by Christine | Aug 14, 2015 | Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST… ”You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, Love like you’ll never be hurt, Sing like there’s nobody listening, And live like it’s heaven on earth.” — William W. Purkey The first time I saw Dancing John was...
by Christine | Jun 10, 2016 | Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST…”You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching,Love like you’ll never be hurt,Sing like there’s nobody listening,And live like it’s heaven on earth.”— William W. PurkeyThe first time I saw Dancing John was about...
by Christine | Sep 9, 2016 | Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST…”You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching,Love like you’ll never be hurt,Sing like there’s nobody listening,And live like it’s heaven on earth.”— William W. PurkeyThe first time I saw Dancing John was about...
by Christine | Nov 30, 2010 | Welcome Column
First things first: thank you to the membership for re-electing me to another term as Director of the California Bluegrass Association and thank you to the newly elected Board of Directors for nominating and electing me again as President and Rick Cornish as Chairman...
by Christine | Jun 3, 2019 | Welcome Column
The CBA Father’s Day Festival in June is the biggest and oldest CBA event we produce. It is the introduction to the CBA for many attendees and performers. It is the event which requires the most volunteers. Most of our leadership teams started by performing a...
by Christine | Jul 2, 2018 | Welcome Column
Peter Langston and Tina Webster again directed an enormously successful 18th Annual CBA Music Camp. The faculty lineup was stellar. There were smiles all around all week and the attendees neither froze nor baked during outside classes. We are very lucky to have Peter...
by Christine | Oct 1, 2012 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where my five closest friends and allies each seemed to have their own special and unique reason for being tickled that I arrived home safe and generally on time from my four days away from home and hearth. Eddy, the oldest of the dogs...
by Christine | Aug 7, 2007 | Welcome Column
1) It’s a snap!! I will share with you that when taking on this writing assignment, I had yet to download the California Bluegrass Association “Bluegrass Breakdown” myself. So yesterday, I took the plunge… From the homepage, I entered the site, and as instructed, sent...
by Christine | Jun 30, 2017 | Welcome Column
We lost Dave Evans on Sunday (6/25), and I’m thinking that he might well be, as the title of the oft-delayed documentary film on his life and music puts it, the “Last Of A Breed.”He was an extraordinary singer, compelling songwriter, powerful banjo player,...
by Christine | Jan 2, 2020 | Welcome Column
It’s about time. Turnaround is fair play. Since the week after FDF last June, the days have been getting shorter but really not that noticeable until the change to standard time in November. However since the winter solstice, a week or so ago, the days are now getting...
