Thanksgiving is a time for good food, great company, and pausing to appreciate all the wonderful things in life. And if you’re anything like me, music is near the top of that list. This year, as I prepare for the big meal, I can’t help but think about the connections between Thanksgiving and the traditions … More Giving Thanks to Irish Music: A Thanksgiving Reflection
Join fiddler John Carty and Bouzouki player Alan Murray for an intimate house concert. Learn more. … More The Magic of a House Concert: An Evening with John Carty & Alan G. Murray
Join us on September 28 at the Barre Opera House for Irish singer Karan Casey. … More Experience Karan Casey Live at Barre Opera House
3…2…1 and it’s March 1st, the day I kick off my 31-Day Practice Challenge. Today marks the beginning of a new journey towards honing my musical skills, and I can’t wait to see how I improve. As I sit down to start, I realize I haven’t nailed down a detailed practice schedule for the entire … More Day 1: A 31-Day Practice Challenge
Recently, I’ve been following Hilary Hahn on Instagram, an award-winning solo violinist. I’ve been mesmerized by her practice process and how she learns the pieces she plays. Some days she talks about how she visualizes a piece and other days she shows you how she practices. It can be as tedious as just placing her … More Mastering the Music: A 31-Day Practice Challenge
Each year I set my new year’s resolutions to the tune of practicing more, eating right, exercising, and all the typical goals most people set. But this year, I am shifting my approach. Instead of a laundry list of goals, I’ve distilled my aspirations down to a single, transformative resolution: to live more in the … More The Melody of Now: Harnessing the Power of Music to Live in the Moment
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
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