‘Tis the Season (For Garage Sales)

Editor’s Note: Even though there are no banjos, fiddles, no bands, no bluegrass….no music at all….this morning’s Welcome has got more bluegrass content in it than just about anything we’ve posted here. That’s because Kathy and Gene Kirkpatrick, two of a small group of...

’08 Grass Valley Kids on Bluegrass

I haven’t had a chance till now to say something about this years Kid on Bluegrass. What an incredibly wonderful group we had once again this year! We had 30 kids this year but interestingly we had the biggest group of new kids that I think we have ever had! 16...

“A Hundred Years From Now”

I find it interesting how music, especially at a jam, mimics life. One is never sure what the next song will be or in what key it will be played. Yet, we do our best to play something nice and enjoy the result. We make mistakes, but both life and the music goes on....

“A Story to Tell“

I frequently hear people going on and on about the pre-war Martin or the Loar or take your pick of old instruments and how much better they sound than modern productions. Sometimes they are right, but in many instances, a good quality modern instrument will sound as...