by Christine | Jul 11, 2020 | Welcome Column
No, not that finger. No, not one-half of the peace sign. I’m talkin’ about yours and mine, the fourth and usually smaller fourth, or little finger.For many years trying to learn a stringed instrument I really didn’t pay attention to the length and size of musicians’...
by Christine | Aug 20, 2010 | Welcome Column
IBMA will be rolling around within a couple of months and the nomination process is well along, with the final nominations having been announced as you may be reading this. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about giving back to bluegrass and the importance of...
by Christine | Nov 29, 2007 | Welcome Column
Hi, and a belated happy Thanksgiving Day to all! Now that the party has ended, I feel compelled to try my hand at being an editorialist. As you are all well aware, it’s Nancy who is the journalist in our house and I dare say that she makes me very proud to be...
by Christine | Dec 13, 2009 | Welcome Column
I love gizmos. I always have; lots of people do. And it’s not just a guy thing. My wife is getting a gizmo for Christmas because she asked for one. We were at a Thanksgiving party and she actually said “I’m into gizmos” I think it may have something to do with all...
by Christine | Oct 8, 2015 | Welcome Column
I bought a new banjo about five years ago, a really special one. It was an example of Banjo Acquisition Syndrome. Truth to tell I did not really NEED a new banjo. But I had been saving all my gig money and the photos of the banjo on the Banjo Hangout...
by Christine | Jul 23, 2017 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note–The Fall Camp Out is around the corner. Here’s what Bruce had to say about the event.)Boy, am I glad I went to the CBA Fall Campout last weekend! This has been one of those years when I seemed to have SOMETHING in way of nearly...
by Christine | Jun 2, 2009 | Welcome Column
Today’s column from Rick Cornish (rcornish@sjcoe.net) Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Just an absolutely wonderful morning here at Whiskey Creek….the spring sun already warming to an expected 74 degrees, the birds singing their good morning song to anyone or anything that...
by Christine | Oct 3, 2020 | Welcome Column
Old Glen passed on, and on the way he said he wouldn’t miss us,but he will, because I stuck a cell phone in his pocket and it’s working.When I’ve a mind, I’ll ring him up and ask him what’s it like up therein Country Bliss, where all the birds can sing on key and tap...
by Christine | Apr 1, 2013 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, I hope you had a happy Easter, what ever that means to you. We are fortunate to have bluegrass friends of many faiths here in CBA land. Me, I went to the little church here in Boulder Creek. The modern one with the rock band and the video screens. Having...
by Christine | Oct 26, 2015 | Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST…“You will never be completely home again, because part of your heart will always be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more that one place.” – Author unknown For the past several years, Mike...
