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Cornelia Funke is a Fricking Genius
Some of my favorite books growing up were written by the fabulous Cornelia Funke. They were funny, beautifully detailed, filled with rich and wonderful characters and they felt so real that often times I felt as though I had to read with my eyes closed. Which I realize makes no sense. You can't read with your... Continue Reading →
Progress Report
There have been a lot of people asking about the progress of my book lately, so I thought I'd give a little progress report. I have the primary plot completely written beginning middle and end. There are still a few kinks I need to iron out, but it's mostly completely. I've just started writing a... Continue Reading →
Smile Followup
Here's an interesting article that a friend shared after reading today's blog about smiling. Definite food for thought. http://www.affective-sciences.ch/system/files/biblio/2004_SchmidMast_Hall_Sex_Roles.pdf Thank you James for sharing.
Give Us A Smile
With all this performing I've been doing there's one comment that I've been hearing more than any other and it has nothing to do with the actual music. People have been telling me I need to smile more on stage. At first I thought, "okay, yeah, I get that. No one wants to watch a... Continue Reading →
And The Winner Is…
On Thursday, we competed in the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Special Band Competition. It was such an amazing and wonderful experience. We didn't win, but the band that did win - a young group called Twisted Pine - was so fantastic and talented. They were the deserved winners. (Right now I'm listening to the Lonely... Continue Reading →
Nervous
Tomorrow, my band is competing at the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Special's band competition. I'm trying really hard not to be nervous, but the thing is, the more I think about not being nervous, the more nervous I become. It's like when someone tells you don't laugh and all of a sudden everything is unbearably... Continue Reading →
Fiddle-Dee-Dee
Below are the entries copied from my journal chronicling my week at Maine Fiddle Camp. 8.17.14 Today was the first partial day of Maine Fiddle Camp. The morning was spent in preparation, mostly cleaning the house so that the dog sitter doesn't think we're total slobs. We left our house at around 5:30 pm, entered... Continue Reading →
Off to Fiddle Camp
So, I've spent today getting ready to go to the Maine Fiddle Camp. I'm super excited - or I would be if I weren't so exhausted. Fiddle Camp - despite the name - is not just about learning the fiddle, but about learning to play fiddle tunes no matter what instrument you play. I think... Continue Reading →
Community and Music
Music can be such a force for good in this world. On Friday, the band played at a concert to help raise money to support a local family whose son needs a heart transplant. It was so wonderful to see so many people - mostly high school aged kids - come out to play music... Continue Reading →