by Christine | Jan 28, 2010 | Welcome Column
The life of a professional musician that is finally lucky enough to hit the big time, has a LOT of time to kill between gig’s. There’s the seemingly endless miles of travel between dates. Either in planes, cars or on a tour bus, with whomever you are...
by Christine | Aug 23, 2018 | Welcome Column
daily grist; I have come to realize that getting old is a blessing. It is God’s way of preventing us to do dangerous and crazy things like driving race cars, joining a bar brawl, and staying drunk for a week. You know, just fun things like that.if...
by Christine | Oct 20, 2011 | Welcome Column
And this is dustbowl country The legacy of Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams It ain’t Oklahoma, but it could be Here in the San Joaquin And Kelly is up earlier than he ought to be Picking up beer cans and bottles thrown on the ground by the young And inconsiderate...
by Christine | Sep 30, 2013 | Welcome Column
Call it missing my little human-animal family at Whiskey Creek after an unusually busy bluegrass season, or being hold up in my twenty-foot Argosy five days at the Amador County Fairgrounds, or call it just plain getting old as dirt…whatever the cause I’d determined...
by Christine | Oct 3, 2012 | Welcome Column
Just got back from the Kings River Bluegrass Festival, and it raised a pretty important question in my mind: “Why the heck have I not been to this festival before this year?” Well, it is a long drive. But I’d been to the 48 hour jam before and that’s an hour or so...
by Christine | Jan 20, 2010 | Welcome Column
The holiday season is usually a fallow time for gigs, in my experience. It comes at a good time. After the warm months of festival pickin’ and gigs, it’s nice to take a respite and spend time with the oft-neglected family. Sometimes, the layoff leads to some serious...
by Christine | Feb 20, 2020 | Welcome Column
When the February issue of Bluegrass Unlimited came through my letter box I was greatly saddened to read of the death of Lamar Grier. I have always regretted missing Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys on their first visit to the UK in 1966. They even played in my...
by Christine | Dec 18, 2011 | Welcome Column
It must be the third Sunday and time for my column. Yes folks, we are in the home stretch to close out the year and tally up how it’s gone for the past 12 or so months. And I’ll make no bones about it, it has been an eventful year. So get your orders in, get your...
by Christine | Dec 31, 2017 | Welcome Column
Beginning in the early 1970’s I worked around and with a member of my local union, Jim McGee, quite a bit. Jim joined my pipefitters local in the early ’70’s and was a lot of fun to work with. He was also the best B.S.Artist I think I’ve ever...
by Christine | Mar 25, 2010 | Welcome Column
Late Night, or, Early Mornin’ Hi Jinks Musician’s Indulge In. Beginning in the early 1970’s I worked around and with a member of my local union, Jim McGee, quite a bit. Jim joined my pipefitters local in the early ’70’s and was a lot of...
