Writer. Dog enthusiast. Velociraptor masquerading as a human female.
My mind is pleasantly numb. Not quite on overload, but getting there. The past two days, I've been attending the International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) World of Bluegrass Business Conference in Raleigh, NC. Ā I've sat through seminars on crowd source funding, crafting a good music video, and publicizing your band. I've been to an awards... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was hot. The kind of hot where I was starting to wonder if maybe I was actually part troll (I'm talking Terry Pratchett trolls with Silica brains who actually get dumber the hotter it gets and turn into geniuses when it's really cold). I felt like someone had opened up the top of my... Continue Reading →
Labor Day Weekend 2014. Miners Creek Band enteredĀ the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Special Band Competition. We didn't win, but we did connect up with some of the other bands who competed. On August 22nd, weĀ played on WERU community radio (To listen to that show click here). Before we wentĀ on air we sent out an email... Continue Reading →
Seven hundred and eleven pages. One hundred ninety-four thousand, six hundred and forty-two words. This morning I hand wrote fifteen pages over the course of two hours. I usually write ten pages over the course of a day, but today I felt like if I didn't finish this draft I never would. I didn't write... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, Mom was sick. We also had a gig playing the Bean Hole Supper at the Camden Rockport Historical Society. As the afternoon progressed and Dad and I realized that there was no way Mom was going to be able to do the gig we started to panic. How were we supposed to play a... Continue Reading →
it's back to work I go! So, after such a wonderful awesome weekend of music and community and fabulous-ness, I spent today catching up on the work I actually get paid to do. That's not a bad thing. It was nice to have some me-time, to put in my earbudsĀ and listen to music on Pandora... Continue Reading →
Yesterday Miners Creek, along with Manny's and State of Maine Cheese Co., organized an event called Local Flavor Fare. The goal was to have local artists, vendors, farmers, and musicians come together in a celebration of local industry and creativity. We had very little budget and very little idea of how things would turn out.... Continue Reading →
Last night we played at the Maine Lobster Festival for what was hopefully the first of many times to come. It was a total blast. Going into the show I had no idea what to expect. Would we have an audience? Would we pull of the fun, energetic vibe we were going for? Would we... Continue Reading →
In a little over three hours I'm going to be in Rockland setting up for a 5:30 show on the North Stage at the Rockland Lobster Festival. This is a big show for us. Not only are we getting paid, but we're getting paid to perform at one of the biggest events in the region.... Continue Reading →
Part of the reason that I haven't been blogging much is that when I'm not working or writing or playing music I'm outside of internet service. For instance July 15th through July 19th I was at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in Oak Hill, New York. Grey Fox is like the Woodstock of Bluegrass. You drive... Continue Reading →
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