by Christine | Oct 18, 2014 | Welcome Column
Who G-runs faster than a speeding bullet, is more traditional than Orange Blossom Special, and out-glows the “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign at night? That would be the Central Valley Boys, featuring Yoseff Tucker (guitar), Victor Skidanenko (banjo), John Cogdill...
by Christine | Oct 19, 2015 | Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST…”The days of the rock star board member are over. The search process is much more sober and focused on the issue of competency and expertise and the functional contribution a new member can make.” (George Davis)Board MemberToday’s Column from...
by Christine | Feb 18, 2008 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Even the weather was getting into the act. It was a spring-like day on the San Francisco peninsula. It made one think about the coming festival season: outdoors, good friends, and fine music. But of course those daydreams are getting a bit ahead of...
by Christine | Mar 2, 2009 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, My son Marty and I attended the main day of the NCBS’s Bluegrass On Broadway Festival last Saturday. It was a nice event, in its second year. We saw lots of friends there. The event featured some fine local bands like Nell Robinson and Redline, winners...
by Christine | Dec 20, 2012 | Welcome Column
Good Thursday morning from Whiskey Creek, where it’s been so cold that the difference between those residents with hair and those with fur feels magnified one hundred times over, the former constantly fine-tuning, (bundling and re-bundling, setting and re-setting the...
by Christine | Jan 27, 2017 | Welcome Column
(EDITOR’S NOTE–Eight years ago Mark Varner campaigned in his Welcome column to bring Bobby to Grass Valley. Well, guess what, Mark, he’ll be there in June.) Dear friends,First off let’s say happy birthday to our pal Phil Leadbetter. Just a...
