by Christine | Jan 24, 2010 | Welcome Column
Two weeks ago today my husband and I were on our way home from the 48 Hour Bluegrass Jam in Bakersfield. We went down on Thursday so we had three full days of Bluegrass. I say three full days because we had the satellite radio tuned to Sirius Bluegrass all the way...
by Christine | Aug 20, 2012 | Welcome Column
“That pygmies could cast such giant shadows, only to show how late in the day it has become.” (Erwin Chargaff) “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” (Isaac Newton) One new thing I like on the CBA web site is...
by Christine | Nov 29, 2014 | Welcome Column
One new thing I like on the CBA web site is the grist feature. It’s a series of pithy quotes, not necessarily directly related to Bluegrass, that makes you think as you start your day. I used to check the Wikipedia page every day for similar intellectual...
by Christine | Oct 9, 2016 | Welcome Column
If you’re gonna play bluegrass, you need to know something about grits. I’m not talking about textures of sandpaper from the hardware store and I’m not talking about hip hop groups. No, I’m talking about a delicacy native to the part of the country that gave birth to...
by Christine | Jan 10, 2010 | Welcome Column
If you’re gonna play bluegrass, you need to know something about grits. I’m not talking about textures of sandpaper from the hardware store and I’m not talking about hip hop groups. No, I’m talking about a delicacy native to the part of the country that gave birth to...
by Christine | Feb 4, 2013 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Good heavens. I am at this moment escaping the first quarter of a well known sporting event. Yikes. So allow me to cower here in my office and compose my monthly allotment of mouthing off, made possible by our hosts, the fine folks at the California...
by Christine | Aug 18, 2008 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Welcome to the entertaining and edifying CBA website, folks. Glad you could drop by, so hitch your pony in the shade and grab a big ol mug of that Cowboy Coffee… oh wait. I’m channeling J.D. I’m in that mode. I’ve been working on the Bluegrass Breakdown...
by Christine | Oct 27, 2015 | Welcome Column
If our good friend Yogi Berra were still around, he might say something like, “Success in life is ninety percent just getting up and the other half is pretending you know what you are doing until you DO know what you are doing.” Here’s the situation: The other day, I...
by Christine | Feb 12, 2017 | Welcome Column
I remember the first guitar I ever saw up close. I must have been about ten or eleven years old. It was a little tenor guitar that belonged to my best friend’s sister but I thought it it had a nice sound and I was delighted to be allowed to play it. The tuning was...
by Christine | Dec 20, 2013 | Welcome Column
“Banjos versus robots…” Seth mused, trudging through the red dust of the wasteland. The orange sun hung low in the sky, casting long shadows behind them. “Who would have ever thought it would come to this..?” “I still think you’re crazy, dude.” Skullet rasped. “I wish...
