March 1, 2010

Well, Jim has retired from his job at the University! There will be more music than ever around our house since he has started giving private guitar and banjo lessons, thereby expanding Amanda's music studio beyond the fiddling realm. We are gearing up for a number of gigs in March, and also have the Juneau Folk Festival to look forward to in April.

Are you wondering what the "Crooked Road" band is that has suddenly been showing up here and there around town? I was wondering myself, and came to realize that I am a member of this band!!! It's kind of half Jubilee (me and Jim), and half Last Night's Fun (John Walsh and Mark Ward). Come check us out. March gigs a-plenty.

Feb. 1, 2010

Had some great sets at the Anchorage Folk Festival, with Jim, Jubilee and assorted guests, including some talented young bohran players, and a couple of step dancers that made surprise appearances with fancy footwork to our fast reels. I enjoyed seeing our daughter perform with her fiddle students, and also in a great western swing act with Red Elk.

Jan. 1, 2010

Happy New Year!

I have been fighting a bad cold these last couple of weeks. This has made it a challenge to get through a few gigs that made their way into the end of the year. A couple of times I considered not playing, but did so anyway and went home with a pounding headache. I'm still stuffed up, but at least I have the long weekend to recover, and I am finished with gigs until the Folk Festival, at the end of the month (at least I hope this is the case!)

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