by Christine | Dec 24, 2020 | Welcome Column
I’m very sad to report that the CBA Board has made the tough call to cancel the 2021 Father’s Day Festival in Grass Valley. After 44 uninterrupted years – from 1975 through 2019 – it is a huge disappointment to extend our hiatus for a second straight year. Naturally,...
by Christine | Feb 23, 2021 | Welcome Column
“I have given up the pursuit of perfection; I shall instead just seek to have both my shoes tied at the same time.” – Charles Brady to his daughter, Kate. I used to think that it was the job of the writer to seek perfection in his or her task and to remain...
by Christine | Feb 6, 2021 | Welcome Column
The Daily Grist: “It was hard for me to realize that they really liked that kind of music. …I don’t think you could think of no kind of music, I ain’t never heard none of it that I didn’t like SOME of it. Do you? I don’t like it all but any music I can listen to on...
by Christine | Dec 21, 2020 | Welcome Column
Listening to new music can be a very challenging experience. Suppose you hear a brand new song by a group that you really love. You might be a little bit sceptical. Just give me what I’m used to. That would be good enough. Maybe you sit there and patiently wait with...
by Christine | Feb 8, 2021 | Welcome Column
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Bruce from 2016.) Out here on Long’s Achers, the wildlife is abundant. To the South, the presence of the city is in fast approach. More homes are slated to be built. To the West, are still remains of partial rural living. “Homes with horses,“ I...
by Christine | Apr 3, 2021 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: Here’s one I wrote a few years ago called the Department of Redundancy Department) Happy Easter to everybody! I have to admit that, for me, these days Easter isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. (pardon the pun) Easter egg hunts are mostly...
by Christine | Feb 22, 2021 | Welcome Column
Back when the earth’s crust was cooling (the late ‘70s), I was part of Vancouver Co-op Radio’s first country music show. We’d already established programming based on local music, blues, jazz, and folk, so a mix of bluegrass, old time, classic country, swing,...
by Christine | Feb 10, 2021 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: Here is one of my favorite columns from year’s past. I miss Amanda’s regular columns and I have always wondered if she is still in the “not yet” category. If not I’ll bet she’s still an enthusiastic...
by Christine | Dec 31, 2020 | Welcome Column
The California Bluegrass Association wishes everyone a happy 2021.
by Christine | Feb 20, 2021 | Welcome Column
Here’s a paper I found while rifling through my therapist’s desk while she was out of the room. Therapeutic approaches to the treatment of bluegrass addiction Bluegrass treatment programs are in their infancy and as yet poorly understood. As a small contribution to...
