by Christine | Jan 24, 2014 | Welcome Column
Today’s “Welcome Column” is dedicated to the “Great 48.” This is the California Bluegrass Association’s (CBA) smaller version of “inside grass” venues like the Wintergrass Festival up in Washington State, or the IBMA gathering last year in North Carolina; all within...
by Christine | Mar 30, 2016 | Welcome Column
It’s Portable I spent a weekend at a cabin in Lake Tahoe, and the place we stayed had a Martin guitar in it. It was there when we arrived (although we brought several other guitars). We played in the living room, we played in the kitchen and we played on the porch. I...
by Christine | Jan 10, 2016 | Welcome Column
Hello folks, I’m at the Great 48 in Bakersfield, where at 3 AM I can still hear music. Here’s my post from last year about training to Bakersfield. I decided to drive this year but I saw some folks just getting in off the train the other day and they had...
by Christine | Jan 9, 2019 | Welcome Column
6: Be Glad You’re Not in Oildale Now, I know this isn’t fair. After all, Oildale produced Merle Haggard, and it’s hard to top that. But Bakersfield has the brighter lights and a charm that neatly combines big-city flash with small town charm! And with taverns...
by Christine | Dec 27, 2017 | Welcome Column
7: Be Glad You’re Not in Oildale Now, I know this isn’t fair. After all, Oildale produced Merle Haggard, and it’s hard to top that. But Bakersfield has the brighter lights and a charm that neatly combines big-city flash with small town charm! And with taverns with...
by Christine | Jul 8, 2014 | Welcome Column
During the past few years we’ve all watched too many beloved musicians pass from the music scene. Their illnesses and subsequent loss has cost many of us in grief, especially when friends die too soon, struck down by illness that could have been prevented or...
