Advertisements After popping my cherry in 2016, I was fully prepared for all things Bluegrass this time around at Flagstaff’s 2018 Pickin’ in the Pines Festival. I quickly set up camp, sip some whiskey and ready myself for three days of great music, no showers, and a sweet time camping in the Flagstaff pines. ForContinue reading “Pickin’ in the Pines 2018”
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Bluegrass Underground
Advertisements The bands had finished their warm ups, and it was time to let us in to the stage area to get our seats. It was first come, first serve, and I was nervous about getting a rotten seat as there was quite a few people ahead of me in line. I thought about sittingContinue reading “Bluegrass Underground”
Printers Alley
Advertisements Back in the early days of Nashville, the printing and publishing industry was thriving in the downtown area. Between 3rd and 4th avenues and stretching from Union to Church streets, Printers Alley was born. [the_ad id=”13633″] Today the work of this industry is only a remembrance in the signs and victorian architecture that stillContinue reading “Printers Alley”
The Pickin’ in the Pines Festival 2016
Advertisements For three glorious days up in the cool pines of Flagstaff, Arizona, you can hear some of the greatest bluegrass music our country has to offer at the Pickin’ in the Pines festival. Held in September each year, last years festival was my first time attending. From camping with a village full ofContinue reading “The Pickin’ in the Pines Festival 2016”
Pickin’ in the Pines – the camping experience
Advertisements Just outside the town of Flagstaff, Arizona, there is a little festival that happens each year in September. People from all over come to camp for three nights, playing their banjos and other stringed instruments in what is affectionately called the Pickin’ in the Pines festival. Last year was my first timeContinue reading “Pickin’ in the Pines – the camping experience”
Bluegrass at the Boyce
Advertisements I wanted to get back to the Boyce Arboretum after going there for the first time with my parents a couple of weeks before so I could take some time to get quality pictures, and hike the upper trail. Then I found out that with the ten dollar admission price, a bluegrass concert by aContinue reading “Bluegrass at the Boyce”
a night with Bela Fleck & the Denver Symphony
Advertisements I want a banjo playing bluegrass music as my ashes are being carried by the wind over a cliff. I hope the people there will raise a glass of vanilla beer and cheer. Let the turn table spin Bela Fleck and the Denver Symphony as my wake continues. Try on a gas mask, seeContinue reading “a night with Bela Fleck & the Denver Symphony”
Yonder
Advertisements You’ve heard the story…someone pulls out a map, points their finger blindly at a place, then decides to go there… I do that, but with music. I’d never heard of Yonder Mountain String Band before, but a Friday night summer concert in Colorado’s infamous Red Rocks amphitheater is something I can’t pass up. TheContinue reading “Yonder”
The Punch Brothers
Advertisements Five guys walk out onto the stage, nonchalantly with their instruments of choice, and start to play. [the_ad id=”6336″] Once the strings started plucking, the banjo’s began to wail, and the night of bluegrass music from the Punch Brothers commenced, I was captivated. From seemingly humble roots these fellas played with a down homeContinue reading “The Punch Brothers”
Abby & Fleck
Advertisements A typical Sunday morning. I turn on the TV for company as I work on my first cup of coffee. The screen shows a a couple of bluegrass players, Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn. I’ve never heard of them, but bluegrass music is something I’ve always been interested in. Their story is intriguing, andContinue reading “Abby & Fleck”