They’re found just about everywhere and generally strike fear into everyone. Ranging in size from one to eight feet, they’ve got large bodies, a triangular shaped head, rattle when they’re threatened and won’t die until the sun goes down. We’ll be under the protection of Northwest Territory, Tony Rice, the Earl Brothers and Unspoken Tradition […]
Bluegrass Breakdown: Old Men, Part Three
The term can refer to a father, a husband, commanding officer, the captain of a ship, an elderly man — or some or all of the above. However you slice it, of all who roam bluegrassland, none have inspired such great songs as old men.
Bluegrass Breakdown: New Releases
We’ll be making a bee-line to the new bluegrass CD bins with the expectation of snagging the latest from Rick Faris, Deeper Shade of Blue, Chris Jones, Colebrook Road, Lorraine Jordan, the Goodwin Brothers and Doug Flowers. PROGRAM PLAYLIST
Bluegrass Breakdown: Highlights of 2021, Part Two
We’ll be bidding 2021 a fond farewell by homing in on IBMA award winners (SPBGMA’s award ceremonies were cancelled), new Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees, and chart-busting songs as well as honoring those who crossed over Jordan.
Highlights of 2021, Part One
We’ll be bidding 2021 a fond farewell by homing in on IBMA award winners, Hall of Fame inductees, chart-busting songs and other notable achievements as well as honoring those who crossed over Jordan.
Christmas Celebrations 2021
In the words of Tex Logan, as sung by the Big Mon, “Christmas Time’s A-Comin.” It’s the undisputed king of all BluegrassLand holidays on which many deeply meaningful and long-standing traditions are honored and observed. Thanks to Rhonda Vincent, David Parmley, Five For the Gospel and the Cluster Pluckers we’ll be looking at the many […]
Bluegrass Breakdown: 1981, Part Eight
We’ll be on our way back to 1981 when, among other things: Muhammad Ali fights for the last time, a loss by a unanimous decision to Trevor Berbick; Elizabeth Jordan Carr, America’s first test tube baby is born in Norfolk, VA: Stevie Wonder’s “That Girl” is named Billboard’s song of the year; and the Tennessee […]
Bluegrass Breakdown: Veils And Curtains, Part Two
They’re hanging movable screens usually made out of cloth that serve as to veil what’s behind them. But in BluegrassLand, they’re usually used in a metaphorical sense. Thanks to the contributions of Special Consensus, the Dry Branch Fire Squad, Free Range Pickin’ and Ralph Stanley, we’ll be pulling back the curtains of sorrow, the curtains […]
Bluegrass Breakdown: Veils and Curtains, Part One
They’re something that serve to cover, conceal or disguise. In BluegrassLand, they’re most commonly seen on brides (in a shade of white, the color representing purity) and widows (in a shade of black, the color representing grief). Whatever their iteration, they’ve given rise to a passel of fine high, blue and lonesome tunes. With the […]
Bluegrass Breakdown: New Releases
You want ‘em and we’ve got ‘em—the always welcome, never to be shunned, guaranteed to be a hit new Bluegrass CDs. We’ll be digging the latest sounds from Bela Fleck, Billy Strings, Della Mae, the Farm Hands, Lizzy Long and the Henhouse Prowlers.
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