Articles by: Zach Varnell

  "My dad loved eBay, so there were always eBay instruments coming in the mail. " Courtney Hartman, famed guitarist in the bluegrass/folk band Della Mae grew up in Colorado with a house full of instruments, thanks to her father who encouraged the kids to learn how to play.

“The great thing about writing music with children is that it forces you to write simpler melodies and parts. In the past, I’ve had a tendency to overcomplicate things, but my new bandmates force me to keep it simple.