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Jaffrey, NH – 03/17/12

admin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:00:00 +0000

When Saturday, March 17, 2012 7:00pm - w/ Heather Maloney - All Ages Where MindFull Books & Ephemera (map) 29 Main Street Jaffrey, NH, USA 03452 Other Infow/ Heather Maloney « Back to the calendar

Shelburne Falls, MA – 02/17/12

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:30:00 +0000

When Friday, February 17, 2012 6:30pm - instrumentals - All Ages Where Blue Rock Restaurant (map) 10 Bridge Street Shelburne Falls, MA, USA 01370 Other InfoInstrumentals. « Back to the calendar

Keene, NH – 02/14/12

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

When Tuesday, February 14, 2012 6:00pm - cover songs - All Ages Where Waxy O'Connors Irish Pub (map) 401 Winchester Street Keene, NH, USA 03431 « Back to the calendar

01/31/12

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

When Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:30am - live stream at website - All Ages Where Cheshire TV (map) Keene, NH, USA 03431 Other Infolive TV stream at http://www.cheshiretv.org/stream.htm « Back to the calendar

Brattleboro, VT – 01/30/12

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

When Monday, January 30, 2012 8:00pm - All Ages Where Metropolis Wine Bar (map) 55 Elliot Street Brattleboro, VT, USA 05301 « Back to the calendar

Keene, NH – 01/19/12

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

When Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:30pm - All Ages Where Fritz (map) 45 Main Street Keene, NH, USA 03431 « Back to the calendar

New York Times Interview

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:43:59 +0000

About a month ago, I got a phone message from a New York Times writer doing research for a piece on webcam music lessons. Seems my websites for guitar, harmonica, and ukulele turned up when she Googled “Skype lessons.” A few days later I chatted for about forty minutes with the writer, Catharine Saint Louis, and tried not to sound too starstruck. She didn’t end up quoting me in the final article, but it was still a cool experience. You can read the article here.

And I do have openings for new webcam students, if you or someone you know lives far away from Keene, New Hampshire and would like some help with guitar, harmonica, or ukulele. Cheers!

Wilmington, VT – 01/17/12

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

When Tuesday, January 17, 2012 7:30pm - All Ages Where Apres Vous Bistro (map) 19 South Main Street Wilmington, VT, USA 05363 « Back to the calendar

Tenderfoot Greetings

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:30:21 +0000

“Hey, it’s a sunny day, think I’ll go for a walk. Oh wait, it’s 24 degrees. Better put on gloves and a scarf.” New England has taken some getting used to, climate-wise, though everybody here likes to remind me that it’s been unseasonably warm.

We haven’t even had real snow yet, and as a lady at the grocery store pointed out a few days ago, the sun’s staying out until almost 5pm now, which means we’re already on the upswing back to summertime, in the grand scheme of things. That’s probably the kind of detail that’s important to keep in mind through a New England winter.

Contra dances are native to this region, and I don’t know much about their nationwide popularity, but it seems like a lucky break that I got to attend a good handful of them in North Carolina before moving up. I don’t remember hearing about contra dancing when I lived in Texas.

I’ve got a hotspot on the ball of my left foot from the Monday night dance in Nelson, NH, and while I’m basically a tenderfoot when it comes to contra dancing (and playing traditional music), it’s kinda cool to feel a concrete connection to everyone else who’s danced in a Nelson contra over these last 200 years and gotten their own blisters. Good free cookies this week, too.

Best wishes to you in the New Year. May your feet stay warm and get tougher from use :)

My New Teaching Websites

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:22:16 +0000

As you may know, in addition to writing songs, recording and performing, I’ve been an active music teacher for over a decade. I teach three instruments, and this year I set up a website for each of them:

Guitar – www.WildflowerGuitar.com
Harmonica – www.WildflowerHarmonica.com
Ukulele – www.WildflowerUkulele.com

Each one has lesson info, free songs and tips for beginners. I teach in my home studio in Keene, NH and online using Skype.

The color scheme and graphic design could use a little sprucing up, but there’s a lot of good stuff up there. Enjoy!