The BIB at 100,000 - and news from Nashville

At the time of writing, the number of visits to the BIB since 1 April 2007 (when we first installed a site meter) has just reached the 100,000 mark. Thanks to everyone who finds the BIB useful (and occasionally entertaining), and especially to friends who have expressed their appreciation of it.

One of the latter is Roger Ryan of the Country Music Association of Ireland, who has just passed the mid-point of a six-week stay in Nashville, TN. Roger writes:

We have had several great pickin' parties at the house and just last night we had Roland White and his wife plus Lucy Weberling here for a real old session. Sharon Cort and I went to the Station Inn last week to hear the Spaghetti Westerners and I really loved the type of stuff they play. One of the fiddle players is from East London and his mother is from Castleisland, so I guess we can't go too far here without meeting an Irish connection.

The Sharon Cort tour went very well in Ireland and we are bringing her back again in August. I will send you the dates as soon as they are finalised. Barry & Holly [Tashian] send their regards. Robert Mizzell has included one of their songs, 'Two ways to fall', in his latest album, Redneck man.

An article by Andy Ellis on Barry Tashian's remarkable career is in the Fall 2008 issue of the incomparable Fretboard Journal.