Front Porch Bluegrass Revival

One of my favorite exhibits at the Atlanta History Museum is a fully restored homestead from the 1800s. On the front porch of this old homestead was a little room with a bed for you see back in the day the only way people got around was by riding horses or walking. And as you can imagine trips took much longer than they do today. So one of the ways folks provided rest for the weary traveler was through this simple hostel system on the front porch. 

One of the reasons folks back then allowed strangers to utilize the front porch room was much the same reason folks create social media accounts. In exchange for a place to reside, the stranger would sit on the front porch and share the news that they picked up along their way. Most often this was the only way folks back then got their news and depending on where their final destination was, they might have been asked to pass information along. But alas, with the invention of the telephone, radio, television, and then this modern digital age -- the front porch has become an icon of a time long past and is rarely utilized anymore.

When my wife and I moved to Atlanta, we searched high and low for the perfect house -- with a front porch.   In conjunction, I came up with a program concept called Front Porch Bluegrass Revival. This program serves two purposes, to introduce people to great bluegrass gospel music old and new, and to revive the front porch concept. 

Each Sunday evening, listeners are invited to stop by for a visit on the "front porch" of our non profit radio station to exchange ideas, enjoy great music, and spread news with a heavenly focus. The imaging of Front Porch Bluegrass Revival even includes the creaking of the front porch rocker and if you listen carefully you can hear the neighbor's hound dog baying from time to time. 

So I invite you to join us on America's first ever social media site, the front porch. Sunday's from 6:30-8:30 pm. on NewLife.FM.