by Christine | Oct 29, 2008 | Welcome Column
I wrote a column a while back called ?The Little Things?. It was about the things that can make certain venues more fun to play than others, if a whole lot of other factors are equal. I spoke of free meals and drinks for the band, a subject on which (as anyone who...
by Christine | Aug 11, 2016 | Welcome Column
I’m hoping for a full house Friday night, Sept. 2, when the Freight and Salvage Coffee House in Berkeley puts on a special benefit show for banjoist Bill Evans and his wife.Kathy Evans, a long-time kindergarten teacher in the Albany schools, has been having a...
by Christine | Nov 20, 2013 | Welcome Column
Author’s apology – I just flew in from New Orleans (boy are my arms tired!) and didn’t have a chance to write a new column for today – this is a reprise.. Some notable wit said that 90% of life is just showing up. That may be true, but a good...
by Christine | Feb 1, 2012 | Welcome Column
Some notable wit said that 90% of life is just showing up. That may be true, but a good 75% is also faking it. It’s how successful people get from point A to point B. It’s deep at the root of confidence, and I think it stokes the fires of creativity. When I was a kid,...
by Christine | Jun 25, 2014 | Welcome Column
You’d think with the week off I had I’d be brimming with pithy scrawlings. Alas, all I’m brimming with right now is a high fever. Some notable wit said that 90% of life is just showing up. That may be true, but a good 75% is also faking it. It’s how...
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...
