by Christine | Dec 3, 2008 | Welcome Column
Many folks who move out to California from other parts of the country rave about our weather. It’s so doggone pleasant! No more shoveling snow (I’m speaking of California in general – I know darn well some Californians have to shovel snow), no more ice storms, and...
by Christine | Feb 16, 2020 | Welcome Column
Sometimes Daily Grist…”Early one day the sun wouldn’t shine, I was walking down the street not feeling too fine, I saw two old men with a bottle between ’em, And this was the song that I heard them singing, Lord preserve us and...
by Christine | Aug 15, 2009 | Welcome Column
Hi-dee-ho friends! This is my first ?Daily? column in about a year. I took a break and now I?m ready to resume writing about this thing we call Bluegrass music. I want to thank the many people who, over time, took the time to tell me how much they liked my previous...
by Christine | Apr 13, 2011 | Welcome Column
If you’re like me, you’ve been staring out the window a lot. Spring fever – I got it, and I bet you do, too! We’ve had WAY more than our share of dreary, wet, sodden weather this year, and we we’re so anxious for sunny weather. So, we forget how spring actually works...
by Christine | Mar 2, 2015 | Welcome Column
If you’ve ever recorded your own CD for commercial resale, or known someone who has, you probably already have some idea of the amount of money that goes into a recording project before the project even hits the street and you or your artists/band friends begin...
by Christine | Nov 11, 2010 | Welcome Column
So, first off, I hear some of you saying, where in the blankety-blank-blank is George Martin this morning? Well, George is off to Mexico for a well deserved get away but he’ll be back next month. I’m filling in and I want to talk a little bit about a subject near and...
by Christine | Mar 27, 2016 | Welcome Column
Today’s column will be an experiment for me to see how many people read on Sunday. My good friend Mikki brought up an interesting thought on the message board, “Stories.” Let’s see how many interesting stories appear on the message board....
by Christine | Feb 13, 2011 | Welcome Column
I really love Old Time music. I love to play it, I love to sing it and I love to learn about it. One thing I love to do on the CBA website is to check out the Old Time Rambler. Geff Crawford does an excellent job profiling the legends of old time fiddle and banjo...
by Christine | Jul 10, 2019 | Welcome Column
Sometimes, it’s an uphill battle trying to explain the appeal of bluegrass to the uninitiated. I remember reading an interview with Carlos Santana, and he was being asked about his history with other musical icons of the 60’s and 70’s. The interviewer brought up Jerry...
by Christine | Feb 9, 2017 | Welcome Column
This getting old thing is a royal pain in the butt, I’m here to tell you. Actually at the moment it’s a royal pain in the back, as a coughing fit I had some weeks ago when I was deep into a winter cold seems to have strained a muscle back there.And I’ve got a...
