Bluegrass and Philosophy

As Ripley might say, “Believe it or Not” there is a connection. Although if you try to find a connection between St. Augustine and Bluegrass you find that “Kentucky bluegrass and St. Augustine have little in common other than being green and widely used for lawns”....

Bluegrass and Sound

How do you take five not very noisy instruments that cannot be listened to without electronic amplification except in a rather small room and turn their music into something large groups of people can listen to? Add to this problem the fact that each of the...

Bluegrass and Stuff

How do you do, you all! Sit yourself on a nice comfortable chair or bed and immerse yourself in a fantastic world of— oh, who am I kidding. This is Bluegrass ‘n Stuff. One of the coolest things you can do in music is incorporate dynamics into your playing. That’s like...

Bluegrass and the A.G.E

As a convert from rock and blues music to the joys of bluegrass, I have learned that the differences between these musical worlds is not limited to the music. There are deep cultural differences as well. Ted Lehman’s column yesterday brought up the subject of encores,...

Bluegrass and the Internet

Back in the mid- to late-1990’s we were traveling around the country in a large fifth wheel trailer, this was before bluegrass for us, and we discovered we needed to keep in touch with the important people in our world via e-mail. The Internet was pretty new, and we...