by Christine | Nov 18, 2009 | Welcome Column
Not surprisingly, there’s a lot more going on in the bluegrass world during the middle of the year. The weather is nicer, more bands are on the road, so the choices of bluegrass related activities are many, and deep. On a given weekend, you can go to outdoor festivals...
by Christine | May 26, 2011 | Welcome Column
As I sat here trying to figure out jes what I’d write for this coming Thursday’s welcome message, a few lil’ random thoughts came to mind, so I figured why not tell ’em whilst I can still remember ’em. Natcherally they include my ol...
by Christine | Dec 2, 2013 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, The Bluegrass Breakdown publication should be in your mailboxes any day now, after a month “off” due to the combined October and November issues. It was hard getting back into the swing of putting together the massive tome my predecessor turned a humble...
by Christine | Sep 24, 2017 | Welcome Column
Greetings folks! Well, summer has come and gone so it’s time to start thinking about the next year’s Grass Valley, right? Band applications for Vern’s Stage 2018 at the Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival are open from now until November 15, 2017. Read below for the...
by Christine | Mar 9, 2015 | Welcome Column
I hope those whom know where I am living right now feel sorry for me. I can’t say I regret the decision I made, but I am thinking about the California winters where it is surprising when it hits 32 degrees. For those of you who don’t know, I am living in Worcester,...
by Christine | Nov 7, 2012 | Welcome Column
As I write this, I don’t know who won the national elections. By the time you read this, we’ll have a pretty good idea of who won which races, and this time, let’s not use the results as a sign that America, or democracy, is doomed. I’ve been voting since 1976, and I...
by Christine | Nov 13, 2013 | Welcome Column
Despite my devotion to the principles of Peace, Love and Happiness, I have never had an issue with appreciation for those who have served in the Armed Forces for their country. To serve, whether voluntarily, or by conscription, is not necessary an alignment with the...
by Christine | Nov 1, 2019 | Welcome Column
SF 49 ers in first place, Washington Nationals win the World Series.. And just the other day I observed what I believe was a V formation of purple cows heading south. What is happening?On this day in History: 1938: Seabiscuit defeats War...
by Christine | Oct 6, 2008 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Up here in Boulder Creek, the loveliest town in the Santa Cruz Mountains, if I do say so myself, there are blackberry bushes everywhere. My daily walks or runs along the country lanes that radiate out from our little burg take me by long stretches of the...
by Christine | Mar 12, 2018 | Welcome Column
As some of you may be aware, I have been on the Volume Five Train for now officially 10 years. The liner note for their new project Milestones talk about the bands experiences ten years later and what has changed and what has stayed the same. In some ways, this band...
