What’s Going On?

What’s Going On?

Sorry, I missed you last 1st Thursday. I lost my way for the first time in 10 years of doing this. Not to worry I’m back…mostly. However, I’m still trying to make sense of this pre, post or ongoing pandemic as it relates to jamming or playing casual gigs. I have never...
Grits

Grits

Here’s one from a couple of years back: If you’re gonna play bluegrass, you need to know something about grits. I’m not talking about textures of sandpaper from the hardware store and I’m not talking about hip hop groups. No, I’m talking about a delicacy native to the...
Foibles, Bon Mots and Thoughts

Foibles, Bon Mots and Thoughts

The harbinger of a healing America is spreading like a shot filled tequila bluegrass jam as actual real flesh and blood blue grass bands are being booked to perform on real non zoom incorporated stages. I just saw the good news that my friend Jason Winfrey and Red Dog...
Three Chords and the Truth

Three Chords and the Truth

A few weeks ago my wife and I were visited by a couple who had been good friends of ours since student days. We hadn’t seen them for some years, and it came up in conversation that the husband had presented his wife with a ukulele last Christmas. After a bit of...
Tone Woods

Tone Woods

Every musician who plays an acoustic instrument knows that some instruments sound a lot better than others.  A really good musician can make any decently made instrument sing but the voice of an acoustic instrument crafted by an expert using the best tone woods...