The Future of Bluegrass Sounds Bright

I attended a concert last weekend by Front Country. Great band – imaginative arrangements, superior song choices, and very impressive execution. And they’re all so young! I’m fairly to seeing musicians play really well, but it does tend to shock me when they’re...

The Games We Play

The team I’ve belonged to for the last ten years or so told me they were a football team. I was sort of new at the game and wasn’t sure I’d really benefit that much from joining the team. I debated it for awhile and vacillated back and forth. After...

The Gift of Music

I love music – listening to it, playing it, and seeing others receive the joy it brings. And giving the gift of music to others is a joy and delight. In 2011, I was fortunate to become a board member of the Foundation for Bluegrass Music. Let me tell you about this...

The Gigger’s Nightmare

I have had this nightmare more than once, and sometimes I’m not even sleeping. I’m doing something – could be anything – and a call comes and it’s somebody saying “Hey where ARE you! We have a gig today!” I had a gig recently, and called one of the band members to let...

The Golden Rule

I had a disturbing experience last evening. It actually kept me awake lying in bed thinking about it; what’s worse, this morning, about ten minutes after waking up, I suddenly remembered the experience and it’s put a pall over the day. Let me tell you about it. I have...

The Good old Fashioned

The Good old Fashioned – Cliff ComptonI went to the Good old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival again this year. It’s become a good habit. One of them happy habits. One of those day’s circled on the calendar. One of those good reasons to be alive.I remember the first...