by Bert Daniel | Nov 30, 2023 | Welcome Column
Today’s Grist Quote: Pick that banjo solid (Jimmy Martin) Most bluegrass musicians need a pick to make their instrument produce a good sound. Bass players can use their fingers and probably will never need a bow. Fiddle players on the other hand do need a bow (unless...
by Bruce Campbell | Nov 29, 2023 | Welcome Column
I saw a fascinating episode of Nova recently where they showed how we actually take in the world around us. Using instruments that show exactly where focus is at a given second, they showed that much of what we think we “see” is an illusion – filled in by our brains...
by Bruce Campbell | Nov 22, 2023 | Welcome Column
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, my favorite holiday. I know it’s become an overly commercial boondoggle and a slippery slope into the dreaded Christmas season (even Charles Dickens bemoaned the commercialism of Christmas in the 19th century!). Regardless of all that,...
by Bruce Campbell | Nov 15, 2023 | Welcome Column
One of the peculiar benefits of being a performing musician is I get to see a lot of people dance. There’s just no action of self-expression as pure and universal as dance. I see little kids who can barely walk dance impulsively to live music. I have seen elderly...
by Bruce Campbell | Nov 10, 2023 | Welcome Column
Did you ever go back to someplace after many years away? It could be almost anywhere – a place you used to live, a restaurant you used to frequent, a lake or trailhead. It’s amazing how evocative places can suddenly remind you of things you did or how you felt, long...
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...
