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Mother Banjo Band’s New Gospel Album

Music Mondays Mother Banjo has released a new gospel album entitled The Devil Hasn’t Won. The album has a fuller sound than much of her past work and is released under the name Mother Banjo Band. Of course, she keeps up the great singing and songs. My favorite track is the stand-out We Are Witness. [...]

Dear Abby

Music Mondays Pauline Phillips, aka Abigail Van Buren, died this past week. This week’s featured song is Dear Abby (LP Version) by John Prine. It is featured on his Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine album along with other fine tunes. See Also: Favorite John Prine Songs Tweet

Instrument Wall Hangers

Music Mondays While they can get dusty if you don’t play your instruments often, wall-mounted instrument hangers have some great advantages: A Nice Decorative Touch Saves Floor Space Helps Organize Rooms Seeing Instruments Often May Lead to Increased Playing/Practicing Check out these easy to install String Swing Hangers (guitar hanger, fiddle hanger, banjo hanger): . [...]

Tornado’s Return

Train Tuesdays After boiler repairs completed in Germany, the Whitby Gazette reports that the A1 Peppercorn Tornado steam locomotive will return under steam this month: THE most famous train in the UK will make a triumphant return to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at the end of May. The Tornado, which is the first new [...]

Virginia Wine Music

Music Mondays Virginia Wine TV has put together a video showing quick clips of many, if not all, of Virginia’s vineyards and wineries. A couple of favorites of mine in Fauquier and Warren Counties are Linden Vineyards and Glen Manor Vineyards. Also, on a trip a couple years ago to the Charlottesville area, we really [...]