It’s been about forty years since I sat down in front of my first tape recorder, hit the record button and played a couple of guitar chords into a cheesy microphone. After recording I hit the play button and as … Read More
Ah but what to write? If you have the luxury of not being a nine-to-five Nashville songwriter (Whew! wipe your forehead, that was close!) have some more ice tea! A song idea will come along sooner or later. As a … Read More
“How I learned to stop worrying and love the banjo” October 1972, The 3rd set had begun at “On the Hill,” a long gone by nightclub in Danbury, Connecticut. The place was packed and crawling with beer soaked bikers and … Read More
1. You can fit your career highlights on the back of a business card. 2. You get to write songs with titles like “Her teeth were stained, but her heart was pure” or “You’re the reason our kids are so … Read More
No Brakes – 2008 Fundraiser Sunday, May 31 River Station Restaurant 1 Water Street Poughkeepkeepse, NY 12601 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Tickets are $10/ HVBA members, $15/non-members. Kids under 10 get in FREE! Time to put aside any crazy … Read More
by Allan Brooks Indeed, there was magic afoot that wonderful April 4th Saturday afternoon at a concert presented by the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association in Poughkeepsie New York, but first a brief background peek as to why I was there… … Read More
It was hairy going there for a while – the rumors were flying around the sale of the Rothvoss farm and the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival remaining homeless. An appeal was made, the organizers asked anyone with an idea, a … Read More