by Christine | Jun 16, 2020 | Welcome Column
Sunday is Father’s Day. We ought to all be out there picking, singing, harmonizing and listening to great bands but circumstances have changed and we must now avoid crowds in order to stay safe and avoid nasty viral infections. It’s not fair but we need to...
by Christine | Jul 21, 2016 | Welcome Column
Wow! What a fun, festival weekend! My legs and feet are tired from walking, but I’m not sunburnt, so I can’t really complain. How about that weather? I camped in a tent, hoping it wouldn’t rain so much that I would wake up wet. There was enough...
by Christine | Jun 9, 2018 | Welcome Column
You’ll see my ugly mug to the left for an entire week and a couple days; that’s because each year during festival week the web team takes a well-deserved vacation to they can enjoy our festival without distraction.If you have a question about the...
by Christine | Jun 10, 2011 | Welcome Column
Chef Mike says, “ya gotta start pacing yourself. Cliff.” and I know he’s right. I can’t be acting the fool. Picking all night. Dancing like a broken teenager whenever the spirit moves me. And you know that tent seems like it’s hotter and colder than it used to be. And...
by Christine | Jun 6, 2016 | Welcome Column
And here we are again at my favorite time of the year. Some people mark the passage of time birth- day to birthday or holiday season to holiday season but our family has marked the passage of time from Father’s Day week to Father’s Day week (of course, for years that...
by Christine | Jun 20, 2010 | Welcome Column
It is a mixed blessing writing this column, especially during Festival week. Like many of the columnists I wait until the last minute, which doesn’t really work well at the FDF because as most of you know the PRIORITY during FDF is jamming and listening to...