by Christine | Nov 15, 2018 | Welcome Column
Michael Lewis. Humble craftsman of legendary mandolins and arch-top guitars. Beloved miracle worker and savior of damaged instruments. A wizard of luthiery. His instruments are discussed in reverential tones during jam circles, and those folk who own a Lewis creation...
by Christine | Sep 15, 2020 | Welcome Column
Michael Lewis. Humble craftsman of legendary mandolins and arch-top guitars. Beloved miracle worker and savior of damaged instruments. A wizard of luthiery. His instruments are discussed in reverential tones during jam circles, and those folk who own a Lewis creation...
by Christine | Jan 5, 2020 | Welcome Column
With jam-packed touring dates, prolific song writing, an upcoming solo album, and creative music collaborations, you’d think that Molly Tuttle keeps an impossible schedule. And you’d be right. Oh! She’s in Sweden again? No, it’s Boston, I think. Wait, I know she’s...
by Christine | Jul 5, 2020 | Welcome Column
Fiddle. Check. Mandolin. Check. Ukelele. Check. Traditional bluegrass, old country, Hawaiian slack key and everything in between. Check. Fiddle and mandolin luthier. Check. Soon-to-be ukelele luthier. Check. One of the rebel instigators of the annual Hicks/Dabney...
by Christine | Apr 6, 2019 | Welcome Column
Sure, Pete Siegfried is a notable singer, songwriter, and mandolinist. And sure, he’s got an enviable musical pedigree. But Pete has that something that can’t be defined, and is only wielded by the real musicians of the heart. With Pete there is no separation between...
by Christine | Dec 1, 2020 | Welcome Column
Due to extenuating circumstances that I don’t need to bore you all with, I wasn’t able to write a column for today, so I decided to repost the first half of my interview with Roland White from 2011, which was one of my first columns. It’s a rather...
