First Impressions – My Worst Enemy Sometimes

A lot of us love the jamming aspect to playing music, and bluegrass is more focused on jamming as a social act than most forms of music. Like any social interaction, our first encounter with people new to us is a one-of-a-kind experience: The First Impression. By...

Flat Earthers, Please Cover Your Ears

So it happened again. Somebody just asked me about recording an album in analog format. Reasons for recording an album on analog tape:1    Help analog tape manufacturers maintain a positive self-image and sense of worth.2    Hi-fidelity...

Flatt Lonesome

As some of you know the annual IBMA awards show took place a few weeks ago in Raleigh, North Carolina, and unfortunately I couldn’t be there like I was previously. Regardless, the award recipients are not stuck in a vacuum and whether I was there or not the IBMA’s...

Flattery

THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY MAY BE A SIMPLE ACT OF SHARING- Charles BradyWhat do we owe artists? I think we could agree that we owe them, as a minimum, full ownership of their creations, always and forever. We need to remind ourselves and others that a particular...