by Christine | May 13, 2017 | Welcome Column
Twenty-three years ago when the band (Sonoma Mountain Band) started, we performed at small venues, just as it should be, because you need to, “Pay you dues!” The audiences were small in number, but they listened, really listened to the songs. The words,...
by Christine | Dec 14, 2019 | Welcome Column
December. Winter. Burrrrr! “California dreaming on such a winter’s day.” Yuk! Who needs it? It’s cold, it’s damp, it’s rainy, it’s snowy (depending on where you are). And it’s a pain that a pill can’t reach....
by Christine | Jun 11, 2016 | Welcome Column
It is 1976. I’m driving a yellow, 1972 VW “Bug.” I am not alone. Inside the small cabin of this German import on four wheels is my wife, my ten month old son and his fold-up crib, a large heavy green canvas tent that could have come from WWII, a...
by Christine | Sep 10, 2016 | Welcome Column
As most of you know, the next CBA Campout will be held October 17-23, at the Lodi Fairgrounds. Okay, I’ll admit it, last year was the first time I attended a CBA Campout at Lodi. While there, the thought occurred to me that the “Campouts” should...
by Christine | Apr 8, 2017 | Welcome Column
Never thought it would happen. Didn’t enter my mind, even the unconscious, IMHO. But what do I know? I’m no neurologist, heck, I’m barely even human. The thing about it is, you never know what you’re getting into when you sign-up for this...
by Christine | Nov 12, 2016 | Welcome Column
Admittedly my knowledge is limited. Limited to three. Limited to three kitchens that are all things bluegrass.First there is, “JD’s Bluegrass Kitchen.” Yes, there is that fine JD Rhyne’s cookbook, jam-packed full of recipes for,...
by Christine | Sep 8, 2017 | Welcome Column
It starts out innocently enough. Assuming you can already play a musical instrument, you pick up a guitar, a banjo, a mandolin, or whatever. Then you play it, and out comes the tone. You may want to call it sound, but something comes out from those wood and wire...
by Christine | Apr 14, 2018 | Welcome Column
Lots of rain yesterday, Friday. But today, on Saturday, April 7, 2018, a quick look out the window shows a mostly blue sky with a few clouds. I wonder if the Sonoma County flood alert is still in effect? Should I go for it? Sure, why not give it a try. Okay,...
by Christine | Jul 9, 2016 | Welcome Column
In the movie, “The Red Violin,” the journey of a fiddle (“violin” and “fiddle” are used interchangeably = bluegrass license) takes place that spans four centuries and five countries. The birth takes place in Cremona, Italy, in 1681....
by Christine | Oct 12, 2019 | Welcome Column
AMERICA & ENGLAND – A couple of hundred plus years ago some Englishmen came to America to discover new things. They discovered that they didn’t want to be Englishmen, and then they became Americans. Then they couldn’t get along with England, so...
