by Bruce Campbell | Sep 1, 2021 | Welcome Column
I’ve been lucky so far myself, but at one time or another, a lot of people I’ve known have suffered from theft of their musical instruments or equipment. Happily, this is very rare at bluegrass festivals, where a sense of community and good will (and a cost for...
by Bert Daniel | Dec 13, 2022 | Welcome Column
As so often, my current reflections have been prompted by music that I’ve happened to hear on the television. This time it was a snatch of the song ‘Stay’ which was the first major UK chart success for the Hollies in late 1963. I had always assumed that it was an...
by Bert Daniel | Sep 3, 2021 | Welcome Column
Sorry, I missed you last 1st Thursday. I lost my way for the first time in 10 years of doing this. Not to worry I’m back…mostly. However, I’m still trying to make sense of this pre, post or ongoing pandemic as it relates to jamming or playing casual gigs. I have never...
by Bert Daniel | Aug 8, 2021 | Welcome Column
Here’s one from a couple of years back: If you’re gonna play bluegrass, you need to know something about grits. I’m not talking about textures of sandpaper from the hardware store and I’m not talking about hip hop groups. No, I’m talking about a delicacy native to the...
by Bert Daniel | Aug 6, 2021 | Welcome Column
The harbinger of a healing America is spreading like a shot filled tequila bluegrass jam as actual real flesh and blood blue grass bands are being booked to perform on real non zoom incorporated stages. I just saw the good news that my friend Jason Winfrey and Red Dog...
by Bruce Campbell | Aug 4, 2021 | Welcome Column
One of the coolest things about being a performing musician is, people generally say nice stuff to you. If you did a good job, you made a lot of people happy and entertained them, and it’s very natural for them to want to convey thanks to you during a break or after...
