Published originally in the General Store column of Bluegrass Unlimited, December 2004.With apologies to the original writer Clement Moore and to Dr. Suess. ‘Twas the night before Christmas,And all through the house,Not a picker was stirring,Not even a mouse. The party was over.We were picking no more,But guitars and banjosStill covered the floor. The fiddles… Continue reading ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Bluegrass Style) By Murphy Hicks Henry
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The Twelve Days of Bluegrass Christmas
On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a banjo in a pear tree! On the 2nd day of Christmas my true love gave to me, two mandolins and a banjo in a pear tree! On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me, three violins, two… Continue reading The Twelve Days of Bluegrass Christmas
Casey and Chris Christmas Album–The Backstory
Ten years ago when Casey and Chris were living in Nashville, struggling along as musicians without much ready cash, they decided to record a Christmas album for their family. After a couple of practices to decide which songs to include, the two of them gathered around Chris's computer in the living room of his apartment… Continue reading Casey and Chris Christmas Album–The Backstory
Christmas Time’s A-Coming!
As Tex Logan so aptly put it in his classic song, “Christmas time’s a-coming and I know I’m going home.” And today Red and Christopher and I will indeed be heading down to Georgia to spend Christmas with my dad. Casey will drive down on Christmas Eve so we’ll all be together. And that’s a… Continue reading Christmas Time’s A-Coming!
Caroling
Last night my friend and bass-player-extraordinaire Missy Raines and her husband Ben Surratt had a caroling party at their house. I bet you thought no one went caroling any more didn't you? Well, Missy loves caroling and for the last few years has organized a bunch of her friends and gone to a few houses… Continue reading Caroling
Snow Day
Today is a snow day here in Nashville. Schools are out not because we got a lot of snow (maybe two inches) but due to ice on the roads. I did not go down to the dentist office where I work part time for the same reason, but stayed home in the hopes of keeping… Continue reading Snow Day
WOW! — is all I can say!
Response to yesterday's Murphy Method e-mail Newsletter has been terrific. Lots of people have ordered Casey's custom DVD, "Christmas Tunes on the Banjo", which teaches many popular numbers. We've also had many orders for this month's half-price DVD, "Great Banjo Tunes". Thank you all! We've also had a lot of interest in our very first… Continue reading WOW! — is all I can say!
Catching Up
As you may have noticed, we have been rather recalcitrant about blogging this week. Call it the Christmas ho-hums. And it’s not really ho-hums so much—we’ve all got plenty to do—but it’s just that our various schedules are still in interruption mode. Which is wonderful because Red’s mom is visiting us from Tallahassee and Casey… Continue reading Catching Up
Christmas Songs on the Banjo
'Tis the season when I start trying to remember all the Christmas tunes I know how to play on the banjo. Some work quite well bluegrass-style. Others not so much. The most common, by far, is "Jingle Bells," which lays great on the banjo. I posted this link last year, but I'm posting it again,… Continue reading Christmas Songs on the Banjo
Busted!
First: Christmas Gift! As we say down in Georgia. (Since I said it first, that means you each owe me a gift!) Also, Happy Hanukkah, a joyful Solstice, and hope you’re having the best holidays ever, no matter how you are celebrating. (And I know my friends in Portland are celebrating with snow and ice!… Continue reading Busted!