by Christine | Oct 24, 2011 | Welcome Column
The bluegrass/baseball connection goes back to Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys fielding a team as a pre-show promotion. Baseball is referenced in bluegrass songs like Jimmy Martin’s “Home Run Man” and the Gibson Brothers’ “Iron and Diamonds.” Our own CBA message board...
by Christine | Nov 21, 2016 | Welcome Column
I have a special ghost writer for my column today, my friend John Baldry from jolly old England. Geoff Sergeant said yesterday that he grew up in the American South (as I did too) yet learned how to play bluegrass in California. Well I can testify that I learned how...
by Christine | Mar 20, 2014 | Welcome Column
I recently had the privilege of presenting my documentary “Making History with Pioneers of Bluegrass” at the Bluegrass on Broadway Film Festival in Redwood City, CA. I met a lot of wonderful people at this event but filmmaker Rick Bowman and his film “Herschel...
by Christine | Jan 17, 2018 | Welcome Column
Well, another Great 48 is in the books, and from all accounts, a good time was had by all. We sure showed the Bakersfield Marriott how many bluegrassers it takes to cause a power outage right? Just kidding – it wasn’t our fault!Strolling around the...
by Christine | Sep 30, 2009 | Welcome Column
Greetings and salutations from Music City, also known as Nashville! As a Bluegrass fan, it is gratifying to be in an area where you don’t have to explain to the Average Man on the Street what Bluegrass is. In fact, in Nashville the Average Man on the Street is likely...
by Christine | Aug 17, 2016 | Welcome Column
Years ago, I had an idea, which I never acted upon. I noticed that people like to sing along with the radio. It’s a very natural thing to do, and it’s a very positive thing to do. It’s a great release of expression. Stuck in traffic, on a warm summer day, you’ll hear...
