James King is coming to San Diego, courtesy of the San Diego Bluegrass Society, for a concert on Sunday, March 25, at the First Baptist Church...
The banjo is a uniquely American instrument. Originally brought over from Africa by slaves, the “banjer” was a gourd instrument with a neck and strings. This...
When I listen to gospel music it’s mostly the primitive Baptist music of Southern Appalachia, or a good Jubilee Quartet like the Golden Gates, or the...
You may have noticed a few changes in the San Diego Troubadour since the beginning of the year. One is our attempt to branch out beyond...
A brand new type of weekend music and art festival is about to debut on Adams Avenue. And the musical celebration is going to be bigger,...
The odyssey of singer-songwriter Parker Ainsworth has taken him from his birthplace in Austin, Texas, to Los Angeles, the opposite course of many aspiring indie/ folk...
The music business is not for the timid or the faint-hearted, and the road to success as a singer-songwriter is fraught with obstacles and hazards. Overcoming...
The popularity and possibilities of the ukulele have exploded in the past several years, and the million-hit YouTube sites of various virtuosos playing Beatles or Hendrix...
