From Galway to Nashville

It’s 3770 miles (or 6066 kilometers) from Galway, Ireland to Nashville, Tennessee and I’m thankful that my musical travels have taken me to both places this month. Megan Lynch and I just completed our annual tour to the United Kingdom and Ireland just days ago (where...

From Germany to Hollywood!

Welcome to another day in the bluegrass world. As this day begins there is bluegrass news on all fronts. Although it’s not of the earth-shaking variety, one of the more interesting stories to come our way this week actually comes from the other side of the world...

From Joe

The dressing room buzzes with excited chatter. Men and women together, in various states of dress or undress, tug on pants, skirts, shirts, boots, and comb hair and put on makeup in front of brightly lit mirrors. The sign on the wall here at Zellerbach Hall says...

From P. Thompson

Greetings -I hope you and yours are doing as well as possible during these strangest of times. I continue to appreciate your interest in Bay Area bluegrass and old time music events, despite the fact that such events have to be experienced from home these days.Many...

From Russia…with Bluegrass

I’ve just returned from an incredible and intense two week United States General Counsel-sponsored tour of Russia. This is the third year that the U. S. State Department has brought American bluegrass bands to Russia and this year’s group included yours truly on...