Welcome to
OffStage™.
my column for
bluegrass now
magazine!
This column came about when I realized that nothing like it had ever really
been done before. Most of the articles in my two favorite bluegrass magazines
are about the
musical
aspects of a performer's life. But what about the
other aspects?
What does Rhonda Vincent like to do in the rare moments she's not out on the
road? What is Ricky Skaggs' favorite restaurant? What is the most unusual piece
of furniture in the home of Tony Rice? As with almost everything else, I find that if
I'm curious about something, chances are that readers will be, too.
No less a cool cat than Ron Thomason of Dry Branch Fire Squad actually took the time to write a very kind letter about this column. You can read his letter here. Each installment of OffStage includes a photo or two from the personal scrapbooks of the musicians themselves, and sometimes even a favorite recipe! I hope you enjoy reading these articles as much as I have enjoyed writing them. And please
let me know
if there's somebody in particular you'd like to see profiled
OffStage.
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OffStage with
Rhonda Vincent,
February 2002
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OffStage with
Ricky & Sharon White Skaggs, March 2002
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OffStage with
Tony Rice,
April 2002
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OffStage with
the Shankman Twins,
May 2002
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OffStage with
Little Roy Lewis,
June 2002
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OffStage with
Lynn Morris & Marshall Wilborn,
July 2002
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OffStage with
Del McCoury,
August 2002
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OffStage with
Laurie Lewis,
September 2002
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OffStage with
Mark Newton,
October 2002
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OffStage with
Honi & Jeff Deaton,
November 2002
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OffStage with
Sam Bush,
December 2002
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OffStage with
Casey Driessen,
January 2003
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OffStage with
Ron Thomason,
February 2003
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OffStage with
Dale Ann Bradley,
March 2003
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OffStage with
Kathy Kallick,
April 2003
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OffStage with
Tony Trischka,
May 2003
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OffStage with
Larry Cordle,
June 2003
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OffStage with
Tim O'Brien,
July 2003
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OffStage with
Kathy Chiavola,
August 2003
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OffStage with
Mike Marshall,
September 2003
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OffStage with
Dan Tyminski,
October 2003
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OffStage with
Mark Schatz,
December 2003
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OffStage with
Mac Wiseman,
January 2004
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OffStage with
Eddie & Martha Adcock,
February 2004
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OffStage with
Dan Crary,
March 2004
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OffStage with
Kim Fox,
April 2004
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OffStage with
Alan Munde,
May 2004
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OffStage with
John & Becky Isaacs Bowman,
June 2004
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OffStage with
Saburo Watanabe,
July 2004
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OffStage with
James Reams,
August 2004
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