by Christine | Aug 11, 2018 | Welcome Column
Ted: “Hey Jed.”Jed; “Yes Ted, what is it?”Ted: “Do you ever feel disappointed?”Jed: “Disappointed about what?”Ted: “Oh you know, disappointed that you didn’t ever make the Big-Time in bluegrass...
by Christine | Oct 17, 2020 | Welcome Column
Remember when you first heard the sound of Earl Scruggs’ banjo playing, “Foggy Mountain Breakdown?” What year was that? Well it really doesn’t matter that much, because whenever you first heard it, it grabbed you hard, and it...
by Christine | Sep 1, 2020 | Welcome Column
There is this television show, “America’s Heartland,” on RFD-TV. If you can find it, it’s worth watching. The show usually focuses on farmland in the good ol’ US of A, and provides insights to city slickers about who is growing what, when...
by Christine | Nov 14, 2015 | Welcome Column
Okay, I’ll admit it, I’ll fess-up. This is the first time I’ve attended a CBA Camp-Out at the Lodi Fairgrounds. It may have something to do with the “Stuck In Lodi Again” song, and the fact that I have an unreliable motor vehicle; but...
by Christine | Sep 12, 2015 | Welcome Column
Every day after the sun has been up for two hours,Each night after it has gone down for two,I pull out my father’s fiddle,And make my hands do what they don’t want to do.Never mind the pain,Never mind the stiffness,Never mind the mind.I make my hands pull the bow,I...
by Christine | May 14, 2016 | Welcome Column
“Fire on the mountain, run boy run, cause the devil went down to Georgia!””You ain’t gonna bring that ‘devil’s box’ in this here church!””Now you people stop moving your feet to that fiddle music. It just...
