by Bert Daniel | Dec 13, 2022 | Welcome Column
Here lately a lot of thoughts of times past have been a’wanderin’ through my ‘ol wore out mind. Mostly good times, ’cause I dont like to dwell on the bad times we all have in life. As Lester sang so aptly, ” the good times have outweighed...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 27, 2021 | Welcome Column
I had a really bad dream last night. My beloved Boston Red Sox were losing in the league championship series and just then the TV broadcast broke to a commercial. Usually I hate commercial interruptions while I’m watching sports on TV but in this case it was a...
by Bruce Campbell | Oct 20, 2021 | Welcome Column
Warning – this message contains generous helpings of curmudgeon. Folks who know me know I take casual dressing very seriously. Like most men, and most definitely men of my age, the paramount importance of clothes is to be comfortable, avoid indecent exposure...
by Maggie Sokolik | Oct 22, 2021 | Welcome Column, Bluegrass History, Historic Photos, Old Archived News
I’m jumping into the bluegrass time machine and turning this column over to Steve Pottier in 1983. This article appeared in the September/October edition of the Bluegrass Breakdown of that year. Steve kept a “Diary” of his experiences as a member of High Country...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 17, 2021 | Welcome Column
Editor’s note: With the background of the COP26 climate summit going on in Glasgow, Scotland now, I thought I should republish this article written several years ago about an issue all of us should care about and about which bluegrass musicians have sounded a warning...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 13, 2021 | Welcome Column
Editor’s note: If you love the Louvin Brothers as much as I do and we all should, you will plow through this last chapter of Aynsley’s thesis and learn a bit more about this very influential duo. Thanks again to Aynsley for letting me republish her hard work. As good...