by Christine | Aug 5, 2014 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where for one month and three days Lynn and I are dog-sitting a nine-month-old pup names Rufuss. Ted Silverman, well-known mando player who lives in the City, has gone off to Europe with his family and we’re up to five. In many ways,...
by Christine | Jun 16, 2020 | Welcome Column
Sunday is Father’s Day. We ought to all be out there picking, singing, harmonizing and listening to great bands but circumstances have changed and we must now avoid crowds in order to stay safe and avoid nasty viral infections. It’s not fair but we need to...
by Christine | Jul 21, 2016 | Welcome Column
Wow! What a fun, festival weekend! My legs and feet are tired from walking, but I’m not sunburnt, so I can’t really complain. How about that weather? I camped in a tent, hoping it wouldn’t rain so much that I would wake up wet. There was enough...
by Christine | Jun 9, 2018 | Welcome Column
You’ll see my ugly mug to the left for an entire week and a couple days; that’s because each year during festival week the web team takes a well-deserved vacation to they can enjoy our festival without distraction.If you have a question about the...
by Christine | Jun 10, 2011 | Welcome Column
Chef Mike says, “ya gotta start pacing yourself. Cliff.” and I know he’s right. I can’t be acting the fool. Picking all night. Dancing like a broken teenager whenever the spirit moves me. And you know that tent seems like it’s hotter and colder than it used to be. And...
by Christine | Jun 6, 2016 | Welcome Column
And here we are again at my favorite time of the year. Some people mark the passage of time birth- day to birthday or holiday season to holiday season but our family has marked the passage of time from Father’s Day week to Father’s Day week (of course, for years that...
by Christine | Jun 20, 2010 | Welcome Column
It is a mixed blessing writing this column, especially during Festival week. Like many of the columnists I wait until the last minute, which doesn’t really work well at the FDF because as most of you know the PRIORITY during FDF is jamming and listening to...
by Christine | Feb 7, 2012 | Welcome Column
Going to the Dogs I know that some of you have heard that we are going to allow dogs at the Father’s Day Festival for the first time in about two decades. I know because I have heard from a few members who are shocked, aghast and simply horrified that we are going to...
by Christine | Feb 1, 2016 | Welcome Column
I am writing this column January 1 and even though you will read this in February I am focusing on a Happy New Year message. The CBA is almost completely on line with tickets to events and donations. I was just perusing what events are available to all of...
by Christine | Feb 6, 2017 | Welcome Column
Concerts, festival planning, new kid jams, Music Camp and Academy registration opening. We are busy here at CBA Headquarters. Administratively we are reviewing and updating the ByLaws but that is not as much fun as live music. Ted Kuster, our new...
