Buegrassian Questionnaire with Roger Siminoff

(A continuing series of interviews I’ve based loosely on the “Proust Questionnaire” – bluegrass style!)Key in a quick Google of Roger Siminoff and you’ll immediately find yourself neck deep in his accomplishments and passions as a luthier, teacher, historian,...

Bullwinkle and Waffles

Who taught you to cook? Was it your mom or dad, or some other family member? Did you read a lot of cookbooks or maybe figure it out from trial and error? Or were you in school when there were lots of homemaking classes available to teach you? Maybe you were lucky like...

Bullwinkle and Waffles

Who taught you to cook? Was it your mom or dad, or some other family member? Did you read a lot of cookbooks or maybe figure it out from trial and error? Or were you in school when there were lots of homemaking classes available to teach you? Maybe you were lucky like...

Bullwinkle and Waffles

Who taught you to cook? Was it your mom or dad, or some other family member? Did you read a lot of cookbooks or maybe figure it out from trial and error? Or were you in school when there were lots of homemaking classes available to teach you? Maybe you were lucky like...

Burn at Both Ends

Last night I played at a bar in San Francisco. It’s a fun venue (the Amnesia), but them city folks like to party LATE! The time before when we played there, we went until 1:30 AM (this is on a Monday, mind you), and I was determined not to do that again. So, starting...

Burt Reynolds Centerfold and the Vet Hall

Jennifer Aniston. Pamela Anderson. Burt Reynolds centerfold. What do these people have to do with my column today? Absolutely nothing. But I’m going to write about old time and contra dancing, and I know that to begin with Tommy Jerrell, Mose Coffman, or even Bruce...