by Christine | Oct 8, 2018 | Welcome Column
I find it interesting how music, especially at a jam, mimics life. One is never sure what the next song will be or in what key it will be played. Yet, we do our best to play something nice and enjoy the result. We make mistakes, but both life and the music goes on....
by Christine | Feb 24, 2020 | Welcome Column
I frequently hear people going on and on about the pre-war Martin or the Loar or take your pick of old instruments and how much better they sound than modern productions. Sometimes they are right, but in many instances, a good quality modern instrument will sound as...
by Christine | Oct 7, 2017 | Welcome Column
It is that time of year again. Yeah, I know you are all thinking about IBMA and while it is a wonderful time, that is not what I was talking about. Starting about two weeks before IBMA is the Jam Camp in Bristol TN/VA in conjunction with the Rhythm & Roots...
by Christine | Jun 2, 2017 | Welcome Column
Item 1: During January-March of 1963 (my freshman year at Hayward High) a strange phenomenon was occurring. President Kennedy, our youthful president, had chided Americans, especially the youth about being out of shape. Someone in his administration had come up with a...
by Christine | Aug 23, 2016 | Welcome Column
There is so much music in poetry and poetry in music (and I hope I don’t have to convince you of this!) that I just merge the two into one without thinking. I don’t worry about such things since I know that art is not physical reality. Toward the end of...
by Christine | Jun 26, 2018 | Welcome Column
Forgiveness – ah, divine art -is never took to stage.To see our self as others dois sure to just enrage.Why don’t they simply always knowwe meant to silent stayand not to call them ghastly namesand trash their happy days?- Charles BradyI’ve never really been a good...
