by Christine | Jul 19, 2018 | Welcome Column
In my humble opinion bluegrass music sounds best on a front porch, or in someone’s kitchen, or under a canopy in a festival campground.About 20 years ago when Mac Martin came to California for a series of shows I “interviewed” him for a story in the Bluegrass...
by Christine | May 8, 2015 | Welcome Column
Anybody that knows me, knows that I love gospel music. Not the kind of gospel that will make you snore on Sunday morning, the stuff that touches your heart or sets your soul on fire. Give me a black Baptist choir singing call and response gospel with a Hammond draw...
by Christine | Feb 22, 2016 | Welcome Column
”It’s friendship, friendship, just the perfect friendship. When other friendships will be forgot, ours will still be hot.”–Writer unknownIt was nice to see so many bluegrass associations represented at the Great 48 last month. And to see the many fans and...
by Christine | Jan 20, 2019 | Welcome Column
Southern Pacific locomotive number 4449, the last of the GS-4 classof locomotive’s that pulled the coast daylight train between SanFrancisco and Los Angeles. It was built in May of 1941 by the Limalocomotive Works, and it was a 4-8-4 configuration, which...
by Christine | Nov 19, 2008 | Welcome Column
The heart of Bluegrass was beating last night at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley. It was the second of two special nights, showcasing bands who participated in the ?Take the Stage? program. Created by Nell Robinson Music, the program takes ?closet musicians? and...
by Christine | May 14, 2018 | Welcome Column
If one has read my reviews, they would realize I emphasize album cohesiveness and variety more than many fellow bluegrass writers. I do this because if bluegrass is to be recognized in the same breadth as more popular and appreciated genres, we must hold ourselves to...
