Nine years ago, I wrote a feature story for this publication on the emergence of a 15-year-old guitar prodigy, Anthony Cullins, from Fallbrook, touted as the...
As we make our way toward the end of 2024 it’s not hard to realize that this year has been a bumpy ride along the American...
Hello Troubadourians! I’m writing this column before Thanksgiving for you to read in December. So, I’m going to take some timing liberties and offer some thanks....
About Time is the long-awaited CD debut of harmonica man Darryl Carriere and guitarist Celso Salim, who combine forces on ten original tracks and share lead...
The South State 48 Rocked Carlsbad with Outstanding Bluegrass on the Weekend of November 8-10, 2024 The California Bluegrass Association (CBA) (https://californiabluegrass.org/) sponsored another successful South...
Boom. December. WTF. How was it for you? It was pretty good here, except for that marauding elephant that entered the room and then pooped all...
Well, here we are! December again. Halloween and Thanksgiving have passed, and we are heading toward the end-of-year holidays. The ultimate climax of the holiday trio!!!...
Most music aimed at those of us on the far side of 50 seems focused on a certain sentimentality—whether it’s the endless parade of farewell tours...
Chris James and Patrick Rynn took different paths to the blues. Chris has called both coasts home while Patrick was a Midwesterner born and bred. A...