Devine Tension

(Editor’s Note: Those of us here at cbaontheweb.org-central miss our young colleague and thought it would be nice to dredge up one of his musings posted here a while back, so here goes….) Hey everybody! You have once again dipped yourself into the hot, bubbling sulfur...

Devine Tension

Hey everybody! You have once again dipped yourself into the hot, bubbling sulfur pit that is Bluegrass ‘n Stuff! You may have noticed that at the end of every Bluegrass ‘n Stuff, I usually give a preview of my next article. I’ve said I was going to show you how an...

Did You Hear What I Just Heard?

One of the very best things about bluegrass is the stories in the songs, and naturally, those stories are usually told by the lyrics. Most times, it’s pretty straightforward, but sometimes, credulity is challenged and occasionally entirely denied. Below are some...

Didn’t He Ramble?

The world of old-time music is mourning the loss of Tom Paley who died recently at the age of 89. A wonderful musician and an ambassador for old-time music, Tom was resident for long periods in the UK and Sweden, and died in Brighton, England, on September...

Different…Interesting….Wrong?

Dear readers, your devoted Wednesday Columnist was up too late at a local music venue last night, and could not activate the muse in time for this morning’s Welcome Message. With apologies, I offer this column from 2014.From time to time, bluegrass...