by Christine | Apr 20, 2011 | Welcome Column
Hanging out at Camp Spam will lead to fun pickin’. I think I already knew this, but once again, I found it a good place to park my carcass and pick with whoever shows up, so this notion was reinforced. The Brandlis’ reputation for hospitality is well-known and well...
by Christine | Apr 23, 2015 | Welcome Column
I don’t know anybody in this world that cannot say the aforementioned statement with any truth to it. We all wish we had not done some things, and in retrospect after the moment has passed, we all wish we had done certain things. Every year as the month of June...
by Christine | Sep 25, 2015 | Welcome Column
There are lots of technical musical tidbits that I wish I had known earlier in my playing (“Really, the notes in an arpeggio are the notes that make up a chord? Why didn’t anyone ever tell me this?” is genuinely a conversation that I had after about 18 months of...
by Christine | May 11, 2018 | Welcome Column
There are lots of technical musical tidbits that I wish I had known earlier in my playing (“Really, the notes in an arpeggio are the notes that make up a chord? Why didn’t anyone ever tell me this?” is genuinely a conversation that I had after about 18 months of...
by Christine | Oct 8, 2014 | Welcome Column
Lately, harsh realities have forced their way into our lives. Some people we love dearly have departed this blue marble, and that’s always a cause for some sadness and reflection. The column I wrote for this morning was going to be about that – but then I...
by Christine | Aug 15, 2012 | Welcome Column
If you’re lucky like me, several times a day, certain thoughts or mental images flicker across your mind and make you smile. Here are some of the things that do this for me (above and beyond the obvious kids and family). Vocal phrasing from Red Allen, Jimmy Martin and...
by Christine | Oct 31, 2015 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note–Okay, this is gonna sound like sucking up, but the truth is that when we decide on a fifth-day-of-the-month to go with a retro column, one that’s run before, it takes extra time to select the best Bruce Campbell column to post. ...
by Christine | Sep 2, 2015 | Welcome Column
This is the time of year when the CBA holds its Board of Directors elections. You’d think, in a tight knit little musical community such as ours, nearly every member would vote in the election, but that’s not the case. Our voter turnout is less than the national...
by Christine | Jan 9, 2013 | Welcome Column
I know of no art form that embraces amateur participation like bluegrass. It’s instantly accessible, eminently portable and provides both instant gratification and lasting enjoyment. The professionals in this music form are a curious anomaly – it’s not their fault...
by Christine | Oct 1, 2020 | Welcome Column
It’s fricking October already and I haven’t played any music with anyone (besides my wife) in 7 months. I see and hear of others doing it and I am very envious of them. I was invited a couple of times a few months back and turned them down as the news was indicating...
