Every morning on the drive in, I’ve looked longingly at the Lodge’s gorgeous horses, as they mosey around the pasture near the road. This morning I finally get to go for a ride! I haven’t ridden since I was fifteen. I figure it’ll come back to me, like riding a bike.
I keep seeing this tan guy with a mischievous grin striding purposefully across the lawns at Flathead Lake Lodge. He’s wearing sneakers, shorts and a ratty T-shirt; his bushy reddish hair is stuffed under a backwards baseball cap that doesn’t remotely contain it.
The majority of musicians in my age bracket and younger are familiar with Louis Armstrong. His popular hits “Hello Dolly” and “What a Wonderful World” topped the radio charts and made him a household name and multiple television appearances kept him in the spotlight throughout the 1960’s. The music and the presentation was light hearted and commercial, but characterizing Armstrong as a Jazz musician during this period of time would honestly be very difficult.
Last week it was 100 degrees in Bigfork, and I packed accordingly. This morning it’s 48 degrees. At breakfast, everyone intelligent is wearing flannel shirts and fleece jackets. I’m wearing a thin–but fashionable!–Topshop sweater and the 1980s Michael Jackson-style leather jacket I bought at thrift store for $16. Fashionable isn’t cutting it. I’m freakin’ freezing.
Roving reporter Debra from the band Devi gives us the scoop on the COC Guitar Festival happenings on day 2 of the event.
Here’s a fresh twist on the guitar workshop concept—hold one at a luxury dude ranch in northwestern Montana, and donate proceeds to benefit the environment and music education. And get Pat Metheny to come, would ya?
Of all the rock bands out there, few deserve to be given the VH1 Classic Albums treatment more than Rush, with their 24 Gold and 14 Platinum records, universally acknowledged instrumental brilliance, and thousands of devoted fans worldwide. The fact that they are finally attaining this kind of popular recognition is surprising to many Rush fans, who for years have seen their idols panned by critics and ignored by the radio.
If you love Jimi Hendrix, the blues, and getting a chance to hear some of your favorite guitarists play all the Hendrix’s hits on one stage, do yourself a favor catch the Experience Hendrix Tour when it comes to your hometown.
Reviews of five new albums, books and DVDs by John Denver, Brad Paisley, ZZ Top and Hal Leonard Publishing
Since 1833 the Martin Guitar Company has pursued excellence in craftsmanship and mindfulness to tone. Few of their guitars, however, have captured the imagination of guitarists like Martin’s artist models, limited editions, and custom guitars.
