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...
by Bert Daniel | Aug 10, 2024 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s note: One of my favorite welcome columnists and picking buddies over the years has been Marcos Alvira. Marcos knows a lot about bluegrass, baseball and a lot of other things. Here is one of Marcos’s columns from way back. I hope you have as much fun...
by Bert Daniel | Aug 7, 2024 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass music, like all music, relies on accurate rhythm to make it sound right. When we play music together we have to find the groove and adjust appropriately to the prevailing rhythm of our ensemble. Some people tend to speed up and some people try to control...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 28, 2024 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: If there is one person who lives and breathes bluegrass campouts, it’s Deb Livermore. This tireless volunteer has organized countless events where the rest of us just sit around having fun, drinking beer and picking. Deb is a gal who makes things...
by robin | Jul 21, 2024 | Reviews
Mohavisoul www.MohaviSoul.com Song List: Hurry Up and Wait, Prisoner’s Song, Full Circle, Get Lucky Again, Old River Knows, The Way, Dog in the Middle, To Be With You Again, With Care From Someone, Live and Let Live. Mohavisoul likes to define their sound as “original...
by Bert Daniel | Jul 17, 2024 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass fans are not that much different from average people and most of us from time to time like to watch feature films. If you asked a random bluegrass fan to name a popular film about bluegrass they would most likely mention Oh Brother Where Art Thou, a film by...
by robin | Jul 14, 2024 | Reviews
Song List: Alien Song, Fairies & Lightning, Set in Stone, Steel & Rust, Discovering Me, Try, Trails of Home, Circustown, Long Time. Broken Compass Bluegrass is the latest in a long line of young California bands to take the stage and be noticed by the...
