I’m usually not one for making New Year’s Resolutions, or maybe I should say I’m not one for keeping them. But this past year I learned a tune a week for an entire year so I’m feeling pretty confident on the resolution front in 2022. A little background When I was a child, I loved … More New Year’s Resolutions
Though 2020 has been a tough one for us all, I want to spend some time appreciating all the good things that happened amidst the chaos, say good-bye to all the bad things that caused the chaos, and welcome in a bright new year filled with hope, empathy, love and, of course, beautiful music. I’m … More Hindsight is 2020
This has definitely been a tough year. Since Covid hit we’ve missed birthdays, festivals, concerts, live music, and get-togethers with friends and families. Some lost their jobs, some lost their businesses, some lost their loved ones. It’s been a tough year all around. But there is always something to be thankful for. This pandemic forced … More Feeling thankful
It’s been a little over a month now since we’ve officially shut ourselves off from the rest of the world. Social distancing is probably one of the hardest things we’ve ever had to do as musicians. Not only because most musicians make their money playing for crowds, but because the music we play is designed … More Making the most of social distancing
Before we began social distancing, I was getting in shape through spinning at this awesome spinning studio in Stowe, called Ride. Aside from getting a killer workout, the music is great and the instructors are inspiring. For each class I went to, the instructor would share one tidbit of encouraging words. Maybe it was a … More When all else fails, we still have music
UPDATE: The Session at Bagitos has been cancelled in hopes to keep people safe from Covid-19. Stay healthy everyone! This weekend, we will not only be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, but we’ll also be celebrating the end of era – the Saturday session at Bagitos in Montpelier. Saturday, March 14 from 2-5pm will be the … More The end of an era and the beginning of a new one
Happy birthday Mom. Today you would have been 74 years old and wearing purple, according to your favorite poem. I wanted to take the time, on your birthday, to let you know just how much influence you had on me when it comes to music. Though you weren’t a musician yourself, you introduced me to … More An open letter to my late mom, about music
Though I keep learning new things on my fiddle, the one thing that is the hardest thing to do while playing, is smile. But smiling can be the difference between a good performance and a great one. … More Smile, it’s contagious
Today is a very sad day. In the town I live in, a 3-year-old boy named Parker Berry passed away after being lost at daycare and found drowned in a local brook. Though I don’t know the whole story or the little boy, this hits close to home as it happened in my little town. … More Making music to comfort the dead
Today would have been my mother’s 71st birthday. She passed 4 years ago and not a day goes by that I don’t miss her. Though she never played any instruments, I remember my childhood being filled with music. She’d listen to broadway shows, the Carpenters, Simon and Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, the Moody Blues and she absolutely … More Ode to my mom
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