Dave

We lost Dave Evans on Sunday (6/25), and I’m thinking that he might well be, as the title of the oft-delayed documentary film on his life and music puts it, the “Last Of A Breed.”He was an extraordinary singer, compelling songwriter, powerful banjo player,...

Days Are Getting Longer

It’s about time. Turnaround is fair play. Since the week after FDF last June, the days have been getting shorter but really not that noticeable until the change to standard time in November. However since the winter solstice, a week or so ago, the days are now getting...

Days Are Getting Longer

There are only so many ways I can say it. Try as I might, I can’t sugar coat it. I am usually okay until the first week of November, before the 5:00 (or should I say the 4:30) shadows set in. What’s up with driving to a jam in total nighttime darkness at 6:30? The...

Deadlines

Have you ever noticed that more gets done with a deadline? Of course – you may be that super motivated individual that most of us envy. The one who gets the entire to do list completed, no matter how mundane the activity. In that case, today’s column will be entirely...

Dear Folks

Dear Folks: Well, here it is December of ’10, and we are about to embark on a NEW decade! Who’d a thunk we’d all be here, way back in June of “76 when we didn’t know we couldn’t put on a Bluegrass festival, so we did it anyway!...