by Bert Daniel | Jan 6, 2022 | Welcome Column
Here’s a word I’m going to throw at you, dialetheism. If you’re like me, you use this word frequently in the course of everyday conversation. However, if you are not as articulate and loquacious as I am I will tell you that dialetheism is the view that there are...
by Bert Daniel | Jan 2, 2022 | Welcome Column
I visited my old home town of Greenwood, South Carolina over the holidays. The grits they served at the Inn on the Square were fantastic. Stone ground Adluh flour. I’ve never tasted better. So with the Bakersfield 48 coming up I figured I’ll republish this article...
by Bruce Campbell | Dec 29, 2021 | Welcome Column
This is my last welcome column of 2021. As we all do this time of year, I reflect on the Year That Was and look forward to the new one. This is not a new idea – why do you think the outgoing year is always characterized as an old man, and the new one as a baby? In any...
by Bert Daniel | Dec 24, 2021 | Welcome Column
I’ll never swim Kern River again, It was there that I met her, it was there that I lost my best friend (Merle Haggard) Isn’t Bakersfield a great time? I am looking forward to another one this year despite all the pandemic disruptions. One of our best ever in my...
by Maggie Sokolik | Dec 24, 2021 | Welcome Column
If you’ve ever played or heard “New Camptown Races,” then you know the music of Frank Wakefield. He is known for playing with Red Allen as well as the Greenbriar Boys. Back in 1960, he offered private mandolin lessons; and his star pupil was none other than David...
by Bert Daniel | Dec 10, 2021 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass music is full of songs about the open road. These songs are among my personal favorites. They reflect the fact that we Americans are a very mobile people. We travel for many reasons and our songs mirror those reasons. We are fortunate that we have a...
