Of all the good things that have been visited upon my life, by far the most treasured and rewarding of them are my sons. Each of...
Tom Shaw walked into Folk Arts Rare Records, back in 1970 looking for guitar strings (which I didn’t carry). Now I’d already had experience at that...
Some great bluegrass action has graced San Diego in recent weeks, and there is plenty more to come as summer approaches. Julian Family Fiddle Camp. The...
As our digital project moves along (we’re up to the 11th San Diego State Folk Festival now, which was in 1977) and as the word got...
Hello Troubadourians! This month we’re continuing with the answers to your most-asked questions and a few tips on simple things you can do to help you...
Classic is an interesting word to me. Probably because it’s just so prevalent in our everyday conversations, as in, “That was the classic preparation for Eggs...
It used to be that Tin Pan Alley and other places like it wrote the songs and song pluggers and song publishers got them out to...
In the realm of modern recording, digital is now the name of the game. Whether you’re a top-tier commercial facility or an entry-level home recordist, at...
Bluegrass music, and the bluegrass community, are family-friendly. Youngsters and families are welcome at nearly all events, and most bluegrass activities do not involve late nights...
