When’s a crowd a crowd?

by | Jul 31, 2008 | Welcome Column

Friday afternoon this past Fathers Day weekend I sat down at a picnic table on vendor’s row to indulge in a little mid-day snack….chicken on a stick from our long-time Thai friends and a cold beer from Vern’s. One delicious bite into the stick a woman, who looked to...

Where Am I?

by | Feb 13, 2018 | Welcome Column

In my April, 2017 column I wrote about a big journey I was preparing to take: releasing an album of my original instrumental music. In 2018. I wrote that I’d inform my readers from time to time about the new world that is music distribution and sales today, and about...

Where are all the venues?

by | Aug 2, 2012 | Welcome Column

My best friend, bandmate (and spouse), Linda, will often point out a restaurant, coffeehouse, bar, whatever, and tell me I should go drop off a demo CD and some band publicity because, in her opinion, they would be making a very poor business decision not to hire us....

Where are You Going, Where Have You Been?

by | Mar 17, 2016 | Welcome Column

I was at a show a couple of weeks ago and as I was watching the band, I started to think about all the places their instruments have been. I got to wondering about the life of an instrument, separately from the life of the musician that plays it. I wondered, what was...

Where Do Old Guitars Go When They Die?

by | Feb 29, 2012 | Welcome Column

One of the things that’s really fashionable in bluegrass music is to have a good old guitar. It’s generally accepted that fine, handmade instruments get better with age, and if you’ve ever played a 50’s or 40’s Martin dreadnaught, you’d be hard pressed to disagree...