”Give God the glory for every good thing you do.” Merle Haggard “Pray” Most folks don’t know the Hag released a Bluegrass album. Some folks know about it but insist it’s more Acoustic Country than Bluegrass. I happened to not care what you call it—I like it. I’ve performed it at The Rosine Barn Jamboree, […]
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The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is back in our beautiful Kentucky commonwealth, having migrated up from Mexico. (pic I took at the Louisville Zoo, June 2025) You may or may not know, but by some estimates, the Monarch is an endangered or threatened species. Folks might not be too concerned about that, but they should […]
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The Caney Creek Gang (CCG) has two gigs next weekend. Friday, July 11, we play Rough River Lodge at 7-7:45pm (Thanks, Brian), then next Saturday, July 12, at the Monroe Homeplace, 6-8pm, CCG will play Pickin’ on the Porch again. The Homeplace is one of my favorite places to play—for obvious reasons. Only hint of […]
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Got a call yesterday, Wednesday, from Dennis Cook, Chairman of BMF and TRA, asking if I’d care to jam at the Owensboro Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Museum. Sally Dickens, Visitor Experience Director, had called Dennis looking for pickers to play for a huge, huge tour group. Seems a Viking cruise ship was docking in […]
Ohio County Judge Executive David Johnston usually does the Rosine Cemetery tour stop for tour groups coming to Rosine. I’m his backup. Last year, when I filled in one time for a tour group from the Netherlands, I told Ohio County Tourism Director Jody Flener that I enjoyed it and that I would be glad […]
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In 1874, in Fall River, Massachusetts, a deadly fire at Granite Mill No. 1, a cotton textile factory, took the lives of 23 people, mostly women and young girls working there (Wikipedia). (from Google Images) Now, why in the world would I start with that bit of history? It has nothing to do with Kentucky. […]
By all accounts, McHenry SummerFest was a success. For my part, I was tickled to be a part of it with Rough Cut. We kicked off the music at 10am, and I have to say we kicked butt! (L to R, Joby, Kevin, Ayden, me, Jackson, Brent) Todd Autry, Kevin Autry, Joby Miller, Brent Embry, […]
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So the kids know I’m UK all the way and that bourbon is an interest of mine. Bourbon is one of those Kentucky things I like to know more about. I don’t drink much of it, but I research and read about its history and science. Fermentation is one of the major science concepts you […]
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I can hardly believe Oct 11, 2025, will be the 5th Annual Run the Ridge. Seems just yesterday I was dreaming of a race on Jerusalem Ridge in 2003. Took almost 20 years to host the first ever race in 2021, but as they say—better late than never! Right?! The simple idea is to raise […]
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Steph couldn’t wait ten more days ‘til June 15. She had to give me her gift. Needless to say, I was surprised when she gave it to me. I was even more surprised when I examined it. A little, brown, wooden box. A pin? A ring? No, here’s what I found inside… Personalized guitar picks! […]