by Christine | Apr 2, 2013 | Welcome Column
The lions’ share of my Jamming 101 participants are adults, sometimes a few teens or timid 10 year olds. Rarely do I encounter jammers in the toddler category, although I had always thought it would be neat. So when my student Brent asked me if I would consider...
by Christine | Sep 11, 2007 | Welcome Column
…and then I said, “You’re sitting on it!” Heyyooo!!!!! That’s enough. Oh hey everybody! You just missed Bluegrass ‘n Stuff! Boy, that’s a shame. It was a good one too. Hmm… well, I can’t leave the rest of this page blank, so I’ll just have to make one...
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...
