Believe it or not bluegrass music has been prominent in San Diego since at least the 1950s. Not bad, considering that Bill Monroe, the “father of...
As we enter the summer festival season recent bluegrass events have put us all in the mood for a great summer. The annual Temecula Bluegrass Festival...
April 8-12 will bring us, once again, the Julian Family Fiddle Camp, a popular learning and concert experience held in the pine covered hills outside the...
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...
