Elton John at Plymouth?

I’m writing this on Wednesday before the Hobbs Grove Festival. I’m still rockin’ and reelin’ from a fun filled week at L & S Productions’ Bluegrassin’ in the Foothills. What a great line-up of bands! I sat through nearly every performance from the first Emerging...

Elton John at Plymouth?

(Editor’s Note–We’re reaching back five years today for a piece by Jean Ramos written just after the 2010 Plymouth festival.  A long-time Welcome writer, Jean has a way of capturing the spirit and ambiance of bluegrass get-togthers.  If you...

Emcees – More than Just a Pretty Voice

The role of emcee at a bluegrass festival is often underestimated as crucial cog keeping the event rolling along while providing support for the vendors, information for the fans, and discipline for the performers. It’s a difficult task which requires...

Encore!

You’ve all seen it happen. You’re at that event you’ve been looking forward to for months. The music has been so magical this night that nobody in the audience wants it to end. You can just feel it. The applause has been thundering after every piece...

Endorphin Moments

It’s four o-clock in the morning, and I’m wondering what I’m doing up. Had a dream about losing a sales account that I don’t even have. Laying in bed thinking about slow sales in a down economy. But I don’t like to dwell in that world. Bad times come and go. Gotta...