I've spent the last week obsessively checking the progress of our Kickstarter campaign (if you're interested in checking out the campaign, follow this link). The first two days, I glanced at my phone every few minutes: "Did we get a new backer? How much did they back us for? What reward level did they... Continue Reading →
Kickstart Strong Black Coffee
Hello! Big news. My band's Kickstarter Project is officially launched! For those of you who are well versed in the ways of crowd source funding, I hope you take the time to check out our project at the link below and consider backing it. For those of you who are Kickstarter novices, here's a primer. 1. What... Continue Reading →
Begin Again: Band Edition
Sitting here on this first day of a new January, I am of course thinking about everything that's happened between the start of last January and today. I don't know that I've yet had such a whirlwind year in my life. As such, I think my review of 2015 is best divided between several blog... Continue Reading →
Music in the Air
Sometimes life moves so fast that it feels like I'm standing still and events are just sort of swirling around me in a whirl wind. I reach out and grasp something solid here and there, but mostly it feels like I'm floating down life's river, carried on a current. Other times, life takes a breath,... Continue Reading →
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween everyone! And what a beautiful Halloween it is. Crisp autumn air, seasonal colors on the leaves, sun shining, blue sky. A more perfect day I could not have asked for - a perfect day made all the better by the fact that not only is it Halloween, it's also Miners Creek Bluegrass Band's... Continue Reading →
IBMA 2015 – Day Three
This week I've been at the International Bluegrass Music Association's Business Conference and Wide Open Bluegrass Festival. If you have not yet read my blogs from the last few days, here's the link to Day One and here's the one to Day Two. Okay, now that you're all caught up I'll continue on with Day... Continue Reading →
IBMA 2015 – Day Two
Yesterday was our second day at the International Bluegrass Music Association's business conference. It continues to be an absolute blast. Absolutely exhausting but so much fun and we're doing a lot of great networking. If you haven't yet read my blog from Day One, here's the link. Yesterday, after the seminars we went down into... Continue Reading →
IBMA 2015 – Day One
My mind is pleasantly numb. Not quite on overload, but getting there. The past two days, I've been attending the International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) World of Bluegrass Business Conference in Raleigh, NC. I've sat through seminars on crowd source funding, crafting a good music video, and publicizing your band. I've been to an awards... Continue Reading →
Bass is Life
Yesterday was hot. The kind of hot where I was starting to wonder if maybe I was actually part troll (I'm talking Terry Pratchett trolls with Silica brains who actually get dumber the hotter it gets and turn into geniuses when it's really cold). I felt like someone had opened up the top of my... Continue Reading →
North Branch
Labor Day Weekend 2014. Miners Creek Band entered the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Special Band Competition. We didn't win, but we did connect up with some of the other bands who competed. On August 22nd, we played on WERU community radio (To listen to that show click here). Before we went on air we sent out an email... Continue Reading →