Bluegrass Breakdown

Light in weight but strong and built to last, they’re the living tissue that makes up our skeletons. In their absence, we couldn’t exist. Without them we’d also be devoid of some mighty fine bluegrass songs. Thanks to Roland White, the Frazier Band, Great Northern, and Doc Watson, we’ll be continuing our salute to high, […]

It’s the largest city in Kentucky; the disco ball capitol of the world; home of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Fried Chicken; the world’s largest baseball bat — weighing in at 68,000 pounds soaring 120 feet into the air; the world’s longest go kart track (1.25 miles); the birthplace of the cheeseburger and the hot […]

We’ll be careening back to 1982 when, among other things: “Family Ties,” starring Michael J. Fox and “Cheers,” starring Ted Danson, premiere on NBC TV; the first issue of USA Today is published; Epcot Center opens in Florida; Willie Nelson & Ricky Skaggs score CMA awards; George Thorogood and the Destroyers’ single “Bad to the […]

We’ll be careening back to 1982 when, among other things: “Family Ties,” starring Michael J. Fox and “Cheers,” starring Ted Danson, premiere on NBC TV; the first issue of USA Today is published; Epcot Center opens in Florida; Willie Nelson & Ricky Skaggs score CMA awards; George Thorogood and the Destroyers’ single “Bad to the […]

It’s as old as the hills, better than it sounds, much more complicated than it seems, and immensely more fun than it ought to be. Thanks to the likes of Grain Thief, the Mostly Mountain Boys, Adam Hurt, Allison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves, and the Tall Poppy String Band, we’ll be basking in the […]

It’s an emotional state or reaction—a belief, hunch or sensation. According to psychologists, there are about 34,000 types of feelings ranging from joy, anticipation, and surprise to fear, anger, and disgust. Jeff Parker, Appalachian Trail, Hot Buttered Rum, Ross Nickerson, and Alison Krauss will be helping us get in touch with our innermost lonesome, lost, […]

It’s a natural number sandwiched between 16 and 18, the atomic number of chlorine, the last age one is considered to be a minor, the name of a South Korean boy band, the name of an unincorporated community in Ohio, the number used to call police in France, the name of a 1951 musical, the […]

Few things in life bring as much satisfaction as hearing a new bluegrass release for the first time. And we’ll have a plethora of them for your listening pleasure from big names and some not so well known as of yet artists with a few surprises thrown in for good measure.

it’s a greeting used when meeting someone for the first time in the morning, derived from the expression “May God give you a good day.” The shortened version, “good morning” dates back to around 1400 and its still going strong in BluegrassLand today. Bill Monroe, Rhonda Vincent, High Tymes, Mark Cosgrove and many others with […]

We’ll be time traveling back to 1982 when, among other things: “Eye of the Tiger,” from the Rocky III soundtrack, hits no. 1 for six weeks; the first CD’s are released in Germany; U.S. Marines land in Beirut, Lebanon; Roger Ebert’s “Movie News” premieres on ABC; Pete Rose sets record for most at bats; Cleveland […]