Dave Higgs

For a short time it was the center of the bluegrass world—a city of transplanted Appalachians in search of work and the stomping ground of the likes of Del McCoury, Walter Hensley, Hazel Dickens, Mike Seeger, Earl Taylor and Jim McCall. Under the watchful eyes of Moore & Napier, the Bluegrass Patriots, the Stanley Brothers […]

It’s an emotional state or reaction—a belief, hunch or sensation. Psychologists claim there are about 34,000 different feelings but, according to Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions, there are 8 primary ones grouped into polar opposites: joy and sadness; acceptance and disgust; fear and anger; and surprise and anticipation. Thanks to the keen insight of Kenny & […]

They’re new, they’re hot, they’re irresistible, they’ll tickle your innards—a sure-fire cure for whatever ails you. We’ll be taking a gander at the latest additions to the new Bluegrass CD bins from Sturgill Simpson, Kim Robins, Valerie Smith, Aaron Burdett, Maddie Denton, Rhonda Vincent and everybody’s favorite, Minnie Moore.

It’s a word that can mean everything from extending far away from a point of reference to something that’s very intense, profound, voluminous, thick or hard to comprehend. It’s also word that has given rise to very intense and profound bluegrass tunes as well. With mighty contributions from the likes of Del McCoury, the Gibson […]

We’ll be jaunting back to 1981 when, among other things: an unknown rocker named Prince opens for the Rolling Stones at the L.A. Coliseum; George Jones and Barbara Mandrell score CMA awards; the first audience wave occurs in Oakland thanks to a cheerleader named Krazy George Henderson; aspartame is approved as an artificial sweetener; New […]

On its good side, it’s a word that means something that’s worth more than its cost.. On its bad side, it can mean something of inferior quality or someone who is stingy or deserving of contempt. With the able assistance of the Gibson Brothers, Blue Highway and Bill Monroe, we’ll be looking, of course, at […]

It’s a deciduous tree native to northwestern China known for its tasty fuzzy fruit which made its way to France and England in the 17th century where it became a highly prized delicacy. The fruit’s succulent flesh is not only a great source of vitamin C, fiber, potassium and iron, but the inspiration for a […]

Summertime … and the livin’ is easy—especially down around the new BG CD bins where we’ll be gorging on the latest from the Larry Stephenson Band, the Goodfellers, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, John Reischman, Jesse Brock, Merle Monroe, the Lonesome River Band and Minnie Moore.

It’s the natural number following 15 and preceding 17; the number of ounces in a pound; the atomic number of sulphur; number of pawns in a chess set; the number of personality types in the Myers-Briggs classification system; the minimum age to get a driver’s license in many states, the name of an unincorporated community […]