by Christine | May 29, 2012 | Welcome Column
Good Tuesday morning from Whiskey Creek, where the battle between our property, which insists it will go back to nature and its owner, who demands it conform to his wife’s vision of what a country estate should look like, intensifies as the days get longer; where our...
by Christine | Nov 30, 2014 | Welcome Column
(EDITOR’S NOTE—Cameron’s tips from last spring seemed to have worked for a whole lot of pickers interested in upping their game at the FDF. Here they are again.) The California Bluegrass Association Father’s Day Festival is a breathless 27 days away and...
by Christine | May 23, 2014 | Welcome Column
The California Bluegrass Association Father’s Day Festival is a breathless 27 days away and counting. Here are our top ten festival tips to keep you knee-deep in bluegrass happiness: 1. Use Your Sunscreen Just do it. Nobody needs a leathery, peeling neck just to...
by Christine | Apr 23, 2018 | Welcome Column
The California Bluegrass Association Father’s Day Festival is a breathless 53 days away and counting. Here are our top ten festival tips to keep you knee-deep in bluegrass happiness:1. Use Your SunscreenJust do it. Nobody needs a leathery, peeling neck just to...
by Christine | Nov 15, 2009 | Welcome Column
Here it is at 10:30 on Saturday evening before my column is due and I’m still writing. It wasn’t due to procrastination, I’ve been noodling on this for the past week, but all the same I haven’t finished it……ok…..nose to the old fretboard and see if I can make a wrap....
by Christine | May 15, 2015 | Welcome Column
From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Cou·loir. Pronunciation: kül-‘wär. Function: noun. Etymology: French, literally, passage, from couler; a steep mountainside gorge. Summertime and the living is easy…….welcome to my first column for the summer of 2009…….during...