by Christine | Sep 9, 2018 | Welcome Column
I remember the first time I saw a bar code sticker stuck to the fruit I was buying at the supermarket. I was shocked, and somewhat offended that this natural product had been assaulted by our fast paced technological world. I cautiously gouged that sticker away from...
by Christine | Mar 19, 2014 | Welcome Column
You’re watching a bluegrass band perform at a festival. They’re terrific – they hit the stage, jumped into their first tune with minimal preamble and they’re very tight. They squeeze 14 songs into their 50 minute set. Their set has a perfect flow – strong...
by Christine | Feb 20, 2019 | Welcome Column
You’re watching a bluegrass band perform at a festival. They’re terrific – they hit the stage, jumped into their first tune with minimal preamble and they’re very tight. They squeeze 14 songs into their 50 minute set. Their set has a perfect flow – strong...
by Christine | Oct 9, 2017 | Welcome Column
Obviously when a band goes through personnel changes, the product is going to be different. Jamie Johnson’s voice will always loom over this band until its completion, and the last few albums have been trying to reconcile the loss of possibly their most pivotal piece...
by Christine | Nov 28, 2010 | Welcome Column
Regina Bartlett recently submitted her first regular welcome column and chose to give her monthly contribution a name; “Harmony Road.” I was trying to think of something clever if I was to name my column; something that would reflect the theme of most of my articles....
by Christine | Aug 16, 2009 | Welcome Column
You know, every month about this time I start thinking on just what I?m going to write this week for my column. Sometimes happening events, like the FDF, drop a nice package right in my lap?.other times I have to rely on ongoing projects like my Tour de Jam. This...
by Christine | May 19, 2016 | Welcome Column
Well, folks, it’s just around the corner! One month from now, I, and many of you, will be setting up camp at the Nevada County Fairgrounds for the 41st annual Father’s Day Festival. I am very excited about this year’s fest, and my son and I have started planning for...
by Christine | Jun 6, 2007 | Welcome Column
When I was a kid, summer was everything, of course. It was so simple: Summer meant no school, no getting up early, and playing all day. It doesn’t get any better than that. My mom says we all started whining about how bored we were by the middle of July, but that...
by Christine | Oct 23, 2003 | Welcome Column
’ve just read a couple Hooked on Bluegrass stories that came during the night, both about “first instruments”. Got me to thinking about mine. The summer of my fifteenth year was a season of firsts for me: my first real job, a summer gig at a candy factory, my first...
by Christine | Jun 25, 2011 | Welcome Column
You bet! It’s the Father’s Day Bluegrass Music Festival at Grass Valley California! And, as far as I’m concerned, one of the top items, the important category to plan for, is the FOOD you will be enjoying while you’re there. (I’m rubbing my hands together just...
