by Christine | Feb 3, 2017 | Welcome Column
1. A useful name for an aging bluegrass band that I don’t believe has yet been used,The Liver Spots. 2. Talented Chris Rock on turning 50 years old. To paraphrase… “Turning 50, he said made me feel really OLD”…… But, when you read...
by Christine | May 4, 2014 | Welcome Column
Things kids don’t know today, or that they do strangely: Hold pencils awkwardly; print and can’t read cursive; don’t know what a picture tube is; don’t know what guide words are for at the top of a dictionary page; think hooded sweatshirts are jackets. I could go on...
by Christine | Dec 22, 2014 | Welcome Column
Well, Christmas time is indeed a-comin’ … and I’m very fortunate to be part of a couple of worthy bluegrass endeavors that warm the heart with the true giving spirit. First of all, the San Diego Bluegrass Society tried a new kind of jam format last month. Because of...
by Christine | Mar 17, 2013 | Welcome Column
I’m taking a second shot at this column. The first time I posted it I got a bunch of “Huh!!! What the devil is Geoff talking about here????” kind of comments. I dropped in a clue that should provide the path to enlightenment. The answer to “the ultimate question of...
by Christine | Apr 16, 2011 | Welcome Column
The difference between the amateur and professional/expert has been discussed at length between my mom and I. The last time it came up was at a Bruce Molsky concert, while we were trying to pick our jaws off the ground – as he manages to not only play his fiddle in...
by Christine | May 25, 2012 | Welcome Column
Thank you to our 2012 CBA Father’s Day Festival sponsors! The CBA sends out a big salute to the following sponsors of this year’s Father’s Day Festival: Bluegrass Unlimited magazine, Warrenton, VA C. F. Martin Guitar Company, Bethlehem, PA D’Addario & Company,...
by Christine | Oct 20, 2010 | Welcome Column
Boy, am I glad I went to the CBA Fall Campout last weekend! This has been one of those years when I seemed to have SOMETHING in way of nearly every important bluegrass event. I don’t think I’ve necessarily more gigs than usual, but they all seemed to fall on days when...
by Christine | Feb 12, 2015 | Welcome Column
One of my Facebook friends put up a video of Eric and Suzy Thompson and their grown-up daughter Allegra a few days ago. Eric and Suzy have started a Kickstarter campaign to help them record a new CD of their family band, Thompsonia. I happened to attend a private...
by Christine | Jun 2, 2014 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Hope you’re all ready for another fantastic Father’s Day Festival. Me? I’m doin’ what they call “freaking out”. Since my very first time through the gates of the Nevada County Fairgrounds, even as a zygote the first time, Marty Varner has been part of my...
by Christine | Nov 1, 2014 | Welcome Column
(EDITOR’S NOTE—It’s always just a little dicey when we “hire” a new Welcome columnist. Sure, we’ve got at least some reason to believe that they’re able to write a complete, grammatical sentence, and more important, something the columnist has written or done or said...
