I don’t often write about my experiences in the South as a Civil Rights worker. It was kind of a scary time and most often I’m...
That, my friends, is a simple, but profound question. It has no simple answer, and there is no 100% consensus on a definition, but let’s give...
“This is a very serious fall.” I could hear those words ringing like the alarms from China Syndrome inside my head at full volume, as the...
Hello Troubadourians! Even when you know what you’re doing, you don’t know what you’re doing. That was the epiphany I recently experienced while trying to configure...
Grab your hat, your sunscreen, your folding chair, and get ready for the West Coast’s premier bluegrass festival: Summergrass. From Friday August 14 through Sunday August...
Hello Troubadourians! Do you ever feel stuck in the same place with your playing? Have you ever been to a performance by a famous — or...
The tools of an artisan are at their best, an extension of his or her very hands. They assist in bringing forth inspirations from the realm...
Someone suggested to me that I get one of those t-hirts that reads “I may be old but I got to see all the good bands.”...
Hello Troubadourians! Have you ever found an instrument that was “almost” perfect, but that one little thing that made it “almost” also made the purchase a...
