by Christine | Nov 8, 2019 | Welcome Column
The act of READING is such a pleasure to me that I simply cannot understand that others don’t or won’t do it, especially when their reasons fall into categories like, “I haven’t the time” or, “I never got into the habit.” Today, without their thinking, the excuses may...
by Christine | Nov 22, 2014 | Welcome Column
By now I imagine that quite a lot of the bluegrass community has heard and already formed opinions on the current situation at the IBMA and the mass exodus of directors. I have my opinions too, but without knowing all of the facts or actually speaking with any of the...
by Christine | Feb 15, 2008 | Welcome Column
This is what the Red Queen said to Alice during her visit to Wonderland. It was also on the subject line of an email sent to me by my wife Wednesday morning. Here is, in part, what Lynn’s email said: “Bill from Hilltop Appliance came this morning but couldn’t fix the...
by Christine | Sep 18, 2013 | Welcome Column
Recently, I attended a dinner party, and the conversation turned briefly to bluegrass. “What IS bluegrass music”, one guest asked. I was about to answer, when another guest spoke up. The fellow who answered is not a bluegrass musician, or a bluegrass fan. He is a...
by Christine | Apr 27, 2020 | Welcome Column
I’d be willing to bet that almost all of you who are reading this now love bluegrass music. And I’ll bet that most of you also like to play bluegrass music. And most of you have surrounded yourselves over your years of enjoyment with various accoutrements that enhance...
by Christine | Oct 2, 2016 | Welcome Column
Sorry, folks, my Internet is down so I’m unable to do the usual daily update. Hoping to get the problem fixed today. Have a lovely fall Sunday. R
by Christine | Dec 4, 2017 | Welcome Column
Dear ReadersI’d like to apologize. I’m late.It’s two p.m. and I’m just getting the web site updated from 12/3; I’d normally have the job done by 6 a.m. But not so this morning. At a little after five I came stumbling into my office to...
by Christine | Nov 21, 2019 | Welcome Column
There can be times when as a musician you get tired of the stuff you are playing, and you may echo the cry of Iggy Pop in 1979, and a decade earlier by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, “I’m bored!” What to do if you need inspiration to progress with your music? I typed...
by Christine | Nov 1, 2012 | Welcome Column
All the signs are evident, no more gigs, no more festivals, baseball season is over, it is darker much earlier, there are pumpkins and all kinds of decorations on every house, Christmas decorations are in the stores and, most significantly the worst day of the year is...
by Christine | Dec 5, 2019 | Welcome Column
This is a quiz. There’s a lot riding on the answer. I would think that the focus group for this quiz may be more skewed than the general public but that won’t much matter for my research. It is a one-question test. Question: If you saw a California vanity license...
