by Christine | Nov 19, 2018 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass OperaToday’s Column by Bert DanielSunday, October 11, 2015I grew up listening to grand opera. Like most forms of music it’s pretty enjoyable if you make the effort to understand it. I was very fortunate growing up in that it didn’t take any effort on...
by Christine | Jun 18, 2014 | Welcome Column
Everyone is home by now from the Father’s Day festival. They’ve hosed the dust off their vehicles, stowed their tents and lawn chairs, and now just let the memories of the event nestle into the big mental filing cabinet where bluegrass memories live. Time...
by Christine | Jun 26, 2009 | Welcome Column
Today’s column from Ted Lehmann Friday, June 26, 2009 There’s been a discussion going on recently about the time it takes a band to work out recordings in a studio setting. Some people hold that the ideal recording is made by a touring band which comes into the...
by Christine | Nov 8, 2011 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass musicians are deeply ambivalent about professionalism. Perhaps they worry that becoming “professional” means losing the intrinsic spontaneous improvisational center of our music. Or they’re concerned that becoming part of a professional organization...
by Christine | Apr 3, 2013 | Welcome Column
It shouldn’t be surprising that a musical form like Bluegrass, with its deep roots in back porch pickin’, would have its seasonal variations. When the weather’s warm, that’s when Bluegrass is in full bloom. Festivals are in full swing around the country, and warm...
by Christine | Sep 4, 2013 | Welcome Column
One of the cool things about bluegrass legends is their accessibility. Unlike other genres with their starmaking machines, there doesn’t seem to be a gulf between performers and fans as in other forms of music. I guess part of this is due to its limited appeal. If a...
by Christine | Jan 16, 2013 | Welcome Column
Sure, I love the sound of bluegrass music. The twang of the banjo, the swing of the fiddle, thump of the bass, and a G-run, perfectly executed. High lonesome harmonies and the perfect phrasing of Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin and Ralph Stanley – who can resist? But...
by Christine | May 16, 2020 | Welcome Column
A month or so ago I became aware of radio station WBZI in Xenia, Ohio. I think somebody posted a note on the CBA message board with the URL: myclassiccountry.com. And, most important, the tip that Monday through Friday from 1-3 p.m. Eastern (10 a.m. to noon here in...
by Christine | Mar 10, 2016 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: George Martin would normally be up today but he’s been given the day off for good behavior. And no, it was the OTHER George, the Knight, who died yesterday, rest his soul. Since Bruce Long spilled his guts...
by Christine | Jul 23, 2013 | Welcome Column
Here’s a paper I found while rifling through my therapist’s desk while she was out of the room. Therapeutic approaches to the treatment of bluegrass addiction Bluegrass treatment programs are in their infancy and as yet poorly understood. As a small contribution to...
