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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 moreI’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 moreJoin The Wren & The Whistler for the next Old Time Jamboree on Wednesday, February 26. We’ll be at Grafton Pub starting…
Read more“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 moreStella Elam was a fiddler from Illinois. I don’t know much about her, other than her recordings on the album, “Green Fields…
Read moreI watched this movie today about women in the Ozarks carrying on the old-time music traditions. Very good. I enjoyed seeing Vesta…
Read moreThis photo was taken July 2009 at the Old Town School Folk and Roots Festival. This was the first time I ever…
Read moreI’m putting some effort lately into improving the technique and tone of my playing. This involves taking a look at the way…
Read moreThis is a follow-up from my previous post about getting good. One of the things that can be really frustrating when learning…
Read moreHey Everyone! I’m co-hosting the String Jam with Paul Tyler tonight at the Old Town School’s Friday Open House. Come on by!…
Read moreI had a great time reading this article, The Lost Art of Becoming Good at Things. It talks about how we are…
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