If you’ve never attended Kerrville Music Festival, you probably don’t know that it is a huge gathering of songwriters, players, listeners, and about 30,000 folks who belong. I have just returned from the Texas Hill Country after attending the 50th Annual celebration. I was only there for about one week out of the 18 days […]
Heads up: Taste of a future interview with John English
Why should anyone bother about learning art without having a bunch of decades to develop mastery?
Things that catch up with ya. Old Dogs and New Tricks.
Today was a turning point. Have you ever gone back and started learning the stuff you’ve been faking or avoiding for years?
Interview: Campfire Pickin’ Etiquette.. Mike Williams
There’s Stage 5 at Walnut Valley Festival and Camp Cuisine (and fifty other named camps ) at Kerrville Festival. At some you need to be invited to play or wait your chance in the circle. Some like cover songs, others all originals, only classics, or bluegrass. The Crow’s Nest runs on the idea that each […]
Interview: Janet’s Planet
Mentor/songwriter/performer/teacher/author Why am I interviewing so many people with connections to Kerrville Music Festival? Because that is where I have met so many amazing humans. Janet Feld teaches music lessons (live and virtually) for humanoids. I came to know her as a performer about a zillion years ago. How each of us shapes our path […]
Concert Wow: Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Band
AWESOME. Personal, very clever, funny, relaxed, and some of the best music I’ve ever heard live.