by Christine | Aug 4, 2019 | Welcome Column
It is that time of year again when I get to go to Bristol to teach and coach at a one week jam camp in conjunction with the Rhythm & Roots Festival (http://lineup.bristolrhythm.com/# ). Bristol considers itself “The Birthplace of Country Music” and the museum...
by Christine | Jan 22, 2019 | Welcome Column
Not Waving But DrowningNobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning: I was much further out than you thought And not waving but drowning. Poor chap, he always loved larking And now he’s dead It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way, They...
by Christine | Sep 16, 2008 | Welcome Column
There was a lot to admire about my mother. I think what I admired, and to be honest, envied, most about her was the absoluteness and utter resolve with which she held to her priorities in life. I suppose part of that was simply a matter of her generation’s need to...
by Christine | Jun 2, 2013 | Welcome Column
Writing a column is a funny thing. Some months, a plethora of topics flow like artesian wells in Calistoga. Other months, pounding sand comes easier than a novel idea. There was a two moth stretch when Bert me to the punch on a couple of themes that I thought were...
by Christine | Feb 18, 2019 | Welcome Column
Tonight in a bar alone I’m sittingApart from the laughter and the cheersWhile scenes from the past rise before meJust watchin’ the bubbles in my beer (Bob Wills)I do a lot of that these days (watching the bubbles in my beer). You see, I have a new hobby. I...
by Christine | Jul 31, 2014 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: So what was Jean bucket-lisiting five years ago? Let’s have a look at this 2009 Welcome.) There’s an old saying, “be careful what you wish for.” A few weeks ago, I posted a question on the message board asking others about their bucket list. I then...
by Christine | Sep 27, 2009 | Welcome Column
There’s an old saying, “be careful what you wish for.” A few weeks ago, I posted a question on the message board asking others about their bucket list. I then proceeded to tell everyone in CBA land that I wanted to learn to “take breaks” on my guitar while jamming...
by Christine | Apr 21, 2020 | Welcome Column
(A continuing series of interviews I’ve based loosely on the “Proust Questionnaire” – bluegrass style!)Key in a quick Google of Roger Siminoff and you’ll immediately find yourself neck deep in his accomplishments and passions as a luthier, teacher, historian,...
by Christine | Dec 18, 2018 | Welcome Column
Who taught you to cook? Was it your mom or dad, or some other family member? Did you read a lot of cookbooks or maybe figure it out from trial and error? Or were you in school when there were lots of homemaking classes available to teach you? Maybe you were lucky like...
by Christine | May 8, 2018 | Welcome Column
Who taught you to cook? Was it your mom or dad, or some other family member? Did you read a lot of cookbooks or maybe figure it out from trial and error? Or were you in school when there were lots of homemaking classes available to teach you? Maybe you were lucky like...
