Balance in the Dark | to create in peace
Dreaming | from Nocturnal by Benjamin Britten A Distant Wind is blowing pre-buy your copy now at Gyre Music It’s dark outside I got up extra early today to start my meditation and yoga, so it was
A time of retreat follows a full summer
A Distant Wind CD is born Before my main message, I want to announce my summer project is about to conclude. I have finished editing my new CD A Distant Wind. You can pre-buy it now at
I will be.. | and Rufus returns
Cancer is a laughing matter First, please laugh again with me at these wonderful takes on the awful reality of cancer, penned by Trevor LaBarge, former student and dear friend here in NH. I asked Trevor a
Remission? | and new guitar work Gratus Sum
We eagerly await the results of last week’s CT scan to determine where we stand in my dance with cancer. In the meantime, I am so grateful to everyone who has sent me good vibes and well-wishes.
Rufus meets Fred | by Trevor LaBarge
I need a break, so I’m going to let Trevor LaBarge speak for me this week. If you did not meet Fred last week, please read In Sickness and in Health first, then laugh! See you next
In Sickness and in Health | a fool’s tale
Nancy, Frank and Fred | a love triangle or In Sickness and in Health | a fool’s tale My heart is full of love. It embraces Fred, my angry liver. [Please listen to Mercy, from Six Prayers
Thumb Songs 3 & 4 | from Sketches I by Frank Wallace
Here’s this week’s tutorial video on Thumb Songs 3 & 4 from Sketches I. As you contemplate rest stroke with thumb or finger, be sure to note how deeply the rest string is depressed. If you missed
Old Crones | life and death in the forest
Five songs comprise The Game [of life], a song-cycle composed in the fall of 2007 out of desperation – desperation to create! Here are three… It had been several months of hellish administrative work and a year
Thumb Songs 1 & 2 | from Sketches I
I will let this tutorial video on thumb technique speak for itself. Here’s a quick overview of the principles involved: The thumb has three joints and is closely tied to the position and movements of the wrist
The Tools of Life | loving the things around us
I have written much about the love that surrounds my dance with cancer. It is my lifeboat. I am eternally grateful for the outpouring from my community, which is so much more expansive than I realized. But
Recent Comments