by Christine | Sep 17, 2019 | Welcome Column
Whether it’s helping you with your wrist bands or sitting for hours at board meetings each week or writing for the Breakdown or web site, hundreds of people give back to the Association in their own way. But then there’s the vast majority of members who do...
by Christine | Nov 14, 2010 | Welcome Column
It was quite a few years ago and I was on my way to Nashville. I was exhausted. It seemed like I’d been driving forever. The road was really getting to me and I figured I’d better get a motel room and rest up so that I could have an easy drive the next...
by Christine | Mar 30, 2011 | Welcome Column
When I played rock and roll, I played countless parties, doing cover versions. It was same playing high school dances – the audiences wanted to hear cover tunes, and that’s what your band had to do. In a lot of cases, to get the gig, you were expected to submit a song...
by Christine | May 17, 2009 | Welcome Column
“For a good many years,” says Mack, “I’ve thought that if I ever had extravagant money I’d rent a two-room cabin somewhere, hire a Chinaman to cook, and sit in my stocking feet and read Buckle’s History of Civilization.” “That sounds self-indulgent and gratifying...
by Christine | Dec 3, 2020 | Welcome Column
“For a good many years,” says Mack, “I’ve thought that if I ever had extravagant money I’d rent a two-room cabin somewhere, hire a Chinaman to cook, and sit in my stocking feet and read Buckle’s History of Civilization.”“That sounds self-indulgent and gratifying...
by Christine | Dec 9, 2019 | Welcome Column
Those who know me may be surprised to hear this will be my first coverage of an exclusively instrumental album. I have done reviews of projects from the likes of Bryan Sutton and Michael Cleveland, but they obviously believed their talents were served just as well...
by Christine | Nov 1, 2017 | Welcome Column
One of the very best things about bluegrass is jamming, right? Nothing presents a quintessential picture of a bluegrass festival like folks hanging around in lawn chairs picking in the shade, voices joined in joyous harmony. But for some folks, jamming is stressful....
by Christine | Feb 6, 2019 | Welcome Column
One of the very best things about bluegrass is jamming, right? Nothing presents a quintessential picture of a bluegrass festival like folks hanging around in lawn chairs picking in the shade, voices joined in joyous harmony. But for some folks, jamming is stressful....
by Christine | Jan 5, 2010 | Welcome Column
Your first open jam session is an experience you will never forget. Boy, do I ever remember mine! I’d been practicing my instrument seemingly forever, but I was still very unsure of my abilities. My friend Tony, also a learner, told me about one of the CBA jams he’d...
by Christine | May 7, 2014 | Welcome Column
Saw a notice in the Message Board about someone trying to find a jam in Contra Costa County. As Regional VP for the CBA in that county, I am embarrassed that I don’t know of many regular jams around here. There’s one in Dublin, but that’s actually Alameda County. I...
