Articles
Articles about bluegrass and the artists. Humour, announcements
The Ten Jammandments
By Robert Rosenberg, Jamming Juris Doctor and Moral Arbiter, Edited by Charlie Hall, user of the English language. The ettiquette of bluegrass jams.
Dr Banjo's Jamming Tips
Jamming is about the best fun you can have with your clothes on, but to newcomers, it can be a bit daunting. Thanks to Pete Wernick (Dr Banjo) we have some tips for jamming, to try to make it easier for beginners (and others perhaps) to join in
A day in the life of the world's best guitarist
Hawai'ian-based bluegrass writer Caroline Wright spends a day with extraordinary guitarist legend Tony Rice and reports on the experience
Humour: Letter from a farm kid
Dear Ma and Pa:
I am well. Hope you are. Here I am, at the San Diego Marine Corps Depot.
Humour: Purvis Jackson's famous monkey story
Purvis Mount Jackson, has a fine way with words. He's a well-known character and picker around the Bluegrass Heartland, and in 1996, totally out of the blue, he posted this story on the mailing list BGRASS-L
The Hickory Project
This article, by Joe Ross, appeared in the February 2003 edition of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine and profiles a fine up-and-coming progressive bluegrass band.
Commonly Misspelled Bluegrass Words
An ongoing list of mis-spelled and mis-pronounced words in the bluegrass connection. Compiled by the very fastidious and well-educated djAnderson