by Christine | Jan 22, 2015 | Welcome Column
I apologize to you folks for missing my fourth Thursday welcome column last month. About two or three times a year, for some unknown reason I cannot focus my eyes properly for a day or so, and that struck me again on the Wednesday before the fourth Thursday when my...
by Christine | Mar 14, 2010 | Welcome Column
I did it again. Despite the fact that I already have scores of bluegrass tune books lying around all over the house, I succumbed to yet another book sale appeal from Elderly.com. Now I’m the proud owner a few more books of great music that I can barely play. It’s past...
by Christine | Oct 4, 2007 | Welcome Column
On any given day, there are somewhere around 5,000 acoustic guitars listed on eBay available for viewing and bidding from one‘s home computer. Additionally, one may find up to 800 mandolins, 300 resophonic guitars, and perhaps 800 banjos (yikes!). For the bluegrass...
by Christine | Jul 14, 2013 | Welcome Column
A while back I wrote a column called Too Many Books in which I detailed the pathology of my obsession with purchasing practically every bluegrass instructional book that’s ever been written. My bookshelf is still loaded with bluegrass music books, (which...
by Christine | Feb 19, 2017 | Welcome Column
I am going to reveal a deeply personal fact about my musical tastes. Yes, the first album that I bought was not a Flatt and Scruggs album, or Carter Family Album, or Louvin Brothers, or even the Dillards (even though I might be distantly related through one of...
by Christine | Sep 18, 2014 | Welcome Column
As a singer/songwriter, it seems odd to be writing about music as a listening tool. Radio stations recognized this phenomenon long ago — that’s why they refer to their customer base as “listeners.” When people listen to your music – you have their attention as they...
