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...
by Christine | Oct 29, 2015 | Welcome Column
Saying that younger people have a different idea of what constitutes bluegrass is about as profound as saying that younger people are missing some of the information.When I say younger, it’s a relative term. It doesn’t necessarily mean any age group such...
