Author: Kenneth Snodin

In today’s world, we find that we are unable to find time to indulge ourselves with our favorite pastime or hobby. You find people who love literature but reading does not interest them. Surprised? Our world has become digitized mainly due to our

Author: Ove Marcelind

When it comes to great food in the southern states, the black-eyed pea is one of the best ingredients. They are used to spice up just about any recipe and make it a little more interesting too. There is so much that a person can do with these ho

Author: Hans Klein

There are two directions you can take when producing your music. Although both begin with weeks, months or years (and lots of money) spent getting quality work inside the recording and mixing studios, they diverge upon arriving at the mastering house

Author: Kathy Pippig Harris

There are only seven of them; plus their respective flats, sharps, and octaves...and from so few, can come such abundance.In many ways we can say more through the notes than we can through speech.In fact, we convey more through the n

Author: Rhiannon Schmitt

“Play us something from home,” shouted a keyed up fan from the back of the audience who hoped to hear some traditional jigs.I came from home,” growled the soloist. “Our house burnt to the ground. I’ll play something from there, if you want

Author: Rhiannon Schmitt

A hand shot up out of the audience and waved emphatically, attempting to catch the celebrity’s attention. The spotlit fiddler peered out into the darkness and candidly asked, “Do I know you? Am I related to you?”The whole room burst into la

Author: Susan Dagostino

Mark Knopfler, of Dire Straits fame, and Nashville seem to have a reciprocal relationship going on. As a child, Mark idolized the late guitar genius Chet Akins (one of Nashville’s most prolific musicians and producers), and in the mid-1980s they

Author: Edward Weiss

Most of you don't want to go to college and learn theory, harmony, and composition techniques. Not only is it tedious and for the most part -boring, but it's also unnecessary.That is, if you want to compose atonal music or whatever the late