by Christine | Jun 15, 2010 | Welcome Column
Recently, I completed a goal that had eluded me for about a half a century. I read through the entire Old Testatment from beginning to end. And, in a big way, Bluegrass was my inspiration! Even though my column generally falls on a Sunday, I write about religious...
by Christine | Dec 7, 2010 | Welcome Column
I’ve received and sent a remarkable number of emails in the past couple weeks devoted to the old-time-day-at-the-FDF concept. (All good, I might add.) As we stated here, we’re leaving the planning for the occasion up to Mark Hogan and Carolyn Faubel, but they’ve asked...
by Christine | Apr 13, 2013 | Welcome Column
It is there for you to read today, and every day, right smack dab on the main page of the California Bluegrass Association’s website. It is preceded by the daily “Grist” that relates to it. What is the “it?” The “it” is the daily CBA “Welcome Column;” a diverse,...
by Christine | Feb 2, 2013 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note—Marty recollects his earliest memory of his dad. I recollect my earliest memory of Marty—a gigantic bulge in his mom’s stomach.) On January 31st, my dad turned the big 56, and since I haven’t done this yet, I thought this would be the appropriate time...
by Christine | Jul 22, 2012 | Welcome Column
Have you noticed that folks in the CBA often refer to their fellow musicians and friends as The Bluegrass Family? The mutual love of Bluegrass Music makes us a subculture that can trace its beginnings back at least to Bill Monroe. When you add Old Time Music and...
by Christine | Jan 24, 2012 | Welcome Column
Rain is on my mind. Whiskey Creek is wet, and it’s mammalian occupants, right down to the last bushy tail squirrel, are wearing wide grins this first day after the storm. (We’re guessing the big oaks are smiling too, but it’s so hard to read their mood.) We had rain...
by Christine | Sep 21, 2020 | Welcome Column
The Daily Grist:I love my dog as much as I love you, but you may fade. My dog will always come through (Cat Stevens)Pets have become very popular these days with so many people stuck at home and lonely. It could be argued that humans should not restrict other species...
by Christine | Oct 24, 2016 | Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST…”On the road again; Just can’t wait to get on the road again; The life I love is making music with my friends.”–Willie Nelson Some of you may remember a great columnist who wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle back in the day...
by Christine | Nov 28, 2016 | Welcome Column
HE DAILY GRIST…”On the road again; Just can’t wait to get on the road again; The life I love is making music with my friends.”–Willie Nelson This month I’m finishing up my journal notes here below that I started in my October 24th column on my 2016...
by Christine | Mar 10, 2020 | Welcome Column
It was late February, and WinterGrass beckoned. This late-winter oasis of eclectic music, col-legiality and love was the bright light that far outshone the lurking threat of a pandemic. I often combine projects to extract the maximum equity from travel, so I had set...
