by Christine | Mar 18, 2011 | Welcome Column
Howdy, What the heck is a dulcimer? I get that question all the time. A dulcimer is an easy instrument to play. It’s a four string American Appalachian instrument tuned an octave and a fifth or in unison and sits on your lap and you strum it. It often has an hour...
by Christine | Feb 7, 2019 | Welcome Column
The three most common words spoken at jams or at least the semi-amateur and other jams I’m in are: what’s the key? I started thinking about this about a month ago and as you will probably surmise, that can be potentially dangerous. Now you are warned. Keep your...
by Christine | Oct 5, 2011 | Welcome Column
I have never understood the notion of giving inanimate objects a “name”. Animals, sure, even plants, but what about things that really are just things? Your pets seem to understand the names you give them, at least the mammalian ones. I’ve never seen a snake raise its...
by Christine | Aug 18, 2019 | Welcome Column
Well, another festival in the bag; well not quite. Actually our Father’s Day Festival is a never ending, ongoing project that the Board and Festival Directors work on 24/7, 365/12. We actually started working on the 2020 FDF at the 2019 FDF but probably the real work...
by Christine | Dec 15, 2020 | Welcome Column
How often do you hear a tune and think to yourself, “I know that tune, but what is the name”? I don’t know about you, but it drives me crazy when I can’t remember. Then there is the arguing back and forth amongst folks who all have some variation to the name or think...
by Christine | Jun 27, 2017 | Welcome Column
Introduction to the old B-WesternsI wanna try and talk about real cowboysbut who knows how they stank,and thanks but nope, for romance crap -I ain’t frantic to get that close when they’ve been squat in the saddle,addle-brained from direct Arizona sun and...
by Christine | Jan 10, 2012 | Welcome Column
How do we respond to “newness” in our lives? Are you one of those people who jumps at a new idea, adopting the product, trend, or idea right away because you find it intriguing or exciting? Or are you one of those people whose reflexive response to a new idea or a...
by Christine | Aug 27, 2020 | Welcome Column
Are all jams good? Are there levels of goodness? What are the goodness qualifiers; talent, experience, good-looking jammers, welcoming environment, tequila, dark whiskey, wine, craft beer? I’m not sure I know the answer. I’m pondering this question because of a recent...
by Christine | Mar 9, 2013 | Welcome Column
Today’s column from John Karsmyer I just finished my first novel. It’s called, “You’re Never Too Old For Bluegrass,” and is about a guy in his 60’s who plays the banjo. He played part-time in bands for thirty-five years while he was working as a civil servant...
by Christine | Nov 13, 2018 | Welcome Column
When I logged onto the GO FUND ME page yesterday to make a donation for the victims of the Camp Creek Fire I was asked my reason for deciding to contribut. I wrote that I’d lost my fiddle once and that I’d never forget the help I received getting it back....
