Mayhem in Montgomery

by | Jan 22, 2017 | Welcome Column

Police arrived at the home of Jerry and Janice Walker after a neighbor reported hearing a disturbance in the middle of the night. Discovered lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen was Mrs. Janice Walker, age 26. Police estimated that she’d been dead for less than one...

Me and Bill Monroe

by | May 2, 2019 | Welcome Column

Next Tuesday is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bill Monroe. Back in 1996 I wrote this account of my meeting with Big Mon, which took place while I was in high school and just starting to puzzle out my first tune on the mandolin. It appeared in the Bluegrass...

Me and Bill Monroe

by | Feb 16, 2018 | Welcome Column

Back in 1996 I wrote this account of my meeting with Big Mon, which took place while I was in high school and just starting to puzzle out my first tune on the mandolin. It appeared in the Bluegrass Breakdown, but I presume most of those who read it back then have...

Me and my fiddle

by | May 21, 2011 | Welcome Column

As I packed up my life this month, to move onto a different and exciting phase (graduate school), I had to make some tough choices on what went into storage, and what didn’t; what got moved to my new home right away, and was included in that list of “essentials” that...

Me, Hungry?

by | Jan 23, 2010 | Welcome Column

For some reason hunger has been on my mind lately. Before I go any further, I should make a disclaimer, I haven’t been hungry lately. In fact, I have rarely been more than moderately hungry at times throughout my life. I should be hungry, seeing as how I am still on...