by Linda Ratcliff Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends than any music in the world. – Bill Monroe NEW: Part 2 of our Bluegrass Series What makes a tune or a song “bluegrass” anyway? Well, if you ask five bluegrass players, you’ll most likely get five different answers. Bluegrass music is […]
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My Grass Is Blue
by Linda Ratcliff Steve is introducing a new series of lessons at Dulcimer Crossing – How to Play Bluegrass on the Dulcimer. I’ve gone camping to attend bluegrass festivals, and in the evening – all the musicians like to gather around the campfire and jam. But, I have to be honest, my hammered […]
An early demo of Set Your Back to the Setting Sun
This is the bluegrass-style demo for this tune which was first published as a choral tune for the suite of songs I was commissioned to compose and arrange for the Rainbow Chorus in Fort Collins, CO. It was part of the Beginnings world premiere con…