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...
by Christine | Nov 15, 2009 | Welcome Column
Here it is at 10:30 on Saturday evening before my column is due and I’m still writing. It wasn’t due to procrastination, I’ve been noodling on this for the past week, but all the same I haven’t finished it……ok…..nose to the old fretboard and see if I can make a wrap....
by Christine | May 15, 2015 | Welcome Column
From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Cou·loir. Pronunciation: kül-‘wär. Function: noun. Etymology: French, literally, passage, from couler; a steep mountainside gorge. Summertime and the living is easy…….welcome to my first column for the summer of 2009…….during...
by Christine | Jun 27, 2009 | Welcome Column
Today’s column from Geoff Sargent Saturday, June 27, 2009 (Note: Well…I didn’t get a good wifi connection and was unable to post this last Sunday morning like I wanted but here it is anyway.) From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Cou·loir. Pronunciation:...
by Christine | Sep 28, 2019 | Welcome Column
It was the eighties and I was touring with the International Touring Company of A Chorus Line. It was my first real foray out into the world of what is now called ‘adulting.’ I spoke no foreign languages and we were traversing 9 countries and my contract was to be for...
by Christine | Dec 10, 2018 | Welcome Column
Before I begin my review, I would like to talk about the legendary Merle Haggard who died last week. While I admit that I was more prone to listening to other country greats, like Ernest Tubb and George Jones before Merle. This was because country legends like Jones...
by Christine | Nov 12, 2018 | Welcome Column
Please believe me when I say that I really didn’t want to talk about drums in this review. My opinions on the drum invasion in the last few years have been made crystal clear, and I was wiling to ignore those opinions and accept that for me to continue to do this I...
