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...
by Christine | Aug 16, 2011 | Welcome Column
I am sure that I wouldn’t be alone in my opinion that there isn’t anything much better in this world than sitting back in a lawn chair on a beautiful day with a nice, cool beverage in my hand, and a band made up of great friends performing great music on a stage in...
by Christine | Dec 22, 2018 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: When I posted Robin’s Welcome yesterday I goofed it up and left 3/4 of it off. Half a day went by before I was alerted to the problem, so I decided that after it was fixed the Welcome would stay up another day. Really, it deserved to...
by Christine | Aug 2, 2017 | Welcome Column
As I have mentioned in my “Hooked on Bluegrass” story from way back, one of the things that attracted me to this music is the portability and organic aspect – it can be played anywhere, anytime, with nothing but instruments and voices. It is wonderful for people...
by Christine | Nov 15, 2008 | Welcome Column
It would just be sheer common sense for an organization such as the CBA, one that?s activity-based, one that has a legion of different volunteers doing different things at different times, to construct a ?master calendar? with reminders to do all of the things that...
by Christine | Jan 30, 2019 | Welcome Column
Hey Californians! As some of you know I have been back at Clark University for a few weeks and things are going great. Along with gaining more knowledge about the situation in the Middle East, I am taking a ‘Music After 1945’ class which is going to touch on many...
by Christine | Oct 9, 2011 | Welcome Column
Twenty years ago, I lived in western Maryland. I really liked living there. Part of the fun was because there was a lot of good music in the D.C./Northern Virginia area. By that time in my life I had sort of drifted away from the music of my Carolina childhood....
by Christine | Jun 5, 2013 | Welcome Column
How many times has someone said to you “You know, I used to play an instrument!”. To that, I always say “Why did you stop?” The answers vary. Sometimes, a physical ailment will force someone to quit playing music and what a shame that is. The more common explanation...
by Christine | Feb 10, 2020 | Welcome Column
Although I run a professional studio that uses the best hardware and software tools, my clients sometimes bring in projects that they’ve begun at home. They often use simple off-the-shelf software like Apple’s GarageBand, designed for non-professionals doing home...
by Christine | Jul 16, 2017 | Welcome Column
This week I’m just about all wrote out. I’ve been in the midst of what I call “report writing hell” and have been oh so slowly, excruciatingly, painfully plodding along writing my sections of a grant report that will probably end up well over 20 pages. One of the...
