by Christine | Jul 24, 2012 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where it’s been hot enough to seriously warrant a review and possible redefinition of the term ‘serve at room temperature’; where, by a little before four in the afternoon yesterday, the usual time for the household’s twenty minute...
by Christine | Dec 24, 2015 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: At 6:30 a.m. this morning I received an email from the old man hisself saying that he’d written his column for the fourth Thursday, as usual, but when he tried to send it to me it vanished into that “cyber-stuff.” He...
by Christine | Oct 26, 2014 | Welcome Column
It’s been several years now since I attended my first CBA Camp-Out. It has turned out to be a life changing experience. It was there that I met some folks who have become some of my dearest friends. Some of the first people that greeted me back then were the first to...
by Christine | Dec 25, 2018 | Welcome Column
Merry Christmas and the Happiest of Holidays from the California Bluegrass Association
by Christine | Oct 2, 2009 | Welcome Column
It’s 3770 miles (or 6066 kilometers) from Galway, Ireland to Nashville, Tennessee and I’m thankful that my musical travels have taken me to both places this month. Megan Lynch and I just completed our annual tour to the United Kingdom and Ireland just days ago (where...
by Christine | Aug 25, 2012 | Welcome Column
Welcome to another day in the bluegrass world. As this day begins there is bluegrass news on all fronts. Although it’s not of the earth-shaking variety, one of the more interesting stories to come our way this week actually comes from the other side of the world...
by Christine | Jul 9, 2019 | Welcome Column
The dressing room buzzes with excited chatter. Men and women together, in various states of dress or undress, tug on pants, skirts, shirts, boots, and comb hair and put on makeup in front of brightly lit mirrors. The sign on the wall here at Zellerbach Hall says...
by Christine | Jan 7, 2019 | Welcome Column
November 8, 2018 the “Camp Fire” started in Butte County. Word quickly spread of its massive size and the evacuation of entire communities began. A day later we learned that many of Southern California members were also on evacuation alert as the fires in...
by Christine | May 29, 2020 | Welcome Column
Greetings -I hope you and yours are doing as well as possible during these strangest of times. I continue to appreciate your interest in Bay Area bluegrass and old time music events, despite the fact that such events have to be experienced from home these days.Many...
by Christine | Aug 24, 2012 | Welcome Column
I’ve just returned from an incredible and intense two week United States General Counsel-sponsored tour of Russia. This is the third year that the U. S. State Department has brought American bluegrass bands to Russia and this year’s group included yours truly on...
