Nashville has long been a destination on my list of places to vacation or gig, even more so now that the city has managed to poach...
This month FYI reviews a few recent releases that have come across our desk The Cherry Bluestorms — Bad Penny Opera (Roundhouse) Thirteen tracks, opening with...
Hello Troubadourians! What do you love? Is your list long or short? I’ve had to think about that a lot lately. After 15 years in our...
Dan Crary may not be a household name to many folks today. That is, unless you’re a bluegrass fan or a student of acoustic guitar. Then,...
Kenny Weissberg began to march to the beat of a different (rock ‘n’ roll) drummer during his time in Madison, Wisconsin during the 1960s. The University...
Wild horses couldn’t drag a non-Monkees Neil Diamond song out of my throat. Tie five frothing stallions to my limbs and I’d fall to pieces, resisting...
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) completed its first ever convention week in Raleigh, North Carolina in the final week of September, having moved on from...
It’s been awhile since I’ve put up a song list here and as I do a couple of special radio shows each winter on my JAZZ...
Although Joe Garrison has played music around San Diego for a long time, he is not as well known as many of his colleagues. That’s unfortunate,...