The Gospel According to Ed

I haven’t been playing my mandolin much in the past few years. Being in a band (playing banjo, banjo, banjo) will do that to you. But I miss the mando; mandolins are cool in so many ways.The sound can be piercing when you are playing lead and thunky when you are...

The Gospel According to Ed

I haven’t been playing my mandolin much in the past few years. Being in a band (playing banjo, banjo, banjo) will do that to you. But I miss the mando; mandolins are cool in so many ways. The sound can be piercing when you are playing lead and thunky when you...

The Great Bluegrass Joke of 1977

That’s what my ol pard Vern Williams called this story that I’m going to relate to all of you this month. Going back a lot of years is necessary to set the stage for this story, and I’m sure you will agree when I get to the end of it. I guess this...

The Great Bluegrass Joke of 1977

(EDITOR’S NOTE–This being the first Monday of the month you were all poised, I’m certain, to find a message from our President, the Honorable Darby Brandli, but due to a little screw up in which her monthly column was posted last week instead of...

The Great Bluegrass Joke of 1977

That’s what my ol pard Vern Williams called this story that I’m going to relate to all of you this month. Going back a lot of years is necessary to set the stage for this story, and I’m sure you will agree when I get to the end of it. I guess this...

The Great Bluegrass Joke of 1977

(Here at the Daily Welcome Column desk we refer to the old man’s pieces as ageless. The Great Bluegrass Joke is a good readson why. RC)That’s what my ol pard Vern Williams called this story that I’m going to relate to all of you this month. Going...