by Christine | May 18, 2019 | Welcome Column
(From a while back)We are all missing the late Ralph Stanley now since his recent passing. Icons like that can never be replaced but at least he left us a great body of music with which to move forward. Stanley Brothers tunes were popular at our jam here yesterday but...
by Christine | May 26, 2016 | Welcome Column
Daily Grist–“Once you get to be 78 years old like myself, one of the most important things I’ve learned in life is this. You never get too old to learn something stupid.” JD RhynesStarting in 1985 until 1991 I think, if I remember right,...
by Christine | Oct 25, 2019 | Welcome Column
(EDITORS NOTE–Many times when I bump into a CBA member they ask me how J.D. Rhynes is doing…lots and lots of folks asked me at the camp out at Lodi last week. My response is ALWAYS the same. The old man’s Parkinson’s is ravaging his body but it...
by Christine | Nov 17, 2012 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass festivals and related activities cause memories, and the intensity varies depending on your blood-to-coffee ratio. Memories have such a way of being…let me search for the right word here. Memorable. Many are fond memories, like the first time we hitch...
by Christine | Sep 23, 2018 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass festivals and related activities cause memories, and the intensity varies depending on your blood-to-coffee ratio. Memories have such a way of being…let me search for the right word here. Memorable. Many are fond memories, like the first time we hitch...
by Christine | Dec 22, 2019 | Welcome Column
(EDITOR’S COMMENT: It’s been nearly three years now since Nancy retired from her Welcome writing chores. I’ve missed her pithy, always spot on columns. Here’s one of my favorites from back in early ’17. RC)This coming Sunday, I’m...
