Solstice
This Saturday is the Summer Solstice. I’ll be celebrating. The Solstices are such a nice way to honor the passing of time,…
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Exciting news
I’m very pleased to announce that I’ve been selected to participate in the Illinois Arts Council’s Ethnic and Folk Arts Master Apprentice Program.
Read moreChicago’s Old Time Jamboree: February 2014
Join The Wren & The Whistler for the next Old Time Jamboree on Wednesday, February 26. We’ll be at Grafton Pub starting…
Read moreSilver
Just about every day, the sunshine is pouring into the apartment. It’s lovely. And so is this silver that I bought recently….
Read moreI can do wintery things
I’ve made peace with winter. It’s really not so bad. I can dress myself in layers of handknits and fleece and down….
Read moreL’avventura
I’m learning Italian. Again. Ancora. The first time I learned Italian was when I went to Italy with my Mom and my…
Read moreWomen in Old-Time Fiddling (Missouri)
“While men were the “professors” who opened music studios and developed community bands, or traveled from town to town as dancing masters, most local music teachers since the early 1900s have been women.”
Read moreStelle Elam
Stella Elam was a fiddler from Illinois. I don’t know much about her, other than her recordings on the album, “Green Fields…
Read moreIf you have doubt, go all the way with it.
In this photo, Saro and I are standing on top of the snow. We should be falling through, but we’re not. It’s…
Read moreLove is All Around You
Yep, it is. It’s there in friendships and smiles. It’s in your work and your cooking and your home. It’s in the…
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