by Christine | Jul 27, 2019 | Welcome Column
Some of the truth is: the world has gone mad. It often feels like day is night and night is day. I couldn’t tell you anymore if fish are to swim upstream or down; or if songs are only to be heard, not sang. Every day we are bombarded by something—usually...
by Christine | Aug 17, 2020 | Welcome Column
We all have our favorite bluegrass bands. Some of them have been playing together for many years and they have a familiar mix that just never gets old. A band member may change from here to there but some bands have a consistency over time that is a big part of their...
by Christine | Jun 20, 2012 | Welcome Column
Another Father’s Day Festival in the books. By nearly all accounts, it was a good one – although the comments directly following the festival always seem overwhelmingly positive. So, how was this one any better than others? From a CBA standpoint, that really can’t be...
by Christine | Dec 10, 2019 | Welcome Column
It ain’t Bluegrass , but it is darned good entertainment! “Bight Star” is a near perfect play with straight-forward words and music, but at it’s core it is a story as old as humanity. It is the story told by the Greeks and perfected for the English...
by Christine | May 27, 2013 | Welcome Column
In the world gone web in which we live, it’s a novelty to receive, via the United States Postal Service, a personal letter. Ninety per cent of the mail I receive is bills and the other ten per cent is junk. So it was a surprise to find a small envelope of personalized...
by Christine | Aug 4, 2019 | Welcome Column
It is that time of year again when I get to go to Bristol to teach and coach at a one week jam camp in conjunction with the Rhythm & Roots Festival (http://lineup.bristolrhythm.com/# ). Bristol considers itself “The Birthplace of Country Music” and the museum...
