by Christine | Sep 18, 2018 | Welcome Column
Charles Brady I tend to put famous quotations and “old sayin’s” in the same box – accepting them as having some truth and liking their ability to stay in my memory. Will Rogers had little love for politicians, once observing, “If God had wanted...
by Christine | Feb 13, 2010 | Welcome Column
It’s the end of June, a couple of weeks after the annual California Bluegrass Association’s Fathers Day Festival 2009, and I find myself behind the wheel of my trusty pick-up truck heading north on Hwy 101 from Santa Rosa (California). The goal is to get to Oregon for...
by Christine | Apr 2, 2008 | Welcome Column
When I travel on vacation, I try and seek out opportunities to catch live music wherever I go. Some places, like Chicago, LA, Nashville, and Las Vegas have outstanding musicians in the coffeehouses and taverns. It’s not hard to understand why – all these places are...
by Christine | Mar 31, 2018 | Welcome Column
I’ve spent this last week er so, trying to think of what subject I could talk about in my monthly welcome message fer you folks, when I was reminded of how embarrassing moments come our way most unexpectedly. More on this at the end of this message. Then, I...
by Christine | Oct 9, 2018 | Welcome Column
I’ve spent this last week er so, trying to think of what subject I could talk about in my monthly welcome message fer you folks, when I was reminded of how embarrassing moments come our way most unexpectedly. More on this at the end of this message. Then, I...
by Christine | Jul 2, 2014 | Welcome Column
I used to love watching “In Concert” and “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert” on weekends. I was too young to drive to concerts (and too poor to afford the tix – some of those shows costs north of $10 a ticket!), so I soaked up the sights and sounds of dozens of rock...
by Christine | Jul 22, 2010 | Welcome Column
Here lately a lot of thoughts of times past have been a’wanderin’ through my ‘ol wore out mind. Mostly good times, ’cause I dont like to dwell on the bad times we all have in life. As Lester sang so aptly, ” the good times have outweighed...
by Christine | Feb 1, 2018 | Welcome Column
(I’ve been locked in the woodshed with three band mates for the last two weeks working on some fresh material for our world tour this summer, This resulted in me missing my deadline this month, so I dug this column out of the archives. I hope I’m not in too much...
by Christine | Jun 1, 2017 | Welcome Column
It’s very similar to the classic argument; is Doc Watson a bluegrass player? There are some great songs from traditional southern, folk, Appalachia and Americana sources, but my question is; are they bluegrass or more importantly for me can they be played by a...
by Christine | Feb 2, 2011 | Welcome Column
The CBA Message Board seems weighed down this week by the news of the passing on of some folks we had grown awfully fond of over the years. Our hearts go out to the surviving family members, and we feel like our numbers are increasingly depleted. As always, these...
