by Bert Daniel | Mar 28, 2023 | Welcome Column
Well it Ain’t gonna rain no more no more. It ain’t gonna rain no more How in the heck can I wash my neck when it ain’t gonna rain no more? Sadly, this is not the weather forecast I got for the next few days. More rain is on the way and many of us here in California...
by Bert Daniel | Mar 7, 2023 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Doc Watson’s birthday was this past Friday. He would have turned one hundred on March third. I celebrated with my best jamming buddies by cutting short our session and walking down the street to hear Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands at the Sweetwater Music Hall in...
by Bert Daniel | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
The banjo has always held a certain fascination for me. I was enthralled when Bill Evans presented his Banjo in America extravaganza ten years ago. What a cool instrument I thought, as Bill played through a series of vintage instruments to illustrate the venerable...
by Bert Daniel | Jan 25, 2023 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
I suppose everybody who’s hooked on bluegrass is by definition hooked on banjo. Some people say, with good reason, that Bill Monroe “invented” bluegrass. But without those Earl Scruggs banjo rolls to drive the music, that invention would be hollow. Without the banjo,...
by Bert Daniel | Feb 1, 2023 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Del McCoury turned 84 today. Happy Birthday Del! One of bluegrass’s senior statesmen, Del is particularly close to fans here in California because he visited us pretty often. He’s also trained some of the best and brightest bluegrass stars out there still touring...
