Waiting for a Miracle

Powerful, inspirational lyrics from Bruce Cockburn’s song Waiting for a Miracle: You stand up proud You pretend you’re strong In the hope that you can be (I first came to know this song … Read more

David Grisman Interview

Jambands is featuring an interesting interview with mandolin virtuoso David Grisman. Dawg, as he is commonly called, has been making music for close to 40 years; he’s recorded numerous albums and regularly played … Read more

Mike at work

Traveling Light

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” -Seneca “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” -George Harrison, Any Road … Read more

Grey Tuesday

Today is Grey Tuesday.This morning I edited the site’s CSS file and turned most background elements a shade of grey as a sign of support for the right to distribute the Grey Album. … Read more

Doc Watson, American Music Icon

I was fortunate to finally see one of my favorite musicians, Doc Watson, Thursday night. Thanks to our good friends Lee & Rob we got great balcony tickets at the Fox Theater in … Read more

The Dark Lagoon

Peanuts 2004

Here’s a link to a fun quicktime movie; I don’t think I appreciated how wildly they danced before! And the music is thoroughly 21st century. The featured image (which may only be displayed … Read more

A Gift for the Future

While cleaning out my inbox I came across a message that prompted me to action. It seems that famed bluegrass musician Tut Taylor has around 500 cassette and reel to reel tapes that … Read more