San Diego has lost one of its bluegrass anchors. From Vista, California, Dennis Caplinger , who died last month at age 57, was a virtuoso and...
Most people don’t know this (and why would they?), but I hold the Eureka Road (Spring Valley) record for Highest Jump Ever. I think there were...
Hello Troubadourians! Tom Petty said, “the waiting is the hardest part.” I’m not disputing that logic as it is undeniably true. But when it comes to...
It’s Thanksgiving, 1976, and you’re lucky enough to be at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom for The Band’s farewell concert extravaganza. They’re in more than fine form,...
Monthly columnist Scott Paulson would like to invite San Diego Troubadour readers to the 21st Annual Toy Piano Festival, which is being held as a Facebook...
The sad news is that Byron Berline, fiddler extraordinaire, and John Hickman, outstanding banjo player, have both passed away. Byron Berline died from a stroke at...
Russ Hamm and I are starting in on the work of transferring the material in my library to digital format. As I told you previously, the...
Hello Troubadourians! Do you remember your guitar teacher… or really any music teacher you’ve ever had? Some of us took private lessons, some of us had...
This month includes five questions for opera singer Victoria Robertson and percussionist Nathan Hubbard, album reviews for Anton Barbeau, Chris Collins, Jamie King and Lannie Flowers,...
