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...
by Bert Daniel | Dec 13, 2022 | Welcome Column
Suppose you decide to play a recording from Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys, or the Stanley Brothers or Flatt and Scruggs. You’re about to listen to some Bluegrass music, right? After all, these are the bands that form the pillars of the genre we now call Bluegrass...
by Bert Daniel | Feb 20, 2022 | Welcome Column
Not so long ago, I completed a goal that had eluded me for about a half a century. I read through the entire Old Testatment from beginning to end. And, in a big way, Bluegrass was my inspiration! Even though my column generally falls on a Sunday, I write about...
