by robin | Jul 26, 2021 | Welcome Column
“I CAN’T KEEP YOU IN LOVE WITH ME”: SECULAR SONGS OF THE LOUVIN BROTHERS Charlie and Ira Louvin returned to the Capitol Records studio in 1958 to prove that they were capable of selling secular records. While the duo continued to record and perform sacred songs until...
by robin | Jul 1, 2021 | Welcome Column
Things happen that are out of your control and if you want to keep going, you have to be able to make the appropriate adjustments or accommodations. That’s great intro for a welcome column on a bluegrass web site… he says facetiously or as they say “says no one ever”...
by robin | May 22, 2021 | Welcome Column
There wouldn’t be bluegrass without someone to play it, but there also wouldn’t be bluegrass without fans to hear it. Jan Vincent is a bluegrass fan who has made a difference. Her Jan’s World website (https://jansworld.net/) has collected and preserved the...
by robin | May 21, 2021 | Welcome Column
It’s so encouraging to see Patrick Campbell’s recent headline on the CBA pages: “Live Music is BACK!” Playing music with other people in the same space has attained the status of an endangered species for over a year now, and we can but hope and pray that things will...
by robin | May 3, 2021 | Welcome Column
I’ve been criticized for not taking Bluegrass seriously and disrespecting the music because good bluegrass music makes me want to dance. It’s fun music. Not just fun, it’s also funny. Bluegrass has a well-established sense of humor. To prove it, I asked some of...
