Is It Too Late?

Is It Too Late?

Editor’s note: With the background of the COP26 climate summit going on in Glasgow, Scotland now, I thought I should republish this article written several years ago about an issue all of us should care about and about which bluegrass musicians have sounded a warning...
Louvin 7

Louvin 7

Editor’s note: If you love the Louvin Brothers as much as I do and we all should, you will plow through this last chapter of Aynsley’s thesis and learn a bit more about this very influential duo. Thanks again to Aynsley for letting me republish her hard work. As good...
Rust

Rust

I’m feeling pretty good heading into October. The meds must be working…finally. I’m getting out to jams a little more often and actually starting to do fairly well playing my new ax. More often yes, but still not anywhere near pre plague days. Back in the ancient...
Foibles, Bon Mots & (Final) Thoughts

Foibles, Bon Mots & (Final) Thoughts

Dear CBA members.      This will be my last column. Many years ago, Rick Cornish asked if I would be willing to be one of the CBA Welcome Column Writers. Rick knew I was a sucker for flattery, and no one could pour it on like Rick.  Rick enthusiastically explained...
I’m Going Back…

I’m Going Back…

In recent years my musical horizons have broadened. At first I put this down to simple nostalgia. Now well into my seventies, I have certainly found myself remembering how –much earlier in my life – I first discovered bluegrass, old time, jazz and blues music. The...