WHAT YOU MAY FIND HERE

RANTS, RAVINGS and RUMINATIONS along with
RAUCOUS RIBALDRY and RAMBLING REFLECTIONS

Monday, March 29, 2021

Geography Div (Neighbor to the North subsection)

Today  in 1867, the British Parliament  passed the North America Act to create the Dominion of Canada. 

Lots of stereotypes up there, eh?



Saturday, March 27, 2021

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (Whatca' doin' for Covid? subsection)

So many bands are idle due to the virus. Here's what Frank Solivan is doing.
Anyhow, here's Frank and Dirty Kitchen doing Bluegrass Breakdown.


Frank Solivan - Mandolin, Chris Luquette - Guitar, Mike Munford - Banjo and 
Jeremy Middleton - Bass

Saturday, March 20, 2021

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div

I first heard this song performed by Steve Gillette (the composer, along with Tom Campbell) who was the opener for Judy Collins, at the Golden Buff in Boulder, Colorado 52 years ago. I immediately fell in love with it. Here is Darcy Farrow performed by Jeff Scroggins and Colorado.


Jeff Scroggins - Banjo, Greg Blake - Guitar, Vocal, Tristan Scroggins - Mandolin, Vocal, Ellie Hakanson - Fiddle, Vocal, C.B. Deonson - Bass

Note: Greg Blake will be joining The Special Consensus , replacing Rick Faris

Monday, March 15, 2021

Saturday, March 13, 2021

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass (Chicago style subsection)

Special Consensus' founder and leader Greg Cahill hails from Chicago. Here's his tribute to local radio from their latest album (of the same name ) Chicago Barn Dance, the IBMA 2020 Song of the Year.


Greg Cahill - Banjo, Rick Faris - Guitar, Nate Burie - Mandolin and Dan Eubanks - Bass.

Also performing: Becky Buller, Patrick McAvinue and Michael Cleveland on fiddles and Marcia 
Campbell doing the clogging.

Monday, March 8, 2021

Saturday, March 6, 2021

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (Korean subsection)

The popularity of Bluegrass Music and its spread world wide never ceases to amaze me. Here's a group from Korea, Country Gongbang doing Nothing is Impossible. 


Hyunho (banjo), Yebin (vocal, mandolin), Kiha (double bass), Jongsu (fiddle) and  Sujnae (Guitar)