by Christine | Sep 29, 2012 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, just a few square feet under six acres that is more demanding than a young bride born with a silver spoon in her mouth, six acres populated by one house, one barn, one feed shed and one wood shed that all have roofs just aching to leak...
by Christine | Jun 22, 2018 | Welcome Column
There were so many things to love about this year’s Father’s Day Festival — Del McCoury and his amazing band, Edgar Loudermilk’s stunning drive on the bass, jamming with friends in camp, Molly Tuttle’s ethereal voice, High Country’s 50th anniversary show on Vern’s...
by Christine | Mar 9, 2008 | Welcome Column
Recently there have been a few movies that were based on the subject of cyber “intelligence”. The Will Smith movie, I-Robot and Steven Spielberg’s AI or Artificial Intelligence both took turns exploring the possibilities and moral repercussions of intelligent design....
by Christine | Nov 2, 2015 | Welcome Column
Along with about 100,00 other people, I attended IBMA in Raleigh at the end of September. I’m reliably informed that it wasn’t 100 million people but it certainly felt that way. Crowds were a big part of the theme this year and that’s great, because crowds of people...
by Christine | Sep 25, 2013 | Welcome Column
It’s not surprising that bluegrass music – with its tons of local associations – also has an all-encompassing international association as well. However, the local bluegrass associations and societies are primarily fan-based. They provide a focal point for like-minded...
by Christine | Oct 11, 2011 | Welcome Column
At the recently concluded IBMA World of Bluegrass meetings in Nashville, three keynote addresses were scheduled to set the tone. Together, the three speeches described a bluegrass arc from our blugrass past to several ideas about what our future could and might look...
by Christine | Sep 28, 2016 | Welcome Column
Right now – right NOW, the IBMA World of Bluegrass is going on in Raleigh, North Carolina. You remember Raleigh, right, from the Andy Griffith Show? If Sheriff Andy Taylor had important state business, he had to go to Raleigh to do it. County stuff could could...
by Christine | Nov 5, 2012 | Welcome Column
Dear Friends, I was unable to file my IBMA report for last month’s 1st Monday Welcome Column, so at the risk of offering up ancient history I will unburden myself herewith. There’s much to say about the biggest event of the bluegrass year, but I think it is most...
by Christine | Oct 9, 2012 | Welcome Column
IBMA week was, in some ways, as much about the coming move to Raleigh as it was about the present. At the same time, it was a week filled with a number of noteworthy musical and learning experiences including perhaps the best designed program since we began attending...
by Christine | Sep 20, 2015 | Welcome Column
Hi folks! In a few short weeks, one of the biggest and best bluegrass events in the country will be starting up: the International Bluegrass Music Association’s WORLD OF BLUEGRASS in Raleigh, North Carolina, from Tuesday, September 29 to Saturday, October 3, 2015....
