Category Archives: music

day two: sorrento bluegrass festival

Posted on September 3, 2012 by is there any more pie?

On Saturday we knew we had to be on the road by 9 in order to park inside the Sorrento Centre before the Bluegrass Festival started. We skipped the make-your-own-waffle breakfast at the motel, bought some coffee for our travel mugs … Continue reading →

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road to sorrento, day one

Posted on September 2, 2012 by is there any more pie?

DMP and I hit the road at 8 AM Friday, after one stop to buy folding “pickin’ stools” at the Big R.  No one at the sporting goods store calls them “pickin stools”, of course, because they’re for perching upon … Continue reading →

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oh me oh my oh***

Posted on August 2, 2012 by is there any more pie?

“I wanna do right, but not right now.”*** ***lyrics by Gillian Welch, “Miss Ohio” Oh me oh my oh. We’re in the Big City. We’re going to a concert. We’re wearing our boots. Gillian Welch has a voice so strong and … Continue reading →

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i owe you

Posted on July 15, 2012 by is there any more pie?

How is playing the banjo a lot like throwing a javelin blindfolded? You don’t have to be very good to get people’s attention. How is playing the banjo like peeing in a dark suit? It gives you a warm feeling, … Continue reading →

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in honor of july…

Posted on July 1, 2012 by is there any more pie?

…and Banjo Man’s upcoming birthday, I have declared July to be Banjo Joke Month. Did you hear about the bass player who locked his keys in the car? Took him three hours to get the banjo player out. There. Happy July!!! p.s.  … Continue reading →

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seen on a music store bulletin board…

Posted on June 8, 2012 by is there any more pie?
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nanci griffith, 20 years later

Posted on May 2, 2012 by is there any more pie?

Note:  this post was mistakenly published a few days ago when I hit the wrong button and didn’t realize it until the following morning, so you might be reading this twice and getting very confused and suffering severe deja vu.  … Continue reading →

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the beat goes on

Posted on April 30, 2012 by is there any more pie?

Sunday night band practice has become an important—very, very important—part of the weekly routine here in the mountains. Banjo Man and I had heard about Sunday night band practices.  So twenty-one hours after we landed in Spokane, we (including Steel Guitar … Continue reading →

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is that arlo?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by is there any more pie?

I see famous people everywhere.  Not really the famous people, but people who look like famous people, and I think it’s amusing to point out a guy with a braid and a headband and say stuff to Banjo Man like, … Continue reading →

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boys in the bar

Posted on March 10, 2012 by is there any more pie?

You can’t beat the happy hour at the Continental Club, especially on a night when Hot Club of Cowtown is playing.  Some of you remember when Elana James, with her dog and her fiddle, came to The Towers in Narragansett. … Continue reading →

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