Are You an Airplane or a Helicopter Today?

Airplanes fly on an amazingly simple principle – when air flows over the wing, it creates lift. It’s an astonishing thing. The engine that powered the Wright Brothers’ plane had only 25 horsepower, but it got that homemade vehicle going fast enough...

Are Your Roots Showin?

Bluegrass is a folk music all right, but don’t tell a folkie that. And you’d best not try plying folk music at a bluegrass jam. Last night, I played at a jam session that featured yet another folk music: blues. A week later, the same venue will host a jam with another...

Are you sticking to your resolutions?

How are we all doing with our New Year’s Resolutions?  This is my January column that I wanted to revisit.Time to reflect on all that happened in the past year. Also time to look forward to the next. Some will make one resolution. Some will make more. Some...

Art and Music

(Editor’s Note:  Reaching all the way back to 2009 for this one.  RC)Art always seemed more important to me than much of what others place value on. I’m not really sure why I’ve always felt that way, but I have. My family were common folk. My father...

Art and Music

(Editor?s Note?Rumor has it that Cliff?s new book of poetry, this one dedicated to the music he loves, will be out and available on Tuesday. More information next week.) Art always seemed more important to me than much of what others place value on. I?m not really...