by Bert Daniel | Oct 3, 2024 | Welcome Column
Hurricane Helene dealt a devastating blow to the heartland of bluegrass and Appalachian mountain music last week. I grew up in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and I remember well the devastation Hurricane Camille caused in 1969 when it pounded the mountains...
by Bert Daniel | Oct 2, 2024 | Welcome Column
Technology has made so many things obsolete during the years of our industrial revolution. The traditional letter may be one of the next things on the list of obsolescence: If only I could hear just one little word From Mother and Daddy, my heart would fill with cheer...
by Bert Daniel | Sep 28, 2024 | Welcome Column
Every October first, people celebrate World Bluegrass Day. It happens this Tuesday but unfortunately you don’t get the day off. Often the date coincides with the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival here in northern California so you might want to take the day off...
by Bert Daniel | Sep 18, 2024 | Welcome Column
(editor’s note: Marty Varner is not only a fine young musician with deep bluegrass family roots, he’s a smart guy. Here’s an excerpt from his school thesis): Bluegrass has simultaneously been recognized as an archaic folk music and a living, popular art form. Although...
by Bert Daniel | Sep 11, 2024 | Welcome Column
One of my favorite bluegrass festivals of all time was the Plymouth Bluegrass Festival produced by Larry and Sondra Baker. They always somehow managed to get some of the best bands in the business to show up in the middle of nowhere and play great music. I’ll never...
by Bert Daniel | Sep 1, 2024 | Welcome Column
When I was a little kid bed time stories were a real highlight at the end of my day. One of my favorite movies of all time now is the Princess Bride which revolves around a bedtime story. The off the cuff wild bedtime stories I told to my kids when they were growing...
by Bert Daniel | Aug 25, 2024 | Welcome Column
Our bluegrass music is definitely made for picking on the porch with friends. One of my favorite CDs of all time is the Dillard’s Back Porch Bluegrass. Dooley, Ground Hog and the banjo standard Doug’s Tune are all on that recording. I wish COVID-19 had never happened...
by Bert Daniel | Aug 19, 2024 | Welcome Column
With the advent of digital media technology our society has new problems to solve about how we live our lives. Our culture has gone from word of mouth to print to radio then to television and beyond at a dizzying pace. But the human race has had problems all through...
by robin | Aug 14, 2024 | Reviews
www.wilsonbanjo.com Song List: Sadie Danced a Hole in Her Stocking, Tomorrow’s Coming Fast,, Holler, Don’t Forget About Maggie, Nightbird, The Gavel, Coal Mine, Memphis Anymore, Our Last Goodbye/Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine, Come to Me. While this band is named...
