When the evening of Tuesday, June 19th rolled around, I was resigned. It was the eve of my annual Summer Solstice vacation—a migratory pattern I’ve maintained as a measure of self-care. I needed it as much as ever this time […]
Summer solstice means it’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival time. This coming Thursday (June 21) at 4:07 a.m. MDT, the sun will have moved as far north as it is going to move, and the longest day of the year will be […]
Thursday’s Saturday and Friday’s Thursday It’s Friday morning, but it looks a lot like Thursday in Telluride’s Town Park. Thursdays are a bit laid back. Some folks aren’t off work yet, or are just taking their time getting into town. Thursdays are […]
One valuable source for my columns is the comments and discussions people write on the various hangouts and forums devoted to bluegrass and acoustic music that I subscribe to, including The Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum and the Mandolin Café. Those […]
Here’s the new single from Brooklyn-based Americana/rock & roll artist Jamie McLean, off his forthcoming LP, One and Only (out February 23rd). The follow-up to 2011’s Sunday Morning, One and Only was produced by Wilco’s Ken Coomer at the Sound […]
Sam Bush is one happy guy. Indeed, there’s rarely a moment where you see him on stage and he’s not sporting a big grin and exuding the fact that there’s no place he’d rather be. Thursday’s performance at Knoxville’s historic […]
This year’s IBMA World of Bluegrass was exciting and engaging from start to finish, with varied and exciting performances, wonderful vignettes, and changes galore. The success of World of Bluegrass and Wide Open bluegrass depends on the partnership between the […]
The International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass and Wide Open Bluegrass will return to Raleigh, NC, for its fifth year from September 26 – 30, 2017. As always, it includes a business conference, the awards show, and a two-day free […]
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