by Christine | Feb 4, 2010 | Welcome Column
Years ago, comedian Woody Allen gave a most unfunny interview in which he advocated “capital punishment” for movie producers who had the audacity to colorize classic black-and-white films in order to make them more appealing to modern audiences....
by Christine | Oct 18, 2015 | Welcome Column
Every year, during the first week of October, a brave, hard working, intrepid band of CBA members makes the trek to the International Bluegrass Music Association meeting in Raleigh, NC; a fast-paced, sleep depriving, intense week of business, picking, listening, and...
by Christine | Sep 16, 2018 | Welcome Column
I’ve served on the CBA Board of Directors for a few years now and I do it because I love the members, first and foremost, and I love music. Bluegrass music has a special place in my heart because strangely enough I’ve learned more about music and music theory from...
by Christine | Nov 12, 2014 | Welcome Column
Some years ago, I was at the Wintergrass festival, jamming away and who should pop through the doorway behind me but Tony Rice! He had to walk right through my jam to go where he was heading. I said “Hey Tony! Can I get a picture with you?” He agreed, and we posed...
by Christine | Sep 17, 2018 | Welcome Column
Someday, Baby, when I am a man; And others have taught meThe best that they can; They’ll sell me a suitAnd cut off my hair; And send me to work in tall buildingsThe first time I ever heard that John Hartford song was at the Father’s Day Festival in Grass Valley....
by Christine | Mar 9, 2011 | Welcome Column
Earlier this week, I posted on my Facebook profile that I ‘felt like a musician”. It’s a great feeling, and chasing it takes up a lot of my time. I know a lot of you know this feeling – I’ve seen it on the faces of jammers hundreds of times. It’s not just having fun...
by Christine | Mar 17, 2020 | Welcome Column
I come from large family – six kids in all –and we all were into music. Neither of my parents had any musical training or had ever played an instrument, but they both loved music and encouraged their brood to play what they wanted.And play we did. From the first...
by Christine | Feb 27, 2012 | Welcome Column
I come from large family – six kids in all –and we all were into music. Neither of my parents had any musical training or had ever played an instrument, but they both loved music and encouraged their brood to play what they wanted. And play we did. From the first...
by Christine | Oct 29, 2018 | Welcome Column
Mr. Thornton, my social studies and home room teacher at Hayward High was a beacon of fairness and a fountain of knowledge. He was tall, wore his red hair in a crew cut was a true liberal and I loved him. His wardrobe consisted of two suits, a greenish-brown suit and...
by Christine | Nov 18, 2010 | Welcome Column
These days I’m playing for food. Or rather, teaching for food. My mom wants a continuing education on the fiddle. I used to teach fiddle and beginning violin to kidlets, and occasionally the adult or two. It seemed like the perfect partnership. In order for us to both...
