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.
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Chicago’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 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…
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I watched this movie today about women in the Ozarks carrying on the old-time music traditions. Very good. I enjoyed seeing Vesta…
Read moreGents and Ladies, square your sets
This photo was taken July 2009 at the Old Town School Folk and Roots Festival. This was the first time I ever…
Read moreSlowing down and getting curious
I’m putting some effort lately into improving the technique and tone of my playing. This involves taking a look at the way…
Read moreHow good do you have to be?
This is a follow-up from my previous post about getting good. One of the things that can be really frustrating when learning…
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Old Time String Jam
Hey 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 moreLet’s get good!
I 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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