Author Archives: Wayne Rice

Robert Earl Keen Records Bluegrassy “Happy Prisoner”

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Wayne Rice

You may or not be familiar with Texan Robert Earl Keen as he has never been a mainstream country or pop artist, preferring instead to stay on the fringes and record his own brand of folk, roots, blues, protest, outlaw, … Continue reading →

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On Not Using “R” Word

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Wayne Rice

“So how do you like being retired?” Having resigned my staff position at College Avenue Baptist Church last month, that’s the question I keep hearing from well-meaning folks who assume I’ve stopped working and have all kinds of free time … Continue reading →

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Speed Mentoring

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Wayne Rice

This past weekend, our church held its third annual all-church retreat at a conference center in the mountains near San Diego. CABC@PineValley, as the retreat is known, is designed to bring all ages of the church together for a weekend … Continue reading →

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Where is Your Keilah?

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Wayne Rice

A few months ago I attended a conference for aging baby-boomers called “Recalculate.” I had a chance to reconnect with some good friends from my YFC and Forest Home days, Bob and Carol Kraning, their son Kent and his wife … Continue reading →

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Another Banner Year for Bluegrass Music

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Wayne Rice

Once again I had a tough time choosing the top bluegrass albums of the year. There were simply too many good ones to choose from. But I made my choices, based primarily on what gets played the most on my … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Party for All Ages

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Wayne Rice

Over the past several years, my wife and I have been invited to attend many of the Christmas parties hosted each year by various groups at College Avenue Baptist Church. Word got around that I was good for some cheap … Continue reading →

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Christmas Time’s a Comin!

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Wayne Rice

Hey everybody, I’ll be leading bluegrass-style Christmas carols for the San Diego Bluegrass Society at their regular 4th Tuesday of the month event (November 25) which is held at the Boll Weevil Restaurant, 9330 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. in San Diego. … Continue reading →

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Jerry Douglas Talks About the Earls of Leicester

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Wayne Rice

I was in Raleigh, North Carolina a couple weeks ago and heard more bluegrass music in five days than some people hear in a lifetime. I listened to new artist showcases, went to the IBMA Awards Show and caught most … Continue reading →

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Gettin’ Ready for Raleigh!

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Wayne Rice

For the past twenty-five years or so I’ve made my annual pilgrimage to the International Bluegrass Music Association’s “World of Bluegrass” trade show which started out in 1988 in Owensboro, Kentucky, then moved to Louisville, then to Nashville, and then … Continue reading →

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Countdown to 2000 Radio Shows

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Wayne Rice

A couple of weeks ago, somebody asked me how long I had been doing my radio show on KSON and I told them 38 years and counting. That was followed by the comment, “Wow, that’s a lot of radio shows! … Continue reading →

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