Rose gets picked
Last night, I was down at the Jack of the Wood, where I am many/most Thursdays for the bluegrass jam. For reasons that will become clear later, my dobro was in Boston, so I took Rose, the Henderson guitar, down there. I’m not a serious guitar player by any stretch, especially in that crowd, but [...]
In praise of Punch
Saturday night, Lisa and I saw the Punch Brothers at the Diane Wortham Theater in downtown Asheville. Some people would describe the Punch Brothers as Chris Thile’s band. He is certainly the most notable name in the band, stands center stage, etc., but it’s unfair to his band-mates to simply call it Chris Thile’s band.
They [...]