by Christine | Aug 15, 2018 | Welcome Column
Soon, the members of the CBA will asked to vote for the next Board of Directors. For many, this is considered too trivial to command even a moment’s attention. Nothing could be further from the truth. An organization must have leadership to survive, and the CBA has...
by Christine | Oct 28, 2016 | Welcome Column
After spending a lot of time in a workshop recently I can tell you that whenever you get mix more than two musicians with a luthier in a room together then the subject of airline guitar damage comes up. Everybody seems to have their own favorite story about when an...
by Christine | Sep 26, 2010 | Welcome Column
I’m writing this on Wednesday before the Hobbs Grove Festival. I’m still rockin’ and reelin’ from a fun filled week at L & S Productions’ Bluegrassin’ in the Foothills. What a great line-up of bands! I sat through nearly every performance from the first Emerging...
by Christine | Oct 6, 2015 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note–We’re reaching back five years today for a piece by Jean Ramos written just after the 2010 Plymouth festival. A long-time Welcome writer, Jean has a way of capturing the spirit and ambiance of bluegrass get-togthers. If you...
by Christine | Sep 22, 2011 | Welcome Column
As life has led me down the road following the pure passion of my life, Bluegrass music, there’s been a few embarrasing moments. Some intentional, but most of ’em pure happenstance. A lot of ’em my fault, and some of ’em involving friends in...
by Christine | Feb 3, 2020 | Welcome Column
The role of emcee at a bluegrass festival is often underestimated as crucial cog keeping the event rolling along while providing support for the vendors, information for the fans, and discipline for the performers. It’s a difficult task which requires...
