by Bert Daniel | Jan 22, 2022 | Welcome Column
A little over ten years ago we lost one of the finest bluegrass musicians of all time. Kenny Baker, who fiddled for Bill Monroe on and off for a quarter century, died of a stroke at age 85. One could argue forever about who is the best bluegrass fiddler of all time....
by Bert Daniel | Jan 16, 2022 | Welcome Column
We all face crossroads in our lives, important junctures where we could take one path or a different one. It may be a decision about which direction is better or it might be a choice about which is the lesser evil. The crossroad can be a powerful image for music...
by Bert Daniel | Jan 6, 2022 | Welcome Column
Here’s a word I’m going to throw at you, dialetheism. If you’re like me, you use this word frequently in the course of everyday conversation. However, if you are not as articulate and loquacious as I am I will tell you that dialetheism is the view that there are...
by Bert Daniel | Jan 2, 2022 | Welcome Column
I visited my old home town of Greenwood, South Carolina over the holidays. The grits they served at the Inn on the Square were fantastic. Stone ground Adluh flour. I’ve never tasted better. So with the Bakersfield 48 coming up I figured I’ll republish this article...
by Bert Daniel | Dec 24, 2021 | Welcome Column
I’ll never swim Kern River again, It was there that I met her, it was there that I lost my best friend (Merle Haggard) Isn’t Bakersfield a great time? I am looking forward to another one this year despite all the pandemic disruptions. One of our best ever in my...
