The following is the third of nine tracks on an annotated mix-tape exploring the Bluegrass Scene of my home, San Diego County. Click the link and read along. “Shady Grove” -The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers (1963) Of the many talented and successful San Diego bluegrass musicians to arise, Chris Hillman stands as one of the … Continue reading Track Three: How Shared Space Makes Great Music Possible →
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The Dept. of Religion and Culture’s Undergraduate Research Day
(Sam Winter, Paul Wotring, Chris Youngs, Molly Hilt, and our fearless leader, Jordan Laney) This weekend, four students from our class had the privilege of presenting our research at the Virginia Tech’s Department of Religion and Culture Undergraduate Research Day! With food, speakers, and excellent presentations all around (check out the lineup below), the event … Continue reading The Dept. of Religion and Culture’s Undergraduate Research Day →
“It’s a boy!” (or how we gender instruments here on the fourth floor of West Ambler Johnston)
This week, I had the pleasure of reading Murphy Henry’s (founder of the Women in Bluegrass magazine) keynote address from the 1998 IBMA Trade Show. In the process of describing the successes achieved and the remaining obstacles faced by women in the genre, she touched upon the idea of gendered instruments, something I’d never really … Continue reading “It’s a boy!” (or how we gender instruments here on the fourth floor of West Ambler Johnston) →