by Bert Daniel | May 31, 2024 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
If there’s one single thing Bluegrass needs in order to maintain its place as a legitimate distinct music genre it might be ensuring that we have a constant supply of three fingered banjo pickers. There are certainly good bands that play great Bluegrass without a...
by Bert Daniel | May 29, 2024 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
I guess I’m a little late on this thought. Valentine’s Day might have been a more appropriate time to post a welcome column about the human heart but it’s never a bad time to pay homage to the organ that keeps us all alive every day....
by Bert Daniel | Nov 4, 2023 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Old people. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever consider that I might become one of those people some day but alas, now I am one. The music I enjoyed in my glory years was a lot more than just bluegrass but I took it for granted that no matter what kind of music I...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 10, 2023 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
My latest sun is sinking fast. My race is nearly run My strongest trials now are past My triumph hath begunI I wish I had brought a paint brush and knew how to use it. Sitting here watching this sunset in the mountains of Nevada, that’s the idea I get. I wish I had a...
by Bert Daniel | May 20, 2023 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
A lot of good songs tell a story. Some of them have a very emotional quality. A good singer will try to milk an emotional song for all it’s worth. You can hear the extra emotion from their singing if the song is done right. I like to sing. It’s one on the talents that...
by Bert Daniel | Mar 7, 2023 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Doc Watson’s birthday was this past Friday. He would have turned one hundred on March third. I celebrated with my best jamming buddies by cutting short our session and walking down the street to hear Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands at the Sweetwater Music Hall in...