Local Color

More evidence that Ralph Stanley is the hardest of hardcore bluegrass artists: drankin’, ridin’ fer pleasure, and sheriff-shootin’, plus prison and court systems so merciless that one descriptive line about each suffices to ensure the sympathy of savvy locals.

This is “Old Richmond Prison”. And no, the irony is not lost on me: This story will only seem glamorous and romantic to many, simply because the perpetrator is W-H-I-T-E.