by Christine | Aug 17, 2015 | Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST…“But clouds bellied out in the sultry heat, the sky cracked open with a crimson gash, spewed flame-and the ancient forest began to smoke. By morning there was a mass of booming, fiery tongues, a hissing, crashing, howling all around, half the sky black...
by Christine | Nov 18, 2019 | Welcome Column
I am so tired of fire season. The last couple of years here in Sonoma County have been too much for me. The smoke is unhealthy, your house is threatened and perhaps the worst thing is not having electrical power. When our power goes out, we have no water. Many of you...
by Christine | Nov 1, 2020 | Welcome Column
You’re all right, and I’m all rightThe wife’s all right, and the kids are all rightAnd I wanna go home, I just wanna go homeFire on my mountain, run boy runIt’s happened everywhere, all over the worldBut never before, never before, never before right hereThe house is...
by Christine | Jan 15, 2012 | Welcome Column
It’s interesting….as soon as I think I’m getting better on my dobro I attend a jam, play with better musicians, do something that reminds me that I have a long way to go to get where I think I want to be. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a bad thing and in fact I use...
by Christine | Apr 12, 2015 | Welcome Column
I almost didn’t get my column posted today. Much as I like putting out a bimonthly blurb that might entertain other bluegrass fans, having fun myself takes precedence and I have just returned from having lots of fun at this weekend’s Cloverdale Fiddle Festival. Thanks...
by Christine | Apr 17, 2016 | Welcome Column
Well, unfortunately I was unable to attend the campout, I have a final exam to finish creating, and even better I still have to do the annual chore of sending the IRS some information…so I’m reposting one of my favorite columns from the past. I hope you enjoy.I’ve...
by Christine | Nov 15, 2020 | Welcome Column
“Summertime…..and the livin is easy”, so goes the Gershwin song. Since I’m guilty of this verse, I am posting a column I wrote 2 years ago on Cliff Carlisle, a prolific country and bluegrass musician, and blue yodler. Maybe some of you already know of Cliff Carlisle...
by Christine | Jun 30, 2018 | Welcome Column
I’ve been thinking about doing a short column on Cliff Carlisle, a prolific country and bluegrass musician, and blue yodler. Maybe some of you already know of Cliff Carlisle but I just recently discovered his music and was surprised to find that he wrote several songs...
by Christine | Dec 30, 2015 | Welcome Column
A lot of us love the jamming aspect to playing music, and bluegrass is more focused on jamming as a social act than most forms of music. Like any social interaction, our first encounter with people new to us is a one-of-a-kind experience: The First Impression. By...
by Christine | May 5, 2020 | Welcome Column
So it happened again. Somebody just asked me about recording an album in analog format. Reasons for recording an album on analog tape:1 Help analog tape manufacturers maintain a positive self-image and sense of worth.2 Hi-fidelity...
