Ah, the start of a new year! That magical time when the slate feels wiped clean, and we all collectively decide to eat more vegetables, exercise daily, and learn a new skill. But let’s be real – by February, the kale is wilting in the fridge, the gym membership is collecting metaphorical dust, and that … More Make 2025 Your Year of Music
There is nothing more Celtic than fiddles and harps. If you like Celtic and folk music you’re going to love this weekend with Dominique Dodge on harp & Emerald Rae on fiddle, a double bill with a side of collaboration: Emerald Rae, fiddler and folk singer Boston-based Fiddler & Folksinger Emerald Rae creates a groove-heavy … More Fiddles and Harps
Music makes you happy. It’s true. Music causes the release of dopamine, a “feel-good” chemical in your brain. So listening to music literally makes you happy. That’s why during this time of year when the days become shorter, cooler and we enter into what us Vermonters like to call “stick season,” I try to immerse … More Music is the cure for the stick season blues
For the next couple of weeks there are some great musicians coming to town and shows that should not be missed. It all starts tomorrow. Here’s a video of Karan Casey and Lúnasa. The list of upcoming shows are below: Friday, Nov 22, 2013 Wendy MacIsaac and Mary Jane Lamond – Cape Breton Music Place: … More Celtic Music in Vermont
Stories from my brief dancing stint on Broadway and some info on a step dancing workshop this weekend. Read on… … More Learning to Dance
Dancing just plain feels good. Whether you are good at it or not, if you can just listen to the music and move your body to the beat, in my book, you can dance. Just ask any kid. Kids have no inhibitions when it comes to dancing. When my sister and I were little, we … More Dance, dance, wherever you may be…
It’s really not about the notes or number of tunes you know, it’s about the feeling that the music evokes. Find out more… … More Trust the notes, remember the feeling
View pictures of St. Paddy’s Day weekend with Michael Cooney! … More A weekend filled with Irish music
Check out what is happening in the Burlington & Montpelier area this St. Patrick’s Day weekend at sessionobsession.org. … More St. Patrick’s Day Festivities
Performing, takes hours and hours of practice, creating set lists, driving to gigs, and lugging equipment. It can sometimes be discouraging. So why do we perform? … More Why do we perform?
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