by Christine | Jul 28, 2009 | Welcome Column
My astrological sign happens to be Cancer. And as everybody knows, you can’t teach a crab to walk straight . All my life I’ve been intrigued by things that are a little bit warped and it’s no different when it comes to my music. There are just certain tunes which...
by Christine | Nov 23, 2015 | Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST…“It’s not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of Thanksgiving.” – W.T. PurkiserWhile watching NetFlix recently Mike & I came across a new show (to us at least) called Crossing Lines. It features a network...
by Christine | Mar 2, 2017 | Welcome Column
There is a conspiracy afoot. It being Thursday, you might think TBT but it is more TBM (throw back March). Like Bruce’s column yesterday, this is column generated some pretty good feedback when first published. I’ve reached back for one of my first 1st Thursday...
by Christine | Aug 29, 2012 | Welcome Column
If you’ve ever read the “Hooked on Bluegrass” series of stories, you’ll see that people come to embrace bluegrass music through ways and experiences as varied as snowflakes. One thing nearly all the stories have in common though – they are nearly all individual...
by Christine | Jan 21, 2013 | Welcome Column
We all face crossroads in our lives, important junctures where we could take one path or a different one. It may be a decision about which direction is better or it might be a choice about which is the lesser evil. The crossroad can be a powerful image for music...
by Christine | Oct 14, 2012 | Welcome Column
Autumn is a great time of year here in Sonoma County. Downtown Healdsburg (and I mean “downtown” in the small town sense) is pretty quiet. The summer tourist crowds are long gone. But the major thoroughfares actually get even more crowded with the...
by Christine | Sep 11, 2016 | Welcome Column
The grape trucks are rumbling again this morning in Sonoma County. It looks like a good harvest so I thought I’d reprise a column from a couple of years ago. Hope you enjoy:Autumn is a great time of year here in Sonoma County. Downtown Healdsburg...
by Christine | Aug 6, 2008 | Welcome Column
This weekend is the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, also known as GOF, also known as “Goofy”. The good folks who put on this festival would like the latter moniker to fall out of favor, but I doubt that will happen. “Good Old Fashioned” is too long for quick...
by Christine | Oct 2, 2014 | Welcome Column
It took over 18 months but I finally figured out that now that I am retired, I need to self fund my bass and music endeavors as opposed to just paying. You know that whole fixed income thing. Used to be, I’d be at a festival or a jam and see some cool piece of gear...
by Christine | Jun 6, 2013 | Welcome Column
Last year I crossed over and here I am a year later to tell you what it is like after you do. You might think that I am going to tell tales of glory and wonder but actually it is not all that different than before I crossed. Sure there are a few more perks on this...
