by Christine | Mar 13, 2011 | Welcome Column
I’m as free a little bird as I can be, I’m as free a little bird as I can be I’ll build my nest in the white oak tree Where the bad boys, they cannot bother me. If you think about it, Bluegrass and old time music is a good fit for people with an...
by Christine | Jun 28, 2017 | Welcome Column
Types of Jammers In attending jams this year, I noticed something I don’t think I’ve remarked on before. Jammers come in a variety of personality types. There are easygoing “I’ll play anything” jammers, who seem relaxed throughout the experience, and I hope I fit into...
by Christine | Oct 6, 2016 | Welcome Column
Note: For the first time in my almost 5 years of having the 1st Thursday Column, I don’t have an original to post. No excuses except sometimes stuff happens. So I am rposting a column from a couple of Octobers ago. DWThe Daily Grist…….”Don’t get it right, just...
by Christine | Aug 14, 2010 | Welcome Column
Seven o’clock in the morning. Why can’t I sleep in? What day is this? Oh, that’s right, it’s Friday. What am I going to do today? Oh right, I’ve got that bluegrass gig at the Irish Pub tonight. What time do I have to be there? Oh now I...
by Christine | May 25, 2016 | Welcome Column
Writer’s block leads to some odd musings..StringsGuitar players all know you have to change strings on a regular basis. That’s easy. But once you agree upon changing strings the fun begins! There’s a limitless variety of strings with a bewildering array of...
by Christine | May 5, 2014 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, This is going to be a short column. I just found out what the deadline is for the June Breakdown and the FDF event program and it’s horrifying. I will probably be a husk of a human being by the time I get it to the printer. But allow me to illuminate...
by Christine | Jun 29, 2014 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: Everyone who’s spent time at cbaontheweb.org on a regular, daily, or mostly daily, basis has a favorite Welcome columnist. Mine was always Nancy Z. There was never a monthly offering from her that I felt was rushed or “phoned in.” Folks who know her...
by Christine | Nov 5, 2009 | Welcome Column
Like most folks, I occasionally fall into a bit of a funk, but if I happened to be in a negative frame of mind when it came time to compose my monthly column for this web site, I’ve fought the temptation to use this pulpit to vent my frustrations. Up until...
by Christine | Mar 18, 2018 | Welcome Column
I’m currently on my way to the San Francisco airport where my truck is parked and just got an email from our webmaster that I need to post a Welcome Column. Depending on your point of view, thankfully LAX has free wifi which allowed me to post something. Here is...
by Christine | Dec 31, 2016 | Welcome Column
“Endless thanks for all the work you did to create this wonderful space for bluegrass music in the Bay Area. Some of my best memories growing up were going to RBA shows and seeing incredible bands that I would never have exposed to otherwise. Playing RBA has been a...
