by Christine | Apr 10, 2004 | Welcome Column
Hi there! Well, I see no need for further introduction… As you may know, the fine folks at Family Tradition HQ (including yours truly) try to encourage beginners to play music (or at least an instrument) whether they like it or not. This guide will help you choose...
by Christine | Jul 24, 2013 | Welcome Column
Some folks wake up exuding confidence and keep on exudin’ all day long. I have days like that, I guess, but it’s not every day. If you have a normally upbeat outlook, it doesn’t take too much to get you feeling like you’ve got it made. Just a few affirmations of your...
by Christine | Mar 11, 2019 | Welcome Column
The current stock of movies that are nominated for the Golden Globes currently and will soon be nominated for the Oscars is one that will be remembered for decades. What makes this year special as well is that two of the biggest movies of the year have “bluegrass-ish”...
by Christine | Jan 13, 2020 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note–Marty from a few years ago. RC)The current stock of movies that are nominated for the Golden Globes currently and will soon be nominated for the Oscars is one that will be remembered for decades. What makes this year special as well is...
by Christine | May 10, 2011 | Welcome Column
And so the battle rages on. For some weeks now an argument has centered around some changes being designed by IBMA to help fans, musicians, sales and service organizations focused on the music industry, broadcasters, and the entire range of people involved in making,...
by Christine | Sep 7, 2016 | Welcome Column
We all know what bluegrass music sounds like. At least we think we do. A lot of people who don’t even know, or like bluegrass think they know what it sounds like, too. I know more than once, I’ve heard a song and exclaimed “Now THAT’S bluegrass!” I bet you’ve said...
by Christine | Jun 30, 2012 | Welcome Column
Welcome and good morning from Whiskey Creek, where the inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are suspended for four to five hours every Saturday while my wife cleans the house. Eddy, Rudy, Willie and I each have our own special hiding...
by Christine | Feb 26, 2013 | Welcome Column
Pretty soon after I started reading the Bluegrass Breakdown regularly, four or five years ago, I noticed that every time I opened up a new issue I’d flip right to J.D. Rhynes’s cooking column, even before the gig listings and the festival lineups. I don’t care that...
by Christine | Jul 23, 2011 | Welcome Column
Last weekend I spent as “Cooky” to a very special group of people, the members of CHAS , the California Historical Artillery Society. CHAS sponsors and puts on an American Civil War reenactment and Living History event about the middle of July each year in Duncan’s...
by Christine | Jul 12, 2007 | Welcome Column
A few days after Grass Valley, wife Barbara and I were going to be passing through Sonora. I called Rick Cornish about a visit, and when we showed up he and Lynn took us to a lovely restaurant near their home. As the glow of friendship and the aromas of delicious food...
