by Christine | Dec 7, 2011 | Welcome Column
It must be just the right time of year for pears. The past few weeks I have included a pear in my lunch every day, and they are wonderful! They’re sweet, but not too sweet – there’s a duskiness “behind” the sweetness. They have a fruity aroma that is not cloying, and...
by Christine | Dec 19, 2010 | Welcome Column
Do any of you ever wonder how some of these bluegrass groups get to where they sound so good? That might be a stupid question of course….especially considering who the folks are reading this. But I have to admit that sometimes it completely escapes me how...
by Christine | Apr 6, 2011 | Welcome Column
OK, so you’ve got yourself a bluegrass band. You’ve got good pickers and singers, and you’ve been practicing. You’ve played some bars, and some coffee houses, and everyone loved you. You recorded a demo and everybody says it sounds great. There’s only one thing...
by Christine | Sep 24, 2010 | Welcome Column
My wife Kathy and I became official “empty nesters” this past week as our youngest child Corey left the Bay Area and blazed a trail 736 miles north to begin a new life as a college student at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. This wasn’t the first...
by Christine | Jun 7, 2009 | Welcome Column
Today’s column from Gene Bach Sunday, June 7, 2009 I have not been to Grass Valley in three years. Every summer has been extremely busy and something has always come up that has prevented me from attending the festival. I almost got aced out of attending this...
by Christine | Jul 28, 2007 | Welcome Column
Today’s guest columnist, David Lange Saturday, July 28, 2007 (Editor’s Note—David’s writing appeared here once before…he’d started off writing a ‘Hooked on Bluegrass’ submission and it turned out to be a lot, lot more. David has now agreed to help out with the...
by Christine | Mar 27, 2013 | Welcome Column
I was reminiscing recently about how I managed to get so embroiled in this CBA business. Before I joined the CBA, before I ever went to Grass Valley, I was a bluegrass fan, and playing bluegrass music. But then in 2003 or so, I happened to play at the old “President’s...
by Christine | Nov 11, 2012 | Welcome Column
My favorite season of the year has always been the spring. I like the energy associated with rising sap and green shoots bustin’ out all over the place. And I’m comforted by the fact that the daylight is getting longer and that all of those warm sunny...
by Christine | Sep 10, 2018 | Welcome Column
Cocaine and Rhinestones: The Story of Country Music What makes music the most special of all artforms is its inherent vagueness. In relation to other animals, our ears are limited and due to this our dependence on them is much less than most creatures. While we...
by Christine | May 14, 2014 | Welcome Column
I wrote a column a while back about how to take compliments. For too long I heard musicians deflect compliments by denying that they played well, which is a terrible thing to do. What’s the upside to arguing with someone expressing their pleasure over your...
