by Christine | Dec 1, 2010 | Welcome Column
This weekend, I will be playing at the Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, and it will have some poignancy for me. Brookdale was the first festival I ever played, back in 2003. I remember it like it was yesterday….(here’s where I stroke my chin thoughtfully and the scene...
by Christine | Oct 15, 2018 | Welcome Column
Today officially begins our 2018 fall campout in Lodi. I hope to see you all there. This year marks our sixth visit there for the fall get-together. And come spring we’ll be right back there with the added fun of a first class fiddle contest in our midst.When most...
by Christine | Mar 13, 2017 | Welcome Column
Blue Mafia is probably the best band you’ve never heard of. Sure, their sound can be heard throughout the bluegrass airwaves since their 2014 release ‘Pray For Rain’, but they have not made a dent in the festival circuit and certainly not out west where I...
by Christine | Jan 11, 2016 | Welcome Column
Last year, wow that is weird to say, was very eventful for Chris Thile. He got married, was announced as the next full time host of Prairie Home Companion, and The Punch Brothers released a new project called The Wireless late in the year. This 5 track EP consists of...
by Christine | Sep 12, 2016 | Welcome Column
Edgar Loudermilk has been playing second banana for a while. Of course when Loudermilk is not the centerpiece of a band, you end up with all-star out fits like IIIrd Tyme Out. And him playing second banana to Dave Adkins was one of the most impressive duos in recent...
by Christine | Jul 4, 2020 | Welcome Column
Larry Stephenson Brings his Brand of Soothe Grass again on Weep Little WillowI remember seeing the Larry Stephenson Band about ten years ago at the Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival. It was terrible. Compared to all the other acts that I had seen or was going to see,...
by Christine | May 9, 2016 | Welcome Column
No matter who is playing around Sammy Shelor, Lonesome Riverband has been a prominent bluegrass band because of their stellar harmonies, quirky arrangements and instrumental clarity and maturity. In those regards, this album is no different. But this album also...
by Christine | Apr 10, 2017 | Welcome Column
Darrell Webb’s bluegrass career started the year before I was born. Since then there has not been a time without Darrell Webb holding a spot in one of the major performing bluegrass acts, which makes having a detailed summary about the journey of modern bluegrass...
by Christine | Sep 13, 2020 | Welcome Column
In early October Punch Brothers released their new EP ‘Ahoy’. I believe this EP points toward an upcoming album that may represent their finest work. This five song sample shows us the new direction of their song material, and while it is not significantly different,...
by Christine | Feb 8, 2016 | Welcome Column
Since their first album in 2005, I have loved the Grascals. The combination of Jamie Johnson and Terry Eldredge vocals made up a major portion of my childhood, and this is why I was afraid to listen to their new album ‘And Then There’s This’. Eldredge remains as one...
