An Eastertime Story

by | Apr 3, 2021 | Welcome Column

(Editor’s Note: Here’s one I wrote a few years ago called the Department of Redundancy Department) Happy Easter to everybody! I have to admit that, for me, these days Easter isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. (pardon the pun) Easter egg hunts are mostly...

Why There’s a Bluegrass Club in British Columbia

by | Feb 22, 2021 | Welcome Column

Back when the earth’s crust was cooling (the late ‘70s), I was part of Vancouver Co-op Radio’s first country music show. We’d already established programming based on local music, blues, jazz, and folk, so a mix of bluegrass, old time, classic country, swing,...

Free Bird

by | Feb 10, 2021 | Welcome Column

(Editor’s Note: Here is one of my favorite columns from year’s past. I miss Amanda’s regular columns and I have always wondered if she is still in the “not yet” category. If not I’ll bet she’s still an enthusiastic...

Bluegrass Therapy

by | Feb 20, 2021 | Welcome Column

Here’s a paper I found while rifling through my therapist’s desk while she was out of the room. Therapeutic approaches to the treatment of bluegrass addiction Bluegrass treatment programs are in their infancy and as yet poorly understood. As a small contribution to...