by Christine | Feb 27, 2013 | Welcome Column
One of the most endearing things about bluegrass is the improvisation. Songs (or tunes) have a melody, which establishes the identity of the piece, but when the instrumentalists take their solos, the music joins other great musical forms (like jazz or the blues) in...
by Christine | May 2, 2018 | Welcome Column
My son gave me a very interesting book – “Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans”. When I began reading it, I realized it wasn’t a linear biography in the normal sense. Basically, the author is overlaying the presence of Armstrong in the context of the development of...
by Christine | Dec 24, 2016 | Welcome Column
It can be a game of wit, the game of life; a game of scrabble; but the luckiest game I ever played was fourteen years ago on line…. backgammon. I was tired of sick relationships, I had spent my last four years being the only one that was doing the work to...
by Christine | May 30, 2012 | Welcome Column
I’ve always said “Safety is No Accident”, and with bluegrass festival season upon us, I think it’s important to raise awareness of some of hidden dangers that await happy festival denizens. After all, we’re going to festivals to have FUN, not fumble around for the...
by Christine | Nov 5, 2008 | Welcome Column
Monday night, I was playing at the Taco Jam, and during the break, I was regaling my buddy Chris Smith with what I would do if I was in charge of Everything. Perhaps I was scaring Chris bit, because he seemed to step backwards as I pontificated, saying ?Hey, you...
by Christine | Apr 25, 2012 | Welcome Column
Marcos Alvira wrote a column some time ago, where he bravely confessed to hating to sing. This column spawned a Message Board thread on the subject with a lot of interesting commentary. Nancy Zuniga’s comment on Owen Saunders’ “distinct vocal attributes” was very apt,...
