Ellie in the Tropics

After spending a lot of time in a workshop recently I can tell you that whenever you get mix more than two musicians with a luthier in a room together then the subject of airline guitar damage comes up. Everybody seems to have their own favorite story about when an...

Elton John at Plymouth?

I’m writing this on Wednesday before the Hobbs Grove Festival. I’m still rockin’ and reelin’ from a fun filled week at L & S Productions’ Bluegrassin’ in the Foothills. What a great line-up of bands! I sat through nearly every performance from the first Emerging...

Elton John at Plymouth?

(Editor’s Note–We’re reaching back five years today for a piece by Jean Ramos written just after the 2010 Plymouth festival.  A long-time Welcome writer, Jean has a way of capturing the spirit and ambiance of bluegrass get-togthers.  If you...

Emcees – More than Just a Pretty Voice

The role of emcee at a bluegrass festival is often underestimated as crucial cog keeping the event rolling along while providing support for the vendors, information for the fans, and discipline for the performers. It’s a difficult task which requires...