by Christine | May 11, 2013 | Welcome Column
It was the trees that changed, the too many to count trees, unless you had a great deal of extra time on your hands. This tall mass of living trees on the eighty acre parcel of land became not what they once were. The change was, indirectly, caused by the humans who...
by Christine | May 3, 2018 | Welcome Column
Last month on 1st Thursday, I explored a theory proposed by some Brits that offered that playing gigs extends your life. I’m sure you all remember that after minutes of the extensive research and based on my own gig experiences that this theory was…..what’s the...
by Christine | Aug 8, 2016 | Welcome Column
All readers of this article today had their introduction to bluegrass in their own seemingly unique way, but not really. I, the special young man that I am, did have the unique experience of hearing bluegrass for the first time at festivals like Grass Valley Father’s...
by Christine | Oct 10, 2014 | Welcome Column
I was walking through the tent camping on the party side of grass valley, and I saw her coming toward me singing. Just singing out there in front of God and everybody with no guitar or nothing, just looking at me with a big smile and singing. She walked up to me,...
by Christine | Nov 9, 2014 | Welcome Column
You love Bluegrass music so you find your lawn chair and take a seat. Your chair is strategically positioned, near the center and close to the stage. Maybe it’s not as good a spot as you thought. The sun was in a different place when you snarfed that spot yesterday...
by Christine | Jul 7, 2018 | Welcome Column
Tristan Scroggins Tristan Scroggins is an award-winning mandolinist and composer from Denver Colorado. He has toured extensively with his father in the critically acclaimed bluegrass band Jeff Scroggins & Colorado. Now 22 years old, Tristan was nominated for the...
by Christine | Aug 30, 2012 | Welcome Column
Good Friday morning from Whiskey Creek, where no showers will be taken, no toilets flushed, not even a simple sprinkle and pat on the face to chase the sand man away. Last evening, shortly before dusk, my wife came home from a chat with the neighbor to tell me that a...
by Christine | Aug 21, 2016 | Welcome Column
Social media is kind of amazing. I know that some folks hate it and make a point out of not having a Facebook account or a smartphone, but I’m not one of those. I’m at the opposite end of the scale and when something new comes out I am drawn to it like a moth to a...
by Christine | Sep 22, 2019 | Welcome Column
I hate singing. That was awkward, wasn’t it? Yet somehow, it feels strangely soul cleansing, getting it out in the open like that. There just might be something to this Confession stuff.Now don’t get me wrong. I love singers. This afternoon, I was enjoying listening...
by Christine | Feb 26, 2016 | Welcome Column
OK, I admit it, I’m a nerd. A true-blue, dyed-in-the-wool, techno nerd. I don’t admit that to just everyone, so I must really like you. in fact, I like you so much I’m going to tell you a bit more about my love affair with technology.It’s all ...
