by Bruce Campbell | Jul 27, 2022 | Welcome Column
One day, some years ago, I stepped out of a coffee shop and was approached by a gentleman whom I did not recognize, but who appeared to recognize me. He was carrying several books and a playbill. “Are you familiar with the works of Mamet?”, he asked me. “Er, uh, you...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 21, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
The Daily Grist: “Behold, I am toward God as you are; I too was pinched off from a piece of clay” (Job 33:6) We all grow up somewhere and we all get used to those surroundings like it’s the only place on earth. The land forms a certain way. The contour is what we...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
It was night time at Grass Valley. Everyone with any sense had gone to bed long ago but even now, at three in the morning, you could hear a few murmurings. The stage area was especially quiet. Only a few hours before, this very stage had pulsed with energy and it...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 16, 2022 | Uncategorized, Welcome Column
If you want to be a picker you gotta have a pick. Well at least for the most part. I’m just like the rest of you, I love to pick with fiddlers, who use that crazy thing called a bow. And I appreciate the bass players who make all that foundation sound with their...
by Bruce Campbell | Jul 13, 2022 | Welcome Column
I have long marveled at the way live music evokes ecstatic reactions from members of the audience. I have seen this from being in the audience and being onstage, and it’s wonderful to behold. Clearly it’s a win-win situation. When we’re young – very young...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 11, 2022 | Welcome Column
Jesse McReynolds turned 93 years old a couple of days ago. Happy belated birthday, Jesse! Among the luminary founders of the genre we call bluegrass music today, Jesse certainly looms very large. Bill Monroe first took country music in that specific direction and his...
