by Christine | Jul 1, 2019 | Welcome Column
There are an awful lot of songs in Bluegrass and country music that refer to the lonesome sound of a train whistle in the night. If you’ve ever heard that sound, you know exactly what the songs are referring to. That sound touches me in the deepest part of my...
by Christine | Jun 21, 2005 | Welcome Column
There are an awful lot of songs in Bluegrass and country music that refer to the lonesome sound of a train whistle in the night. If you’ve ever heard that sound, you know exactly what the songs are referring to. That sound touches me in the deepest part of my memory....
by Christine | Dec 24, 2012 | Welcome Column
For many years our stereo system sat in a large, boxy cabinet in the corner of our living room. It included a tuner/amplifier, a CD player, a cassette dubbing deck, and, of course, a turntable. The cabinet included four drawers full of tapes and a large compartment...
by Christine | Apr 8, 2013 | Welcome Column
The first one I ever saw was maybe eight or ten years ago. It looked like such a handy thing. Obviously, it was very useful and probably something that every aspiring musician should own. I saw this thing at the very first jam I ever went to. Practically everything...
by Christine | Dec 2, 2012 | Welcome Column
It is dubious whether Mark Twain ever said, “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” Whether the quote is actually attributable to him or not is irrelevant once one has spent a July day at Ocean Beach in the City. What is not in doubt is that...
by Christine | Oct 16, 2017 | Welcome Column
The Daily Grist: “I’d rather fight a hundred structure fires than a wildfire. With a structure fire you know where your flames are, but in the woods it can move anywhere: it can come right up behind you.” Tom WatsonI am really looking forward to going to work this...
