by Bert Daniel | Mar 18, 2022 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass and baseball are connected at the hip. And I would have serious withdrawal symptoms if I were deprived of either. Covid tested me with both addictions over the past two years and I was worried that labor negotiations might deprive me of one of my passions...
by Bert Daniel | Mar 14, 2022 | Welcome Column
If you’re gonna be a Bluegrass fan, you gotta have a nickname. It’s as simple as that. Fortunately for me, I was reared in the Southeast, (where Bluegrass was born). Colorful nicknames are the rule there. My mom called me “Bert Boy” almost before I was born. I kid you...
by Bert Daniel | Mar 12, 2022 | Welcome Column
iI read a book a couple of years ago called Nomadland by Jessica Bruder. It’s a good book and I think many of my fellow bluegrass fans would enjoy it too because so many of us are nomads at heart. We pack up our stuff and head to every bluegrass festival we can find...
by Bert Daniel | Mar 6, 2022 | Welcome Column
Let’s talk about Norman. What do you think of when you hear that name? If you are a fan of adult literature maybe you think of Norman Mailer. If you have kids and are into children’s literature, you think of Norman the Doorman. If you are a fan of military generals,...
by Bert Daniel | Feb 28, 2022 | Welcome Column
I always feel a little funny when I try to introduce a less familiar tune to a jam session. Maybe the session has been going along just fine. We’re playing the old jam “war horses”. They never get old no matter how many times we play them. But a good...
