Tag Archives: bluegrass
Visiting Earl Scruggs
. . . He went down the hall and quickly came back, holding an old Gibson open-back banjo. “This belonged to Uncle Dave . . . here, play me a tune!” Continue reading
Microphones and Old Time / Bluegrass Music
I recently received the following e-mail: > Peter, > My band played to a loud room of people tonight. We had one hot mic for vocals and the crowd essentially drowned out instrumentation at times. I tried to play into … Continue reading
Thoughts on the Bluegrass Music
I first met Bill Monroe in May of 1963. At that time, he told me (and I still have the interview on tape): “When it comes to music, I always considered myself as an inventor, sort of like Henry Ford. … Continue reading
Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention: A group effort
The Santa Barbara Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention quickly became a major event in the Southern California traditional music calendar. By its third year, 1974, we had close to 4,500 paid attendees. That we did so was due, in the main, … Continue reading
Fiddlers’ Convention: Building a tradition
Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention: Building a tradition Lots of help from my friends, a giant convention, including . . . a streaker! Continue reading