Bluegrass is for everyone
Bluegrass Pride: Working to make sure that if you love bluegrass, then bluegrass loves you right back.
All posts filed under: Saturday Soundtrack
Semi-regular Saturday updates – to break out of the more serious posts on other days of the week – on musical events, musicians and bands that catch my ear. Think of Paul Krugman’s “Friday Night Music” blog posts…without the PhD in Economics (not to mention the Nobel Prize).
Medinas, mosques, masterpieces . . . Morocco (Part 1)
Remembrances of a recent week in Morocco while traveling with National Trust Tours.
A celebration of independent bookstores
April 25th: A day to make a big dent in my quest to visit all 29 DC-area independent bookshops!
Hanging out with John Prine
Tom Piazza creates an intimate portrait of one of the most beloved singers and songwriters of our times.
The job of God is already taken
Thoughts from writers and songs from musicians to help us move forward in a year of turmoil.
Take me out to the ballgame
The start of the season brings out the best in baseball songs.
A Saturday grab bag: The Ides of March edition
Links to stories from a few writers I follow who have important things to say.
It’s the grounding, not the grind
A short book on coffee where it feels the author may have had a cup too many before writing.
Spring 2026
The musical performances of our son, the tenor Andrew Bearden Brown, set for this spring.
Trains, tremors, trolls, and turkeys
Snippets . . . and some musical fun . . . from a quick weekend trip to the Bay Area
MORE TO COME... 