Jamming is an essential part of bluegrass. Jamming occurs at every bluegrass festival and at virtually every other event where bluegrass musicians get together. In fact,...
That, at first glance, may strike you as an odd question, but think about it. The bluegrass repertoire includes songs about coal mining, labor unions, strikes,...
As we welcome in the New Year, here are a couple of fun bluegrass events to get you started on the right foot. On New Year’s...
I spent time in Nashville last month helping run the 8th annual ResoSummit, the premier dobro school run by Rob Ickes and Betty Wheeler. Each year...
There are lots of interesting bluegrass happenings this time of year in San Diego. Here’s a quick run-down on some of this month’s special activities: November...
Often, people think of bluegrass as a very old, even ancient, music. Its stereotype is of mountain hillbillies in straw hats, cavorting in overalls with an...
The weekend of August 15-17 brought to San Diego the 12th annual Summergrass Bluegrass Festival. Presented by the San Diego Bluegrass Society and the North San...
San Diego is blessed to have one of the premier bluegrass festivals on the West Coast right here in our back yard. The Summergrass Festival, held...
Saturday, July 5 brings us Bluegrass Day at the Fair at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Sponsored by the San Diego Bluegrass Society and the North San...