by Bruce Campbell | Sep 22, 2021 | Welcome Column
You’ve seen it a million times at live shows – at some point, someone in the band says “We have a special guest joining us for a few songs” and out comes someone you didn’t expect who gets handed a guitar and plays with the featured band for a time. Sometimes, it’s...
by Bruce Campbell | Sep 1, 2021 | Welcome Column
I’ve been lucky so far myself, but at one time or another, a lot of people I’ve known have suffered from theft of their musical instruments or equipment. Happily, this is very rare at bluegrass festivals, where a sense of community and good will (and a cost for...
by Bruce Campbell | Aug 4, 2021 | Welcome Column
One of the coolest things about being a performing musician is, people generally say nice stuff to you. If you did a good job, you made a lot of people happy and entertained them, and it’s very natural for them to want to convey thanks to you during a break or after...
by Bruce Campbell | Jul 28, 2021 | Welcome Column
After a good rehearsal, or a good gig, I come away with a pleasing afterglow, which I have to term as “feeling like a musician”. It means, during those events, I let the music wash over me, enjoyed the participation of it, and reveled in the release it provided for my...
by Bruce Campbell | Jul 21, 2021 | Welcome Column
I like t-shirts – always have. They’re plentiful, inexpensive and comfortable. OK, maybe only that first thing is always true. The T-shirt has a fairly long history – even longer than Bluegrass. The garment that came to be known by that name dates back...
