by Christine | Nov 21, 2018 | Welcome Column
I’m thankful that I have the Wednesday Welcome Message, so I get to have the Thanksgiving Eve message every year! I am thankful that I live in a country where I can end the title of this message with a preposition without fear of government reprisal. (Although I...
by Christine | Apr 29, 2020 | Welcome Column
Like all of us, I had to find Stuff To Do during the 2020 Shelter In Place.MusicWell, at first I was too bummed about so many gigs being cancelled. But gradually, I got back into playing, and now I am sharing files and access to online studios with a couple of bands,...
by Christine | Nov 25, 2020 | Welcome Column
The way this year has gone, it almost sounds like the title of this column is a joke. Nothing could be further from the truth. First of all, I’m sorry to post this a little late – I was renewing my CBA membership, and I am thankful the CBA has rallied this...
by Christine | Nov 8, 2014 | Welcome Column
What if Bill Monroe had never been born? Would the foundation of bluegrass music have been created, as we know it, with Bill, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the other bluegrass boys back in the 1940’s? And the big question that affects us in the here and now is,...
by Christine | Jul 18, 2019 | Welcome Column
Last week I received a phone call from an old friend and picking pal who I had not seen for some time. We got to reminiscing about the bluegrass bands and musicians we had played with over the last forty-five years. Much of our discussion was about other players who...
by Christine | Jan 30, 2011 | Welcome Column
OK guys, here it is. I’m stuck here writing this Sunday column, (my second for the month since there happens to be an extra Sunday this month). You’re more than welcome to read it, but if I were you, I’d high tail it up to Cloverdale and catch the...
by Christine | May 11, 2017 | Welcome Column
Uhh…. good question.We’ve all read about Banjo Acquisition Syndrome and its related cousins, fiddle acquisition syndrome, guitar acquisition syndrome, etc., etc. Really, “how many banjos do you need?” is not the relevant question. “How many...
by Christine | Aug 20, 2017 | Welcome Column
Isaac Newton. As the not-so old testament story goes, Satan got Eve to take a bite of the apple, Eve baked an apple pie to feed to Adam, and when she threw the cores out, one happened to hit this bum laying under a tree and he had some immediate epiphanies…gravity,...
by Christine | Jul 15, 2018 | Welcome Column
It turns out we scheduled a board meeting for this morning in Martinez and I just remembered I had to write a welcome column. Since I am deep in preparation and have some pressing deadlines I’m going to recycle a column I wrote about a year ago.Isaac Newton. As...
by Christine | Apr 23, 2011 | Welcome Column
All around the world we human beings anticipate the approach of our traditional holidays. Families, friends and social and religious groups meet to celebrate the rituals and feasts and curious habits of each holiday. If you live in America, thanks to the retailers and...
