by Bert Daniel | Oct 30, 2023 | Welcome Column
This is that time of year when people celebrate spooky things. Now is the time to carve your pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns and create that perfect trick or treating costume. My favorite costume of all time is a bright blue pile jacket which I still wear proudly...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 24, 2023 | Welcome Column
I finally finished my Thirty Days of Banjo lesson. Eli Gilbert does a great job and it’s a free introduction to banjo which I highly recommend. See my recent articles (July 30 and September 22) for more details. I say I’m finished because I went through all the...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 17, 2023 | Welcome Column
With all the heavy rains last winter, we got flooded pretty bad here so we are repairing flood damage in our downstairs room right now. That room is my primary man cave where I mostly drink beer, watch TV and practice my instruments so the disruption is pretty...
by Bert Daniel | Sep 25, 2023 | Welcome Column
Musical instruments come in many shapes and sizes. In the bluegrass world we are familiar with six common ones plus a few extra. In the world of fretted instruments you only need one string if you’re good. Our ancestors probably made music that way when stringed...
by Bert Daniel | Sep 22, 2023 | Welcome Column
I promised you all an update on my quest to become a real banjo picker. The online course I chose is called the Thirty Days of Banjo and I must tell you, I’m really far behind schedule. I’m at almost up to twice the number of days already and I’m only about two thirds...
by Bert Daniel | Aug 30, 2023 | Welcome Column
Teach your children well. Their father’s hell did slowly go byFeed them on your dreams. The one they pick’s the one you’ll know by Those classic Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young lyrics remind me of the experience all parents have listening to one of...
