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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

[Recall] [Amended to Add...]

As I was in the shower, I was suddenly reminded that my grandfather on my father's side had a 45rpm, quite possibly a re-release from a 78rpm, on one side the song he sang, and the other, the instrumental version.  The memory of the family around the table when it had been brought out must had been pre-2009.

I suppose that makes further sense out of my sister's drumming on the feminist-punk record, and establishes more of a contextual chain of custody to my musical capabilities.

That same sister's daughter, my niece is also an accomplished classically-trained performer and I would had been remiss not to call her out for such.

So, here's to you violinists on my mother's side, and singers and instrumentalists on my father's side.

You hear one of those offspring playing steel and mandolin on most every Luke Combs tracks since his joining the band

Play-on,