
Happy April and hopefully welcome to warmer weather and outdoor music! April brings Easter and the day after is Dyngus Day. I try to always suggest a song or two…
Happy April and hopefully welcome to warmer weather and outdoor music! April brings Easter and the day after is Dyngus Day. I try to always suggest a song or two…
So March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb! Well let’s just see about that. March 1 is Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Spicy New Orleans…
Hey, the days are getting longer! This month brings more optimism about putting much of COVID behind us. Love songs for Feb. 14 and groundhog songs for Feb. 2 have…
Here’s to 2022! Burn the calendars from the last two years and sharpen a new pencil for the next one! Last month I published answers to three questions that I…
Holly’s in the window. Home’s where the wind blows. Can’t walk for runnin’, Christmas Times a comin’ It was written by Tex Logan and recorded by Bill Monroe 70 years…
Back in the summer of 2004, my wife Cheryl and I were attending the Grey Fox Bluegrass festival in Ancramdale, N.Y., about two and a half hours north of New…
It was a cold day in Syracuse the day I first saw Tony Trischka play with Peter Wernick and Russ Barenberg in his band in the ’70s, Country Cooking from…
It’s been a great summer of live music and friends getting together. The nights are getting colder and the sun sets earlier every night. The fall has always been a…
Well, it’s August and outdoor bluegrass concerts and festivals are in full-on mode. How about looking up the recording “It’s A Hot Night In August” by Ralph Stanley or Gary…
Music to play as you are driving to a July bluegrass festival or live bluegrass show this month. Welcome, July! Live music is blossoming thanks to the hard work of…