The Bluegrass Carol

“Bah! Humbug!”, said Ebenezer Kludge as he plunked down the money for the self-tuning guitar. “I’m a busy, important musician! Surely I shouldn’t be bothered with trivialities like learning how to tune my instrument!” He took his instrument home to his chilly, dank...

The Bluegrass Dojo

I remember when karate really hit the big time, back in the seventies. The cold war was in full swing and people were fascinated with secret agent stuff. Everywhere you looked, on TV or at the movies, secret agent heroes like James Bond were beating up on the bad guys...

The Bluegrass Family

The Bluegrass “Family”I find it interesting how it would appear that every organization or entity develops a culture of its own. Individuals that make up the group bring their own perspectives and views which combine with those of others and at some point a group...

The Bluegrass Mojo

The Bluegrass Mojo November 30, 2007 Missing Tom Tworek desperately last weekend, I pulled out a box of old photos and began looking for a snap shot of him back in the days we played in a band together. I found one, a black and white 8X10 of the band playing in...

The Bluegrass Tree

Trees are pretty magnificent, aren’t they? They provide shade, fruit, wood, along with leaves and sewer-destroying roots. If you have a tree living near you, you are familiar with the trees’ yearly cycle. In the spring, they’re busy, producing smaller branches, little...