Subtle Signals…

You’re watching a bluegrass band perform at a festival. They’re terrific – they hit the stage, jumped into their first tune with minimal preamble and they’re very tight. They squeeze 14 songs into their 50 minute set. Their set has a perfect flow – strong...

Succotash

Regina Bartlett recently submitted her first regular welcome column and chose to give her monthly contribution a name; “Harmony Road.” I was trying to think of something clever if I was to name my column; something that would reflect the theme of most of my articles....

Such a Deal

You know, every month about this time I start thinking on just what I?m going to write this week for my column. Sometimes happening events, like the FDF, drop a nice package right in my lap?.other times I have to rely on ongoing projects like my Tour de Jam. This...

Summer Fun on the Horizon!

Well, folks, it’s just around the corner! One month from now, I, and many of you, will be setting up camp at the Nevada County Fairgrounds for the 41st annual Father’s Day Festival. I am very excited about this year’s fest, and my son and I have started planning for...

Summer is BACK, Baby

When I was a kid, summer was everything, of course. It was so simple: Summer meant no school, no getting up early, and playing all day. It doesn’t get any better than that. My mom says we all started whining about how bored we were by the middle of July, but that...