Tag: Bluegrass
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You Just Can’t Have Too Much Banjo
Three banjos! Steve Martin, Tony Trishka and Bela Fleck. Enjoy!
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Steve Martin’s Backup Band
I am so envious of these guys. The Rangers On Playing With Steve Martin from SteepCanyonRangers on Vimeo.
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Alison Brown at Anthology
Marci and I went to see Alison Brown last night at a local San Diego supper club called Anthology. Yesterday’s San Diego Reader carried an interview with Alison which included a nice mention for my radio show: “And I tuned in every Sunday night to Wayne Rice’s Bluegrass Special on KSON. He’s still on the…
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The Rice Kryspies: 40 Years Ago
I began my youth ministry career as a club director for Ventura County (California) Youth for Christ in 1963. Folk music was getting real popular about that time (Joan Baez, the Kingston Trio, Bob Dylan, the New Christy Ministrels) so we formed our own folk groups as a way to be “relevant” with teenagers. The…
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Teens on Bluegrass
OK, I know bluegrass isn’t going to replace hip hop anytime soon as the music of choice for teenagers, but I’m no longer surprised by groups like the The Doerfels who suddenly appear out of nowhere. I don’t know too much about this family band except they are from Florida and just released a new…
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Jack Black Bluegrass
Last Saturday night on the Grand Ole Opry: Actor Jack Black with Sam Bush (mandolin), Jim Mills (banjo), Bryan Sutton (guitar), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Charlie Haden (bass) and other all-star pickers … must have been a fun night at the Opry house. Ricky Skaggs, Del McCoury and Michael Martin Murphey were also on the show.
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Bluegrass Jack
Our two-year old grandson Jack seems to have the talent! Here he is performing with his uncles and grandpa!
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My radio show turns 33!
March 7, 1976. Gerald Ford was President. The Pittsburgh Steelers were Super Bowl champs. Rocky received the Oscar for best picture. A peanut farmer from Georgia was beginning his campaign for the presidency. That’s also when a very nervous banjo player went on the air for the first time to play bluegrass music on San…
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Bluegrass Bios
I have a website for bluegrass DJ’s (like me) called Bluegrass Bios. To get to it click here.
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Family Heirloom Fiddle
Last year I acquired from my Aunt Mabel (age 90+) an old fiddle that belonged to her father (my grandfather Clay Powers) and before that, her grandfather (my great-grandfather). Actually I didn’t know that any of our ancestors on the Powers side (my mother’s family) were musicians. I always assumed the music in my family…