Curious about the first half century of recorded country music? YOU BETTER BE! WOO!

Welcome to my blog on bluegrass, old-time, and early records! This site is intended to be informative and adhere to the highest standards of accuracy. At the same time, we're gonna put the fun in funhinged, y'all.

Site Topics of Doom ･ﾟ✧

• Bluegrass music, musicians, and history - particularly first generation bluegrass, 1940s-1960s
• Growth of the early country music radio and recording industry
• Classic years of the Grand Ole Opry
• Shellac record collecting (and a little vinyl, too)
• Old-time music and history of American folk tunes (♡ murder ballads)
• Historic context of country music development - Great Depression, World War II, Folk Revival, Vietnam War protests, etc.
• Learning to play banjo, fiddle, guitar, and whatever else gets picked up
• Maybe creative writing? We'll see how brave I get

Collectibles ･ﾟ✧

There's no cooler way to interact with history than to stare it face-to-face. Explore history with me as we examine one rootin' tootin' pamphlet or noise disc at a time!

• Shellac 78 rpm records
• 45 singles
• Vinyl (LPs)
• Songbooks
• Periodicals

Blog Stuff ･ﾟ✧