by Christine | Jul 28, 2019 | Welcome Column
This is a re-post of an interview that previously appeared in the CBA Breakdown.Tristan Scroggins is an award-winning mandolinist and composer from Denver Colorado. He has toured extensively with his father in the critically acclaimed bluegrass band Jeff Scroggins...
by Christine | Nov 11, 2007 | Welcome Column
As soon as I saw the news on my computer screen, I went and dug out the album. That was about six weeks ago, when I noticed that Porter Wagoner had been booked for the River City Bluegrass Festival in Portland in January. The album was MThe Cold Hard Facts of Life, my...
by Christine | Jul 20, 2020 | Welcome Column
The Daily Grist: “Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.” (Ogden Nash}A lot of things go to waste no matter how much we try. If I put some leftovers in a container they might be spoiled by the time I find them at the back of the refrigerator a few weeks later. I like...
by Christine | Apr 27, 2010 | Welcome Column
I always like to create menus. I like to think, What is the perfect meal for this or that occasion? I make, in my mind, each component; I lay it out on the plate, I admire it, I serve it. Once I asked my husband, “What are your favorite foods? What would be your...
by Christine | Oct 10, 2019 | Welcome Column
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by Christine | Dec 9, 2012 | Welcome Column
Every now and then I hear an amusing anecdote about a ruse that somebody pulled off as a practical joke. Some of these tales are very elaborate and it can take years of preparation and or waiting to get to the punchline denouement. I’ve heard some good ones from...
