Dave Higgs

They’re used on farms to plow, plant, disc, harrow, bush-hog, harvest and to complete a myriad of other tasks. A farmer’s love for them is second (most of the time anyway) only to the love he has for his wife. Thanks to Larry Sparks, the Country Gazette and Louisa Branscomb, we’ll see just how really […]

He’s a rock icon, ranked No. 34 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the 100 greatest musical artists. Twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, first as a solo artist and then as a member of Buffalo Springfield, his idiosyncratic songs and one-of-a-kind voice put him in a class by himself. With […]

It’s the 48th state, the 6th largest state, and 14th most populous state. As the home of 22 national parks and monuments (the most of any state), towering peaks, the Navajo nation, tall Saguaro cacti, the oldest rodeo, the first McDonalds drive-through, big blue skies, and warm sunny days, it’s no wonder the state has […]

We’ll be taking a little trip—not with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Missisip—but over to the Bluegrass CD bins which are teeming with new releases. We’ll be sporting the latest from Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin, Del McCoury, Lonesome Pine, Donna Ulisse, and the Infamous Stringdusters.

We’ll be continuing our look at bluegrassical gravel with more homages to gravel roads with some moonshining, grit, and dust thrown in for good measure—subjects which all curiously intertwine.

They’re small fragments of rock used for the beds of roads and railroads. While they can be an irritant when some gets in your shoe, or worse, sheer misery when you have to make them out of big rocks with a sledgehammer, living on a road made of the same is sheer heaven. With the […]

They’re things that cause death, injury or harm. Throughout history they’ve been used to execute, murder, and control. On the bright side, they’ve provided the bedrock for some great bluegrass songs. With the help of Sierra Hull, the Trinity River Band, the Stanley Brothers, Charlie Sizemore, and The Old Yellers, we’ll be exploring poison ivy, […]

It’s any substance that’s capable of causing bodily harm. While most often introduced into one’s system by swallowing, inhaling, injecting or absorbing, the deadliest kind comes through words. We’ll be looking at poison love, poison lies, poison water, poison wells… and worse.

While the mention of BBQ, string ties, open road Stetson hats, and Martha White flour invariably lead to one to muse on things of the high, blue, and lonesome ilk, there are two words that scream bluegrass louder than any others: Mountain Boys! And we’ll have a slew of them… from the Kentucky Mountain Boys […]