Express Yourself!

In addition to music, I have always enjoyed fine arts, especially paintings. I was born with a knack for drawing, but not painting. I could express myself very easily with line, but color always defeated me. Like Mozart’s contemporary, Salieri, I have the gift of...

Express Yourself!

In addition to music, I have always enjoyed fine arts, especially paintings. I was born with a knack for drawing, but not painting. I could express myself very easily with line, but color always defeated me. Like Mozart’s contemporary, Salieri, I have the gift of...

Fabric Arts

The fabric arts are not necessarily a topic with a lot of bluegrass content but I am an admirer so let’s talk about them. At many bluegrass festivals you will see the fabric arts in action if you look hard enough. The generators of this industry are overwhelmingly...

Face the Crowd, Boy

As soon as a musician decides to make the move from just playing, to performing, an uncontrollable element is added to the equation: The audience. A more skittish, unpredictable, capricious entity you will never find. Simultaneously, this entity is vital. Without an...

FaceBook DID NOT Pay for this Welcome Column

Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where absolutely NOTHING has changed since the last time I stroked that into my Mac. I reiterate, this column IS NOT an ad for Facebook, the social media site that has more members than the majority of countries recognized by the...