Festival Feng Shui For many bluegrass amateurs, 3 A.M. jamming at a bluegrass festival is the musical acme. Whether it’s one of the major four-day highlights of the national circuit with 8,000 people in attendance, or a small one-day local … Read More
[Note: This is the second of the Bluegrass Tao series] Absolute Musts There are a handful of absolute musts for participating in any jam. Failure to observe these basic guidelines will at best generate quiet resentment and at worst result … Read More
A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE ART AND CUSTOMS OF BLUEGRASS JAMMING [Note: This is the first of the Bluegrass Tao series] INTRODUCTION Although the terms “jam session” and “jamming” have their roots in the jazz culture of the 1930s, humans … Read More