It was Spring 1960 at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island that I first met Guy Carawan. It was a rainy day and there were...
Hello Troubadourians! Last month, we started this column by celebrating the sheer joy of plugging an electric guitar into an amplifier and turning it up. Then,...
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...
This month we catch up on reviews and starts with the latest edition of Strange Stage Stories: STRANGE STAGE STORIES Matt Hensley / Flogging Molly: “We...
I am waiting. Waiting for the new coffee I picked up last night to brew. Waiting for the cobwebs to clear so I can formulate cohesive...
Tom “Tomcat” Courtney hails from Waco, Texas where he was born January 23, 1929. His Dad played ragtime piano and his mother, who died when he...
Hello Troubadourians! I think it’s safe to say that most guitarists will eventually invest some money and time into an electric guitar and an amplifier. Depending...
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...
This month we speak with singer/guitarist Michael Sackler-Berner of East Coast rockers, the Slim Kings, and review a couple of cool new releases. Introducing the Slim...
