What Does Family Friendly Mean? – Essay

Some people give Milton Harkey and Doyle Lawson credit for creating the “family friendly” bluegrass festival out of the chaos of festivals in the 1970’s. As nearly as I can tell, the first recognizable multi-day bluegrass festival held in Fincastle, VA over...

What have they done to the Old Home Place….

(Editors Note: Dave’s Welcome from back in 2017.  RC)Deadlines are tough when you are the road. I thought this five week month was going to be a piece of cake for putting together my Welcome column but here I am on Labor Day working on a deadline. I have...

What I Am Thankful For

I’m thankful that I have the Wednesday Welcome Message, so I get to have the Thanksgiving Eve message every year! I am thankful that I live in a country where I can end the title of this message with a preposition without fear of government reprisal. (Although I...

What I Am Thankful For in 2020

The way this year has gone, it almost sounds like the title of this column is a joke.  Nothing could be further from the truth. First of all, I’m sorry to post this a little late – I was renewing my CBA membership, and I am thankful the CBA has rallied this...