Dave Higgs

They’re actions or judgments that are misguided or just flat-out wrong. We all make them and sometimes we even manage to learn from them. With Alecia Nugent, Jon Weisberger, Keith Driver, Pat Flynn, and Donna Hughes leading the way, we’ll be making one mistake after the other—from big ones to good ones and all points […]

They’re long narrow strips, usually made of fabric, that are used for tying, decorating, awarding, or commemorating someone or something. They also come in handy for superlative bluegrassical song subjects. Claire Lynch, Ty Gilpin, the Dry Branch Fire Squad, and Chris Jones will help us celebrate ribbons—from faded red, pretty blue and scarlet ribbons, to […]

We’ll be whirling back to 1982 when, among other things: “Taxi” moves from ABC to NBC; the movies “E.T.” (directed by Steven Spielberg) and “Blade Runner” (starring Harrison Ford) are released; war ends in the Falkland Islands with Argentina surrendering to Great Britain; Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” from the “Rocky III” soundtrack stays at […]

They make the world go round. Without them, there would be no goals, no accomplishments, and no revelations. Plus, we’d be without some mighty fine Bluegrass songs. Thanks to Peter Rowan, Robin & Linda Williams, Ricky Skaggs, and Ralph Stanley II, we’ll be finishing up our look at high, blue, and lonesome visions.

They’re a phenomenon that have have nothing to do with your eyesight, but everything to do with your imagination—or in some cases, everything to do with the supernatural. With the ample guidance of Jimmy Martin, Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, the Stanley Brothers, and Flatt & Scruggs, we’ll be looking at all manners of visions—from […]

It’s one of those words that can be an adjective, noun, or adverb. As an adjective it means extending far down from the top as well as very intense or extreme. As a noun it refers to the sea. As an adverb it means far down or in. And as the fodder for great bluegrass […]

They’re emblazoned into our national consciousness as places that represent unbridled freedom, a new start, never-ending adventure and awesome wonder. They cover more than a third of the earth and appear in many a fine bluegrass tune. With the able guidance of Front Range, the Pleasant Mountain Boys, Chubby Wise, and Molsky’s Mountain Drifters, we’ll […]

They’re large areas of flatland with few trees that cover more than a third of the world and include some of the most desolate as well as some of the most fertile places on earth. No wonder they have been the inspiration for many mighty Bluegrass songs. Thanks to Bluegrass, Etc., Tony Trischka, Sally Jones, […]

We’ll be wandering back to 1982 when, among other things: the World’s Fair opens in Knoxville; Braniff Airlines files for bankruptcy; actress Sophia Loren is jailed for tax evasion; British troops land in the Falklands; and Dave Evans, Cathy Fink, First National Bluegrass, and the Forbes Family punch out some superlative grass.