by Christine | Nov 12, 2010 | Welcome Column
The election’s over. Not just the CBA board elections (though that was a nail biter). The right people won that one. But the BIG one….whether the right one or the wrong one won depends, I guess, on which side of the aisle you stand on. Now when it comes to politics...
by Christine | Jul 22, 2008 | Welcome Column
Respect and Performance Attire Today’s column from Ted Lehmann Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (Editor’s note: Ted is a blogger back in New Hampshire and he’s give us permission to use a piece he wrote this past Saturday on bluegrass band attire. Yes, you heard us...
by Christine | Sep 13, 2019 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: Re-posting one of Ted’s from a decade ago. Still resonates. RC)There’s been a good deal of discussion during the past week on Bluegrass-L (the bluegrass mailing list for IBMA members and some others) about the dress of bluegrass bands and...
by Christine | Jul 12, 2013 | Welcome Column
I’m thinking about retirement tonight. Been thinking about it a lot lately. Thinking about how nice it would be to get up in the morning and not have to waste a thought on anything having to do with whatever I’ve had to waste my thoughts on for the last thirty or so...
by Christine | Dec 1, 2010 | Welcome Column
This weekend, I will be playing at the Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, and it will have some poignancy for me. Brookdale was the first festival I ever played, back in 2003. I remember it like it was yesterday….(here’s where I stroke my chin thoughtfully and the scene...
by Christine | Oct 15, 2018 | Welcome Column
Today officially begins our 2018 fall campout in Lodi. I hope to see you all there. This year marks our sixth visit there for the fall get-together. And come spring we’ll be right back there with the added fun of a first class fiddle contest in our midst.When most...