by Christine | May 9, 2008 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, I do bring you another delightful piece by one of my favorite writers today. It’s the monthly missive from young Kyle Abbott. But first let me make an appeal. Folks! How about a sweet and fun job to entice you to volunteer at the CBA Father’s Day...
by Christine | Jul 12, 2011 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass music is a pretty serious business, taking itself seriously and committing itself to presenting a particular kind of string band music hearkening back to its first generation roots and the multiple musical traditions from which it has been drawn. Often the...
by Christine | Jul 5, 2016 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note–Ted’s column on humor in bluegrass first appeared in this spot back in 2011. Oh, while we’re talking, we’ve got one slot, first Tuesdays, that’s open and waiting for a new Welcome columnist. If...
by Christine | Nov 21, 2017 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass music is a pretty serious business, taking itself seriously and committing itself to presenting a particular kind of string band music hearkening back to its first generation roots and the multiple musical traditions from which it has been drawn. Often the...
by Christine | Sep 25, 2012 | Welcome Column
I get to play an occasional fundraising party for our neighborhood school. It’s the most fun gig I do all year. The tone for the band is set by Mabel, a fifth grader who is as enthusiastic about her fiddle as she is about her iPod Touch. Frequently she wants to play...
by Christine | Aug 21, 2008 | Welcome Column
First, let’s get a few things straight. I own every CD that’s been put into my iTunes program and resides on my iPod. When I listen to the iPod, it’s a convenience I use to keep from having to cart roughly 300 CD’s around in our trailer or car. My iPod also plays the...
by Christine | Nov 19, 2018 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass OperaToday’s Column by Bert DanielSunday, October 11, 2015I grew up listening to grand opera. Like most forms of music it’s pretty enjoyable if you make the effort to understand it. I was very fortunate growing up in that it didn’t take any effort on...
by Christine | Jun 18, 2014 | Welcome Column
Everyone is home by now from the Father’s Day festival. They’ve hosed the dust off their vehicles, stowed their tents and lawn chairs, and now just let the memories of the event nestle into the big mental filing cabinet where bluegrass memories live. Time...
by Christine | Jun 26, 2009 | Welcome Column
Today’s column from Ted Lehmann Friday, June 26, 2009 There’s been a discussion going on recently about the time it takes a band to work out recordings in a studio setting. Some people hold that the ideal recording is made by a touring band which comes into the...
by Christine | Nov 8, 2011 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass musicians are deeply ambivalent about professionalism. Perhaps they worry that becoming “professional” means losing the intrinsic spontaneous improvisational center of our music. Or they’re concerned that becoming part of a professional organization...
