by Christine | Jun 27, 2010 | Welcome Column
On Sunday, June 13, I climbed behind the wheel of my car and headed for Grass Valley; crazy thoughts spinning through my brain; my mind was flipping back and forth between anticipation and apprehension. My first Father’s Day Festival at Grass Valley was filling my...
by Christine | Jan 26, 2017 | Welcome Column
“A wise man once said…nothing. ” JD Rhynes From 1978 to 1980 there was a small bluegrass Festival that was held at the Ghost Mountain Ranch Campground at Pollock Pines California, that featured California...
by Christine | May 22, 2008 | Welcome Column
Dear Bluegrass family. It’s times like this that I am so glad that I have such an extended family, such as you all. I dont know how I would have ever made it this far down life’s road, without your support and love during trying times that we all have to...
by Christine | Jun 26, 2007 | Welcome Column
Images swirl together and tumble on top of each other like—well– like little kids—before they become self-conscious and reflect the idea that showing enthusiasm for something is uncool. The images crowd into each other and jostle for first place in my memories....
by Christine | Oct 8, 2020 | Welcome Column
The year was 1994, and if I remember right it was January or February. My friend Fred Morrison was putting on a BIG indoor Bluegrass Festival at a posh hotel in San Mateo Calif. . The whole Bluegrass community was abuzz over the bands that were hired to play it, and...
by Christine | May 22, 2014 | Welcome Column
I miss the stories that Vern used to tell about when he was playing music with Ray Park, and their travels on the road. I kick myself for not setting down with a tape recorder and proper chronicling their adventures of the road over the years that they played...
by Christine | May 18, 2019 | Welcome Column
(From a while back)We are all missing the late Ralph Stanley now since his recent passing. Icons like that can never be replaced but at least he left us a great body of music with which to move forward. Stanley Brothers tunes were popular at our jam here yesterday but...
by Christine | May 26, 2016 | Welcome Column
Daily Grist–“Once you get to be 78 years old like myself, one of the most important things I’ve learned in life is this. You never get too old to learn something stupid.” JD RhynesStarting in 1985 until 1991 I think, if I remember right,...
by Christine | Oct 25, 2019 | Welcome Column
(EDITORS NOTE–Many times when I bump into a CBA member they ask me how J.D. Rhynes is doing…lots and lots of folks asked me at the camp out at Lodi last week. My response is ALWAYS the same. The old man’s Parkinson’s is ravaging his body but it...
by Christine | Nov 17, 2012 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass festivals and related activities cause memories, and the intensity varies depending on your blood-to-coffee ratio. Memories have such a way of being…let me search for the right word here. Memorable. Many are fond memories, like the first time we hitch...
