When Irish eyes are smiling, Sure, ’tis like the morn in Spring. In the lilt of Irish laughter You can hear the angels sing. When Irish hearts are happy, All…
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“Fill my cup And lift me up to hearts overflowing Drink to me And here’s to we and love ever-growing When I need you, I’m out in the rain When…
Well, by the time you read this we will be in 2023. This has been a holiday season we will not forget for sometime. They are now calling it the…
I look forward to this season for all of the family and religious reasons, but also for the musical gems that have added to the great Bluegrass and Country songbook….
It’s been an absolutely beautiful fall for colorful leaves. As Dolly Parton sang, “And the more I look around me And the more that I do look The more I…
When the moon shines on the Blue Ridge mountains And it seems I can hear my sweetheart call How I long to be near to my darling When the golden…
Well, here in Hamburg the geese are flying in formations already following the lake Erie shoreline in a southerly direction. Our evening gazebo gigs are starting earlier and ending earlier…
In folk music, which includes but is not limited to, the blues and bluegrass, the touring duo of two musicians that complement each other by their song choices, instrumentation and…
Summer means many opportunities to play bluegrass music in jam sessions. My brother and I have been doing this for the better part of sixty-some years. I can hear most…
I’m writing this blog on a beautiful late April afternoon with the sun out, kids outside running around and my heart is racing with thoughts of summer and picking banjos…