by Christine | Nov 22, 2017 | Welcome Column
Countries like their myths, and the myth of the First Thanksgiving as I learned it in elementary school painted a beautiful picture as a background for this yearly holiday. It went something like this: The Pilgrims, escaping religious persecution, bravely sailed...
by Christine | Nov 28, 2017 | Welcome Column
Thanksgiving Dulcimer, Black Mountain, NCWhy do you sigh on this day meant for singing -a time for the feast of the heart and the soul?Remember the songs we should all be a-humming,the ones for all Pilgrims, not weary but bold.Why is your body so trembling in sorrow...
by Christine | Nov 27, 2013 | Welcome Column
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday and being thankful is deeply woven into the warp and woof of my psyche. I wasn’t supposed to live – I was born very premature in the 1950’s and so every day is an amazing gift for me. Here’s a...
by Christine | Nov 22, 2018 | Welcome Column
Daily Grist; Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous… Albert EinsteinOut of all the holidays that America celebrates, my very favoriteist is Thanksgiving. I have studied about this over the years and I have come to the conclusion that it...
by Christine | Jul 1, 2019 | Welcome Column
There are an awful lot of songs in Bluegrass and country music that refer to the lonesome sound of a train whistle in the night. If you’ve ever heard that sound, you know exactly what the songs are referring to. That sound touches me in the deepest part of my...
by Christine | Jun 21, 2005 | Welcome Column
There are an awful lot of songs in Bluegrass and country music that refer to the lonesome sound of a train whistle in the night. If you’ve ever heard that sound, you know exactly what the songs are referring to. That sound touches me in the deepest part of my memory....
by Christine | Dec 24, 2012 | Welcome Column
For many years our stereo system sat in a large, boxy cabinet in the corner of our living room. It included a tuner/amplifier, a CD player, a cassette dubbing deck, and, of course, a turntable. The cabinet included four drawers full of tapes and a large compartment...
by Christine | Apr 8, 2013 | Welcome Column
The first one I ever saw was maybe eight or ten years ago. It looked like such a handy thing. Obviously, it was very useful and probably something that every aspiring musician should own. I saw this thing at the very first jam I ever went to. Practically everything...
by Christine | Dec 2, 2012 | Welcome Column
It is dubious whether Mark Twain ever said, “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” Whether the quote is actually attributable to him or not is irrelevant once one has spent a July day at Ocean Beach in the City. What is not in doubt is that...
by Christine | Oct 16, 2017 | Welcome Column
The Daily Grist: “I’d rather fight a hundred structure fires than a wildfire. With a structure fire you know where your flames are, but in the woods it can move anywhere: it can come right up behind you.” Tom WatsonI am really looking forward to going to work this...
