New Testament Bluegrass

A couple of months ago, I wrote a column called Old Testament Bluegrass. At the end of that column I offered some suggested listening for Bluegrass fans who wanted a musical Cliff’s Notes style sampling of what the Old Testament is about, just by punching a few...

New Year’s Eve with Buck Owens’ Bus Driver

Happy New Year my bluegrass friends. I’ve decided I’ll share my even remotely interesting tale of New Years for the Welcome column today. Because, when you think about it, why not?Generally, I’ve been lucky in love.  I say generally because there have...

New Year’s Eve with Buck Owens’ Bus Driver

Generally, I’ve been lucky in love. I say generally because there have been some, well, lonely periods in my life. Brief but painful. One such was my freshman year in college. The fall and winter of 1966 was a desolate year. A drought of a year girls-wise. So,...

New Year’s Eve with Buck Owens’ Bus Driver and Why, After Almost Fifty Years, this is Still the Only New Year’s Eve Experience I’ve Had that Comes Even Close to Being Interesting Enough to Write About

Good morning from Whiskey Creek, where…oh, forget it, you know the drill. I’ll just get right to the point. Everybody’s got a favorite holiday and, it’s been proved in more than a dozen and a half psychology doctoral dissertations, a least favorite. I’m living proof...

New Years

Dear friends, Here we are at the last Welcome of 2007. It was a year that came with some sadness and I pray will leave with some hope. We lost a number of our community members, most lately Jack Freeman who was a darned nice guy and will be missed when the wagons...