Hello Troubadourians! This month I’ll pickup (pun intended) where I left off in March with the discussion of electric guitars and amplifiers. Since I began our...
Whether it has been with his Dance of the Universe, or Blurring the Edges, or Road Work Ahead, or as a solo performer, Peter Sprague has...
It’s been a big effort moving the Lou Curtiss Sound Library from its home in the back rooms at Folk Arts Rare Records to its new...
Road Trip! Gas? Check. Ice chest full of snacks and bottled water? Check. Cool Ranch Doritos (I only eat them on long drives)? Yep. Tunes? Ummm…...
When I turned 12 in 1972 my brother John gave me a very important birthday present — Neil Young’s brand new album Harvest. From the opening...
The first draft of these words are written on Saint Patrick’s Day, about one of Ireland’s musical giants, Rory Gallagher. The blues guitarist was an electrifying...
The San Diego Bluegrass Society and the North San Diego County Bluegrass and Folk Club, both non-profits, will present Bluegrass Day at the Del Mar Fair...
One of the most enduring of all the Sinatra albums during Francis Albert’s extraordinary run at Capitol Records was 1959’s invitation to dance, the appropriately titled...
Today’s breweries are quick to support worthy causes through the donation of their ale at the multitude of beer-centric events we see on any given weekend...
