Is Bluegrass a Spreadable Medium?

We live in a rapidly changing media environment that has nothing but good in it for bluegrass music, in all its forms, while at the same time standing as a harbinger for change that many of us will find difficult to integrate into our way of consuming media. As the CD...

Nice things happening to nice people

Dear friends, Well, some folks revel in celebrating life with friends and family. They seek community in good times, good food and good music. The again there are individuals and groups that live to mess things up for their fellow beings. The sort of person who...

Is Bluegrass the Past, the Future, or Now?

This year the Grammy’s and SPBGMA fell on the same weekend. Sitting in our trailer in Lake Manatee State Park near Bradenton, FL, trying to keep an eye on both events was an interesting and thought provoking spectator sport. Much better than the sound of drag...

Is It Worth the Loathing?

I’m not a guy that’s prone to look at the world with suspicion. While I’m not naive enough to walk downtown at night without keeping an eye on dark corners and nooks, my focus is usually on the colorful glow of neon lights and the pleasant buzz of crowds leaving the...

Is Music a Pastime or a Passion?

(Editor’s Note–From Nancy in 2011.  One of my favorites..  RC)I lived in Los Angeles throughout most of the 1970s. My circle of friends during those years consisted of an eclectic bunch of young people, somewhat like the cast of characters in the...