by Christine | Jan 19, 2015 | Welcome Column
What could possibly be better than jamming at the now famous Great 48 Hour Bluegrass Jam in Bakersfield? There’s nothing I can think of that even comes close, especially during the otherwise slow first weekend after the New Year’s holiday. One fall day I mentioned to...
by Christine | Nov 6, 2008 | Welcome Column
Controversy. It’s not pleasant. In an election year, for example, friends and relatives who generally enjoy harmonious interaction with one another may find themselves disagreeing over the merits of candidates and issues. Certainly some disagreements are...
by Christine | Jan 26, 2012 | Welcome Column
How many times have you heard this story? A musician dies, and someone offers the widow a sum of money that she cant resist and off goes the treasured instruments, usually to a dealer, or worse yet, a “collector” that cant pick a lick! A lot of times, the...
by Christine | Sep 8, 2013 | Welcome Column
…There you are, standing with your instrument and the music is just great. The most sublime moment of the whole festival is right now and you know it. It’s a little chilly and you forgot your jacket, but it doesn’t matter. You’re reasonably...
by Christine | Jul 2, 2009 | Welcome Column
Today’s column from Nancy Zuniga Thursday, July 2, 2009 I clearly remember the first time I heard the term “bluegrass festival”. It was 1973, and I was a grad student at USC, sitting in a classroom before the start of class, when I overheard a conversation...
by Christine | Aug 7, 2010 | Welcome Column
Well, maybe not the FIRST rule, but high on the list of rules for writing a Welcome Column is “Don’t try to top Jeanie Ramos!”. They say a picture’s worth a thousand words, but Jeanie’s words seem to turn that around. So I have to jump in with some thoughts provoked...
by Christine | Apr 13, 2005 | Welcome Column
Yogi Berra, speaking of a popular New York nightspot, once said, “Nobody ever goes there anymore – it’s too crowded!” Well, in bluegrass, there is a song that is allegedly so overplayed, it is practically forbidden from jam sessions everywhere by some solemn oath. The...
by Christine | May 19, 2020 | Welcome Column
Write something. What? Dry, completely dry. No ideas. Nothing. What’s up ahead? Where is the fork in the road? Even if I find it, which fork should I take? Oh, there it is. This particular fork has four prongs. Hmmmm, which one to take, which one should I take? Should...
by Christine | Sep 10, 2012 | Welcome Column
The proverbial fork in the road comes up many times a day. Most are very small detours but one way or another cause a different set of possibilities had you taken the other side of the fork. Who and what we are is based on each direction we have chosen through out our...
by Christine | May 14, 2011 | Welcome Column
The Ute Indian tribe, living now mostly in Utah and Colorado, are a people who have made a significant contribution to the USA, at least to one of its states, the state of Utah. That’s because the state of Utah’s name is derived from the word Ute....
