by Bert Daniel | Jun 10, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Photo credit: Robin Frenette I have to leave for Grass Valley in a couple of days. The festival has always been a centerpoint for my bluegrass experience and I am happy that the festival has risen from COVID ashes to be a real festival again. But I am really sad that...
by Bert Daniel | Jun 1, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
I have a rather large collection of bluegrass CDs that I’ve accumulated over the years. Many of them are pretty old now. Periodically, I dig out a new old favorite to carry along in my car so I can get reacquainted with it. It’s even easier to scroll...
by Bert Daniel | May 21, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
THE DAILY GRIST…”There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” (Washington Irving)...
by Bert Daniel | May 9, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Listening to new music can be a very challenging experience. Suppose you hear a brand new song by a group that you really love. You might be a little bit sceptical. Just give me what I’m used to. That’s what I came here to hear you in the first place. My favorite song...
by Bert Daniel | May 6, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
Father’s day welcome columnists often write about the column that nobody reads (because we’re all at the Grass Valley Festival). Mother’s Day might be the column that almost nobody reads because you’re all off to the great annual festival in...
by Bert Daniel | Apr 29, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
I have always loved trains and many times I have camped at bluegrass festivals that happened to be right next to railroad lines. Sometimes the train whistle is a bit too close and the loud whistle disrupts your campside jam session. But sometimes the train’s arrival...
