by Christine | Dec 11, 2018 | Welcome Column
I like to drop in on workshops when we’re at a festivals. Many well-organized events schedule a series of hour long workshops conducted by well-known and highly skilled musicians designed to teach and/or demonstrate a few skills to less skilled people eager to...
by Christine | Nov 3, 2007 | Welcome Column
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) knows how to produce a convention and throw a party and Bruno and I registered early in the year to attend. We did not know at the time of registration our daughter would be producing a grandchild in October, the...
by Christine | Feb 25, 2008 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, I guess we all survived the stormy weekend, eh? Sure will be nice to check into Hotel Springtime, but I guess we can always use more rain to fill up our aquifers and build up that snow pack. Come summertime the carwash-and-lawn-watering-police won’t be...
by Christine | Sep 3, 2014 | Welcome Column
Some of the musical things I do are so regular, they could be called routine. I have weekly rehearsals, and there’s a twice-a-month gig that’s been part of my life for about 10 years now. Like any routine, there are days when I don’t actually want to go. I’ll have a...
by Christine | May 15, 2019 | Welcome Column
Some of the musical things I do are so regular, they could be called routine. I have weekly rehearsals, and tonight is Whiskey Wednesday – this is the 20th year of the Whiskey Brothers playing twice a month at the Albatross Pub in Berkeley! Like any...
by Christine | Jan 29, 2020 | Welcome Column
Some of the musical things I do are so regular, they could be called routine. I have weekly rehearsals, and there’s a twice-a-month gig that’s been part of my life for about 10 years now. Like any routine, there are days when I don’t actually want to go. I’ll have a...