by Christine | Apr 9, 2013 | Welcome Column
Does every band’s performance deserve to receive an encore or a standing ovation every time it performs? I don’t think so. Somehow, in our desire to be nice and to encourage every band, we think we should rise, shout, and cheer, encouraging the emcee to...
by Christine | Feb 11, 2012 | Welcome Column
“I’m getting worried,” Labby said to his friend Doby. Doby questioned, “Why?” “Well, there is this big event coming up in Grass Valley, California this June. A bluegrass music festival, where there will be thousands of people. And for the first time, in a long...
by Christine | Nov 2, 2003 | Welcome Column
I’ve done my very best over the past several months to resist the temptation of using this column to inspire. Sure, I’ve asked you to volunteer, to attend events, to support bands, even to evangelize in the name of bluegrass. But I’ve drawn the line at trying to make...
by Christine | Jan 3, 2015 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note—We went way, way, way back in the archive for this re-run…July of ’08 to be precise. Probably Brooks’ first Welcome. [Believe me, if it wasn’t his first, we’ll hear from him.] Anyways, this is the unvarnished Judd, the pre-Ten-items-or-less Judd, the...
by Christine | Dec 8, 2017 | Welcome Column
Part 1First a little background.At the age of 59 ¾ in April 2008 I took an early retirement from work. I wouldn’t be bringing home a weekly check (other than my subbing check from the local school district) and I got curious when I did start to bring home a weekly...
by Christine | Jul 13, 2008 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note—Bluegrass content? Well, B. Judd is a stand-up bass player in a bluegrass band called the Fog Valley Drifters.) Part 1 First a little background. At the age of 59 ¾ in April 2008 I took an early retirement from work. I wouldn’t be bringing home a weekly...
