Terry Baucoms new CD: a review

by | Nov 14, 2016 | Welcome Column

Earlier this month, Terry Baucom came out with an album called “Never Thought of Looking Back.” This name may come from his many years of service with Doyle Lawson playing banjo and singing harmony vocals. Because of his reputation he is able to get an incredible list...

Testing the Waters

by | Feb 1, 2009 | Welcome Column

I went fishing yesterday. Did pretty well too; but that wasn’t the real highlight of the day. What tickled my fancy was the way my partner tested out the water to see what it’s temperature was. Tim, the guy who headed up the Arizona javalina hunting trip I...

Texarkana Baby

by | Feb 14, 2019 | Welcome Column

I played a volunteer gig yesterday for Bread & Roses, the group Joan Baez’s late sister, Mimi Fariña started back in the 1970s.  They send entertainers around to hospitals, nursing homes, pre-schools and prisons.  You don’t get paid, but there is a lot...

Thank God for Satellite Radio?

by | Dec 22, 2012 | Welcome Column

(Editor’s Note—What began as a simple request that Brian consider writing a monthly Welcome column has blossomed into a full-blow collaboration between the CBA and perscriptionbluegrass.com. Many thanks to Mr. McNeal.) Many of us can remember the days when driving any...

Thank God for the Trains

by | Dec 6, 2017 | Welcome Column

Since Rick re-posted my original column on trains, I might as well post this follow up:“Thank God for the model trains. You know? If they didn’t have the model trains, they wouldn’t have gotten the idea for the big trains.” – Excerpt from the...

Thankful, Even for the Rough Times

by | Nov 26, 2014 | Welcome Column

I’m a very lucky guy. For the past half dozen years or so, I have written a weekly column for the CBA website and THAT means I get to write the column on the day before Thanksgiving – my favorite holiday. Today I’m going to go a little outside the box. I have a...

Thanks All Around, Free and Easy

by | Nov 21, 2012 | Welcome Column

I think I’ve said this before – I love having the Welcome Message on Wednesdays, because that means I get the column on the day before Thanksgiving each year. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, by a long shot. The reason is, Thanksgiving involves the most simple,...

Thanks Pat!

by | Apr 18, 2020 | Welcome Column

A commonality exists in bluegrass, not necessarily for specific songs but for a broad range of interpretations that make up bluegrass music.  The draw to the music also includes the camaraderie of those who make up bluegrassers (Pickers and grinners).I first...