for the...
by Christine | Aug 23, 2011 | Welcome Column
I received an email from President Darby a couple days ago suggesting that I read the latest blog from Stringduster Chris Pandolfi. I did and will now pass that recommendation on to you……. ……………………………………………………. A few weeks ago I pondered the concept of music...
