by Christine | Sep 29, 2016 | Welcome Column
“Sometimes it looks like I’m dancing, but it’s just that I walked into a spider web.” — Demetri MartinIt was with 8 tiny toe shoes I watched the spider dance across the strings of her melodious life: Freshly sticking, as if it was to...
by Christine | Feb 11, 2008 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Welcome to the CBA website. Hope your Monday is the kind of Monday the ruins the poor reputation this day has established for itself over the whole history of forever. Here we are in February and I’m looking on the bluegrass map and finding there are so...
by Christine | Nov 3, 2016 | Welcome Column
Is there an etymologist in the house? No….no not an entomologist. I don’t need to know about bugs but rather what’s bugging me (pun intended) is the origin of some musical jargon associated with my instrument, practice space and skills. Axe – woodshed – chops. Maybe...
by Christine | Sep 3, 2020 | Welcome Column
It’s been 5 months. I can’t say I used all the time wisely but I have spent a load of time in the ‘shed. One would think I would be a better player now and being one, I believe I am…with this caveat. I do believe that I am a better sprinter but maybe not a better 10K...
by Christine | Oct 5, 2015 | Welcome Column
Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where I drove up the dusty gravel driveway last afternoon and was greeted by my five best pals. I could tell they were happy to see me after a week’s absence because nearly all of them were wagging their tails in a...
by Christine | Nov 8, 2017 | Welcome Column
Well, the dust has settled, the confetti swept up. Babies were kissed, and hands were shook. The result is, I find myself back on the Board of Directors of the California Bluegrass Association. It’s an honor and a privilege to be back. For those that don’t know, I...
by Christine | Jan 28, 2012 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: A couple of days ago I spoke to J.D., just called him to catch up. Our friend told me that he was having houseguests this weekend. He said the fella ‘wanted to ask me about my music’l career. Now, whadday you think he meant by that?’ Having known the...
by Christine | Mar 20, 2018 | Welcome Column
Over the years I have been privy to many a gathering of Bluegrass luminaries backstage, at several different festivals, and I only wish that I could’ve been able to video tape a lot of those times. I’m not here to tell stories “out of school”...
by Christine | Sep 27, 2007 | Welcome Column
Over the years I have been privy to many a gathering of Bluegrass luminaries backstage, at several different festivals, and I only wish that I could’ve been able to video tape a lot of those times. I’m not here to tell stories “out of school”...
by Christine | Jul 15, 2013 | Welcome Column
I’m sure you’ve all seen them. They wander around the campgrounds in search of a good jam. But unlike most other would be bluegrass jammers, they are heavily burdened by a very ponderous and unwieldy instrument. If they do a lot of jam hopping...
