Category Archives: Bluegrass

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Anatomy of a Bluegrass Band

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Wayne Rice

This video clip seems to sum things up pretty well.

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Give Slacker a Try

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Wayne Rice

Slacker.com is a great internet radio station offering just about every genre of music for free, 24 hours a day. I listen to it on my computer in my office and also on my phone (Android). Slacker is based here … Continue reading →

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Follow the Light … house (part two)

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Here are a couple of other photos that were taken at our Shadow Mountain Community Church performance last weekend, shot by Irene Mount, from her seat in the audience.

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Follow the Light … house

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Lighthouse, the bluegrass band I play in (occasionally) reunited for a couple of performances in December. The first was at the North County Bluegrass and Folk Club in Escondido, an annual tradition for us. The people there are always so … Continue reading →

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Families that Pick Together …

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Last week a family band performed live on my radio show called The Anderson Family. They are from Grass Valley, California and had come to the San Diego area to perform at Summergrass and also the monthly San Diego Bluegrass … Continue reading →

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My Weekend in the Hospital

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Friday night I came home from a middle school event at College Avenue Baptist Church called Dye Wars (200 kids in a colored-water fight) to find that my face felt funny. I know my face looks funny a good deal … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Mitch Jayne

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Wayne Rice

One of my bluegrass music heroes died this week and along with the sadness that I have felt, I also have felt deep gratitude. Mitch Jayne was the senior member of the Dillards, a bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri that … Continue reading →

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Seen On a Car Window in San Diego

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Wayne Rice

One of KSON’s listeners made this sticker for his car, e-mailed it to the radio station and it was then forwarded to me. I really don’t know this person so I’m not sure what led him to do this. He … Continue reading →

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Huck Finn’s Jubilee

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Wayne Rice

Every year on Father’s Day weekend, my two worlds (music and ministry) collide at Huck Finn’s Jubilee, the biggest bluegrass festival in Southern California. A couple years ago, it won the IBMA Award for “Bluegrass Event of the Year.” I’ve … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Wayne Rice
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