Bob Catlin: Facebook Friend
I don't know Robert Catlin -- I never met him -- but he and I have been friends on Facebook since September. I can tell he loves bluegrass music and his family, and that the experiences he has surrounding bluegrass seem to have been rich and varied during his 60-
Keeping the Dead Alive with Tim Lynch
I've gotten to know Tim Lynch from seeing him at festivals and emcee-ing at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. I immediately liked him for his passion for music, and I quickly learned he brought that same enthusiasm and dedication to all his endeavors.
Bill Frater: Where and when did
Louise Taylor - Tangerine
Okay, now I'm officially confused. The one-sheet bio that came with Tangerine says this in the second paragraph—- “For Tangerine, Louise laid down her acoustic guitar and picked up a Deusenburg hollow body to great effect, creating a bed of tight, rootsy grooves, and open visceral landscapes.
Danny Paisley: Who Says the Soul is Gone?
This year's IBMA Awards Show in Raleigh, North Carolina, appears to have been a transitional one in which younger bands like Flatt Lonesome emerged for major awards. It was also a year in which a Flatt & Scruggs cover band, The Earls of Leicester, received the Entertainer of
Look Homeward Angel: The Life and Music of Steve Young
When singer-songwriter Steve Young died in hospice care in Nashville on March 17 earlier this year, his son, Jubal Lee Young, issued a note of grace: “My father, Steve Young, passed peacefully tonight in Nashville. While it is a sad occasion, he was also the last person who could
The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Music Festival 2016 in San Francisco
When Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival began in 2001, at the urging of fellow West Virginia native Hazel Dickens, it was called Strictly Bluegrass. But, in 2004, in order to reflect the wider changes in roots music, the word "Hardly" was added. That broadening takes on an added resonance