04/05/2003 Blue Moon Over Kentucky: I am not an art critic. I seem to recall that art imitates life, or life imitates art. I just can't remember which is which. This normally poses very little problem for me. Then again, I'm not usually asked to attend the world premiere of an orchestral pe... 04/05/2003 Songs From the Heart: Last year, when I first heard Dale Ann Bradley and Coon Creek at a small bluegrass festival in Berea, Kentucky, I came expecting a lot of traditional covers and a sound that would not tolerate change. What I heard were heart-rending ballads about real w... 04/05/2003 10th Annual Indoor Festival Does It Right - Again: Festival season has begun in North Carolina. The Kinston Winter Bluegrass Festival has again outdone itself. February is generally a quiet time in the music industry in this area a...