by Christine | Feb 19, 2017 | Welcome Column
I am going to reveal a deeply personal fact about my musical tastes. Yes, the first album that I bought was not a Flatt and Scruggs album, or Carter Family Album, or Louvin Brothers, or even the Dillards (even though I might be distantly related through one of...
by Christine | Sep 18, 2014 | Welcome Column
As a singer/songwriter, it seems odd to be writing about music as a listening tool. Radio stations recognized this phenomenon long ago — that’s why they refer to their customer base as “listeners.” When people listen to your music – you have their attention as they...
by Christine | Sep 26, 2016 | Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST…”I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what.” The Music Link is located in the Bay Area and has a reputation for providing quality...
by Christine | Feb 17, 2019 | Welcome Column
It’s about that time of the year when folks do their top 10 lists of things done, things that should have been, and things intended. I usually shy away from lists….it’s just not my nature and I believe in the philosophy of “if I can’t keep it in mind, then it isn’t a...
by Christine | Oct 31, 2010 | Welcome Column
Everyone has their own…that’s the nature of love….but here are mine. #10—I love the GREAT 48 Hour Jam because Duane Campbell thought of the idea and I learned some years back that when Duane starts a sentence with, “Hey, you guys wanna…..” a good time is almost...
by Christine | Jul 1, 2008 | Welcome Column
About 2:00 a.m. on Saturday night at Grass Valley, up in the tent camping area, I found myself in a jam with a man by the name of Oloong Bordich. (At least that’s how I’d spell it if I were Oloong.) Anyways, after the jam broke up this fellow and I started talking and...
by Christine | May 29, 2012 | Welcome Column
Good Tuesday morning from Whiskey Creek, where the battle between our property, which insists it will go back to nature and its owner, who demands it conform to his wife’s vision of what a country estate should look like, intensifies as the days get longer; where our...
by Christine | Nov 30, 2014 | Welcome Column
(EDITOR’S NOTE—Cameron’s tips from last spring seemed to have worked for a whole lot of pickers interested in upping their game at the FDF. Here they are again.) The California Bluegrass Association Father’s Day Festival is a breathless 27 days away and...
by Christine | May 23, 2014 | Welcome Column
The California Bluegrass Association Father’s Day Festival is a breathless 27 days away and counting. Here are our top ten festival tips to keep you knee-deep in bluegrass happiness: 1. Use Your Sunscreen Just do it. Nobody needs a leathery, peeling neck just to...
by Christine | Apr 23, 2018 | Welcome Column
The California Bluegrass Association Father’s Day Festival is a breathless 53 days away and counting. Here are our top ten festival tips to keep you knee-deep in bluegrass happiness:1. Use Your SunscreenJust do it. Nobody needs a leathery, peeling neck just to...
