by Christine | Oct 28, 2017 | Welcome Column
There were many games and conversation my Father and I used to love. We loved the volley of any game or friendly debate: we loved to win; played to win; and he taught me with humor and grace what it meant to lose with a smile and happiness for your...
by Christine | May 18, 2015 | Welcome Column
Trends come and trends go. One of the trends that seems to be disappearing is the common practice of chewing gum. The Wall Street Journal had an article about it recently. Gum companies are struggling to find a market with today’s consumers. When was the last time you...
by Christine | Sep 24, 2013 | Welcome Column
My mom recently fractured her humerus (shoulder) and her physical therapy revolves around being able to get her arm up high enough to play bass. That’s her one big goal. She may never block a volley ball spike again but she sure as heck is going to play that bass. As...
by Christine | Oct 17, 2015 | Welcome Column
(Here’s a rerun of a column from September 2013. Hope you all enjoy it…)My mom recently fractured her humerus (shoulder) and her physical therapy revolves around being able to get her arm up high enough to play bass. That’s her one big goal. She may never...
by Christine | Apr 20, 2019 | Welcome Column
My mom recently fractured her humerus (shoulder) and her physical therapy revolves around being able to get her arm up high enough to play bass. That’s her one big goal. She may never block a volley ball spike again but she sure as heck is going to play that bass.As I...
by Christine | Dec 25, 2015 | Welcome Column
If you didn’t get a Christmas card from me this year please don’t be offended. Nobody did. I could blame the notoriously slow postal system from the Caymans but I think I’ll be truthful and just explain that I don’t really celebrate Christmas....
by Christine | Jan 18, 2018 | Welcome Column
Christmas time is past and gone, to adapt a phrase of Bill Monroe’s, and I hope you had some great bluegrass music over the holiday period. Music found its way into my own Christmas in some surprising ways. Our children with their families came over to...
by Christine | Dec 17, 2012 | Welcome Column
The Christmas season came early this year for our family. Thanksgiving arrived as early as it ever does and on the very next day, Black Friday, my daughter Juliet had a gig playing Christmas tunes at a shop downtown. The idea was to have live Christmas music to get...
by Christine | Dec 21, 2015 | Welcome Column
For all of you holiday jammers and merry makers who get tired of the same old overplayed Christmas carols every year, here’s my list of lesser played tunes from a few years ago. Many of these can be found on YouTube and in Craig Duncan’s A Fiddling...
by Christine | Dec 18, 2017 | Welcome Column
Yesterday, Geoff and maggie write about a subject dear to my heart as well. The CBA Music Camp has meant a lot to me and my family over the years. Registration will not open until February but there is a link on the web site for last minute Christmas...
