Provincialism and Bluegrass

I read somewhere that in a national study commissioned by IBMA about a variety of measures exploring the popularity and penetration of bluegrass music there were approximately twenty million people claiming to listen to bluegrass music. That’s a lot of people,...

Punch Brothers

Dear friends, Happy Monday morning. I’m giving today’s Welcome over to my boy Marty. I’m looking forward to seeing the Punch Brothers show with him this coming Thursday in San Francisco. I’m also happy to mention that he will be performing with Billy and Sarah, and...

Punch Brothers new release review

Yes, the new Punch Brothers album. The Phosphorescent Blues has drums. Let’s just get that out in the open before I begin my review of what I believe to be the greatest album the Punch Brothers have put out yet. Everything is just on a larger scale than their...

Punishment At A Fiddle Contest

The Cloverdale (California) “Old Time Fiddle Festival” is mostly a fiddle contest. This festival has been held every year for the past thirty-five years, the last one being on January 23rd and 24th of 2010. The goals of this festival are to help perpetuate the...

Puppies, Corona Virus, and Festivals

Hi ya’ll. My name is Juno, I am an 8-week old Cardigan Welsh Corgi and I am substituting this morning for my new owner Geoff Sargent. We’ve known each other now for about 48 hours and he seems to be an ok guy, but a little overbearing when it comes to letting me do my...