Kenny Stinson & Perfect Tym’n is a relatively little-known bluegrass band that comes from Frankfort, Kentucky. Composed of three family members and two additional sidemen, they present a picture of a hard-working, blue collar band who earn their fee every […]
This week’s column continues my thoughts from last week about how I got to bluegrass (and other music throughout my life). … And then life happened. We (that’s Irene, who’s always the “we” in my blogs and columns … has […]
Bluegrass music often deals with sad, even tragic circumstances. The genre is not particularly known for its sense of humor. At every bluegrass show or festival you attend, you’re likely to hear songs dealing with loss, murder, love gone wrong, and […]
Some years ago at a bluegrass festival held in a cow pasture in Florida, the band Nothin’ Fancy seemed tired and listless after their first set. We were pretty new to bluegrass, but Irene, my wife of now 52 years, […]
A friend of ours likes to say, “Nobody likes them but the fans.” Who listens to bluegrass music and why do they come out to festivals and concerts, continuing to purchase records and listen to the music that in many […]
