by Christine | Oct 17, 2016 | Welcome Column
The Daily Grist:“For the times, they are a changing” Bob DylanLike almost all of you out there reading this today, I love bluegrass music and I feel blessed to have been exposed to it. And I like to share this great music with others who may not have been as fortunate...
by Christine | Oct 25, 2012 | Welcome Column
That is the title of a familiar song that was written back in 1907, by a man and a woman as a gospel song, and later made popular by the famous Carter family of Virginia, known as the first family of country and bluegrass music. I would be willing to bet that most...
by Christine | Dec 24, 2019 | Welcome Column
A mandolin student once asked me to show him the correct tune for the Arkansas Traveler. He didn’t want a version or variation as played by a particular musician or from any particular recording, just “What is the correct tune?” I had to say I didn’t know, there...
by Christine | Jan 11, 2017 | Welcome Column
Last night, my writing time was usurped by dealing with the incredible weather. The water rose high enough to obscure the sidewalks on my street, and the cross streets were raging rivers. So, I am reprising a column from a while back about my pickup truck –...
by Christine | Oct 15, 2012 | Welcome Column
Yesterday, we went for an imaginary bike ride through Sonoma County during the crush season, the season, right about now, when all the grapes are harvested to make wines that are prized the world over. It’s a truly beautiful time of year. A good time to play...
by Christine | Oct 23, 2019 | Welcome Column
This week I will be posting pictures on Facebook of the lucky winners of the CBA raffle. Many, many thanks to all who purchased tickets, and helped support the CBA’s IBMA involvement. You are ALL winners in the eyes of Karma, and in my eyes. And your generosity has...
by Christine | Sep 3, 2011 | Welcome Column
They say you win some and you lose some. August was something like that for me, although the winner was a big one and the loser a minor disappointment, in the grand scheme of things. Winner: The Summergrass festival in Vista (San Diego area). In years past, I had a...
by Christine | Feb 2, 2017 | Welcome Column
Hey the good news is that the dreaded drought has been at least temporarily beaten into submission. Other than that, it hasn’t been a great winter for me. Supposedly, I come from hardy stock. I grew up in a place where early on I learned the meaning of the term...
by Christine | Nov 14, 2012 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note—This morning Bruce sent a panicky email to the cbaontheweb.org Towers explaining that he’d written his regular Wednesday morning Welcome but had forgotten it at home and was not in his office. (Contemporary variation on dog eating homework.) He asked...
by Christine | Jan 2, 2018 | Welcome Column
Since the Bluegrass festival season is winding down, and the weather’s cooling off, it seems like this is the time to prepare our musical instruments for the cold off-season. For hints and tips on this process, I consulted with Martha Stewart, who introduced me to...
