by Christine | Jul 25, 2007 | Welcome Column
Last week, Peter Barnato sent me a funny little story about what is, and what isn’t “The Blues”, and I thought similar tips would be helpful for those of you wanting to be Bluegrass stars, or songwriters. Good names for Bluegrass performers are Vern, Del, Audie, Frank...
by Christine | Nov 3, 2013 | Welcome Column
“What’s in a name?” Of course that is the question that Juliet contemplates in the great balcony scene of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. She continues, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” As most are aware, Romeo, the...
by Christine | Nov 4, 2013 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Happy Monday morning. Half the clocks in our house say it’s an hour later, so I’m living in a world of “Hey! I’ve got an extra hour to live my life!” Before I begin my welcome schpiel, allow me to comment on my son’s Saturday Welcome column. It’s...
by Christine | Jan 29, 2014 | Welcome Column
Well, it’s almost here. I’m speaking of baseball season, of course. PItchers and catchers report to camp next month. “Hey!”, you may yell. “Where’s the bluegrass connection here?” Baseball and bluegrass are inextricably linked. First of all, it’s well known that Bill...
by Christine | Sep 18, 2016 | Welcome Column
Ahh the power of the internet and social media. My column today is fairly focused and to the point; and I am hoping everyone who reads it will help spread the word.What word? Well at the top of the list, we are moving all the band submission deadlines up, as in...
by Christine | Mar 25, 2008 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Now that we’ve got Easter behind us we can turn our attention to the next major holiday: the CBA Spring Campout. It’ll be our second year at Turlock. Hopefully this year we can do it without the rain we had last year. The place itself was just fine and...
by Christine | Jul 25, 2018 | Welcome Column
MISSINGA loss is not the same as just not there.And nowhere nowin the gray of waiting.So, not noticed is someone once therethen is not, not hiding, not camouflaged,but once he truly was and mainly in the mornwhile you shaved youin the warmth, with latherand with your...
by Christine | Feb 27, 2018 | Welcome Column
If you are the kind of guy who has been all wrapped up in politics these past few months, I hope for your mental health that you stop it! But, despite my warning, if you still can’t resist, you may have noticed a thing or two about those of us who call ourselves...
by Christine | Sep 27, 2014 | Welcome Column
This is the week of awards for the bluegrass community and whether or not you’ve been nominated for an award, it is arguably the biggest week in your bluegrass life. It is this week that sets the tone for the coming year. This week is what the industry lives...
by Christine | Mar 10, 2012 | Welcome Column
After watching a computer “live stream” of the tribute concert to Warren Hellman on February 19th, my thinking-cap suddenly appeared. Should I have gone? Would that have been better than staying at home and watching it on a sixteen inch computer screen? Did I miss...
