What makes bluegrass music one of the most enduring, and fastest growing, forms of music? That’s a great question without a totally clear answer. But, here...
Home. I struck out in search of my true home when I was barely 18 and until I was 32, I had called a great many...
Well, here’s a list of songs I’ve run into this past year. 1.   Lane Campbell: “Layaway Plan” 2.    Rufus Thomas: “The Memphis Train” 3.   ...
2016 is shaping up early to be a great year for bluegrass music in San Diego. How’s this for a kick off for the New Year:...
Hello Troubadourians! January. Time for New Year’s resolutions. Or not. I’m not one for artificial and external “reasons” for making changes. I am of the opinion...
Catching Up with Colin Clyne One of the biggest success stories to emerge from San Diego’s singer-songwriter scene over the past decade? Colin Clyne. Though originally...
Hello Troubadourians! While this column will appear in December, I’m writing it in early November. So what with Thanksgiving coming up soon, before I continue with...
Things seemed almost stabile. Like a storm that blows, bullies, and blusters, then suddenly subsides, I was cautiously hopeful. Before the band (22 Kings) showed up...
I first heard about Roscoe Holcomb sometime in the early 1950s when the Sign of the Sun Bookstore in San Diego ran a series of films...