People with special talents rarely, if ever, develop in a vacuum. Mozart’s father was an accomplished pianist who recognized a rare talent for composition and performance in his young son. He appears to have been something of a slave driver […]
We spent last weekend camped at Newell Lodge, in a grove of majestic live oaks in the piney woods of South Georgia, where logging for pulp, wood chips, and lumber dominates the economy. This small festival grounds contains about 100 water/electric […]
Some people, maybe even many, think I’m something of a curmudgeon because I’ve often been slow to jump on the runaway train that heaps vast praise on young musicians playing in family bands or with other youth who appear to […]
