by Christine | Jan 28, 2013 | Welcome Column
We’re still months away from sunny weather and outdoor festivals, jamming under the pines and cooking up grub on the camp stove. It’s tough to keep in bluegrass shape during the cold, dreary winter months. Sure, you can woodshed with your instrument to keep you...
by Christine | Jan 29, 2009 | Welcome Column
People will follow a bad example as quickly as they will follow a good one. Today’s Guest Column from Lynwood Lunsford Thursday, January 29, 2009 (Editor’s Note: Lynwood has appeared here at least once before. He’s a well-known banjo player back east and a...
by Christine | Jan 16, 2014 | Welcome Column
Digging through political doublespeak on the Internet is worse than having a dentist digging around in my mouth. It was like trying to swim in quicksand. I kept getting sucked in…deeper and deeper with each click of the mouse. And the articles weren’t short ones...
by Christine | Jun 5, 2019 | Welcome Column
I went to a band rehearsal last night – well, a partial band rehearsal. I have learned over the years that bands can be improved if certain sections of the ensemble hold rehearsals in addition to full band rehearsals. Often there are songs that just don’t seem...
by Christine | Jan 25, 2011 | Welcome Column
Today’s column from Rick Cornish (rickcornish7777@hotmail.com) Tuesday, January 25, 2011 I drive my friend Brooks Judd crazy. Take last week. Lynn asked me what I’d like to do for my birthday and, without a moment’s hesitation, I told her bluegrass (my favorite...
by Christine | Oct 11, 2017 | Welcome Column
Events of the past few months threaten our desire to view the world as a welcoming place. We have recently seen how viciously our species can treat each other, and we have seen how nature can seem bent on cruelty towards all living things. We feel small, powerless and...