by Christine | Mar 9, 2017 | Welcome Column
At the the Turlock campout we ended up right next to Jim Genaw and Mikki Feeney. Besides a lot of excellent music, we enjoyed just hanging out at their camp, fondly remembering the now-defunct festival at the Shasta County Fairgrounds in Anderson where we met about 11...
by Christine | Jul 19, 2014 | Welcome Column
At this very moment, I’m in my “Bluegrasser-On-the-Road” mode, working at the Northwest String Summit festival, way out in the deep, deep, un-wi-fi-i-fied woods of Hornings Hideout in North Plains, Oregon. The lineup feels like the holy grail of...
by Christine | Oct 27, 2011 | Welcome Column
Most of the time when we have a dream, we have trouble remembering the whole dream. Usually, it takes somethang to trigger part of the dream, and then, slowly we remember all of it. A couple of years ago, I woke up one morning, and I remembered this whole dream jes as...
by Christine | Nov 16, 2010 | Welcome Column
I love bluegrass festivals. The excitement rises in me as we near the grounds of the coming weekend’s festival, usually but not always somewhere in rural America. We round a corner and see a blue sign with an arrow saying “Bluegrass Festival.” A flag waves...
by Christine | Nov 12, 2013 | Welcome Column
I started making videos just to see if the new technology worked for me. Once I decided they were a pretty good way to share bluegrass music, it became inevitable that I would have to start a You Tube channel of my own. When I bought a low priced HD camcorder and...
by Christine | Oct 9, 2019 | Welcome Column
When a great band breaks up, the fans always lament “Why couldn’t they just stay together?” Then follows conjecture and gossip. Who didn’t (or couldn’t) get along with whom? Who’s ego (or ambition) was out of control? But if you think about it, odds are actually...
by Christine | Sep 9, 2015 | Welcome Column
My wonderful wife is an educator by trade, and when she gets together socially with other educators, what do you think they talk about? Yep – education. It can get downright excruciating for those of us who aren’t educators, but you know what? I’m always glad to...
by Christine | Aug 7, 2016 | Welcome Column
When it comes to reading, I am very, very selective. Really, it just depends on the mood I’m in that day. Most of the time, I’m reading books that make me feel that I’ve actually learned something. Let’s take, “Parallel Worlds” by Michio Kaku. Honestly, I do...
by Christine | Sep 19, 2013 | Welcome Column
This is Josh Micheals (no, that’s not a typo) with the CBA web team. Right now, at this very moment, as we speak, members of the CBA and other bluegrass aficionados are having fun without you. If you don’t want you be left out, get over to Plymouth for...
by Christine | Apr 22, 2015 | Welcome Column
When we marvel at musicians’ prowess, we talk of their hands, as they move, fleet and sure over the musical instruments. Or the purity and pitch of their singing voice, with flawless precision and inflection. As we strive to emulate these musical masters, we...
