by Bert Daniel | Aug 19, 2021 | Welcome Column
A few weeks ago my wife and I were visited by a couple who had been good friends of ours since student days. We hadn’t seen them for some years, and it came up in conversation that the husband had presented his wife with a ukulele last Christmas. After a bit of...
by Bruce Campbell | Jul 28, 2021 | Welcome Column
After a good rehearsal, or a good gig, I come away with a pleasing afterglow, which I have to term as “feeling like a musician”. It means, during those events, I let the music wash over me, enjoyed the participation of it, and reveled in the release it provided for my...
by robin | Jul 26, 2021 | Welcome Column
“I CAN’T KEEP YOU IN LOVE WITH ME”: SECULAR SONGS OF THE LOUVIN BROTHERS Charlie and Ira Louvin returned to the Capitol Records studio in 1958 to prove that they were capable of selling secular records. While the duo continued to record and perform sacred songs until...
by Maggie Sokolik | Jul 23, 2021 | Welcome Column
This is a going to be a rambling column about recent and upcoming ramblings, made possible by a vaccine, a negative COVID test, and a mask. Ramble 1: Local I went to a jam this past weekend, and a certain fabulous bass/guitar player (okay, it was Steve Pottier) called...
by Bruce Campbell | Jul 21, 2021 | Welcome Column
I like t-shirts – always have. They’re plentiful, inexpensive and comfortable. OK, maybe only that first thing is always true. The T-shirt has a fairly long history – even longer than Bluegrass. The garment that came to be known by that name dates back...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 18, 2021 | Welcome Column
Every musician who plays an acoustic instrument knows that some instruments sound a lot better than others. A really good musician can make any decently made instrument sing but the voice of an acoustic instrument crafted by an expert using the best tone woods...
