by Christine | Apr 5, 2011 | Welcome Column
So what would you have done had you been me? You get up one morning, check your email and find a note from someone called ‘scuttlegrass2011@gmail.com’ who’s volunteering to take over the news column. But…and here’s a big BUT…it’s got to be done on his/her terms....
by Christine | Feb 23, 2020 | Welcome Column
Wherever we go in bluegrass we hear from local people about a band (or bands) that are every bit as good as most touring bands and that we just must hear them. At festivals on showcase stages or in the field or parking lots (mostly a term of art these days), in...
by Christine | Nov 15, 2012 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where if day-top-day decisions were made by popular vote of all effected residents rather than decide-and-decree by a few self-appointed oligarchs the ratio between tennis balls and soup bones to I-pads and sugar free latte’s would...
by Christine | Feb 20, 2010 | Welcome Column
In a recent post, CBA member Rainy Escobar asked for members’ ideas about what to name her new band. Several of the suggestions were very clever, and it became very hard to decide upon one. Finally, it was put to a vote on our message board. I’m proud to say that my...
by Christine | May 4, 2011 | Welcome Column
I have written often about the bonds that music creates between musicians. It’s a magical thing, really, and it never ceases to amaze me. But I want to bring some more folks into this orbit, because over the years, I have seen amazing binds created between musicians...
by Christine | Mar 12, 2011 | Welcome Column
What if there were a phone dedicated solely to all things bluegrass? A prototype might look something like this. For English press #1. For Appalachian American press #2. For banjo press #3. For bass press #4. For dobro press #5. For fiddle press #6. For guitar press...
