Where the music sounds best

My friend Steve and I were invited to play for a Christmas party and dinner at The West Point Inn on Mt. Tamalpais last week.The inn is an enchanted place.  It was built in 1904 as a stop on the curvy railroad that wound its way up the mountain from 1896 until...

Where the Real Weather Is

Many folks who move out to California from other parts of the country rave about our weather. It’s so doggone pleasant! No more shoveling snow (I’m speaking of California in general – I know darn well some Californians have to shovel snow), no more ice storms, and...

Whiskey Before Breakfast

Sometimes Daily Grist…”Early one day the sun wouldn’t shine, I was walking down the street not feeling too fine, I saw two old men with a bottle between ’em,  And this was the song that I heard them singing,  Lord preserve us and...

Who Are you Guys?

Hi-dee-ho friends! This is my first ?Daily? column in about a year. I took a break and now I?m ready to resume writing about this thing we call Bluegrass music. I want to thank the many people who, over time, took the time to tell me how much they liked my previous...

Who Can Help with the Hype?

If you’re like me, you’ve been staring out the window a lot. Spring fever – I got it, and I bet you do, too! We’ve had WAY more than our share of dreary, wet, sodden weather this year, and we we’re so anxious for sunny weather. So, we forget how spring actually works...