The winds are howling here on Frost Hill Road in Belmont, Vermont, but the sunshine is gaining in strength, and the long cold snowy winter may be giving way. I haven't been writing much, because of a long struggle with…
Feb 26 2019
Jan 22 2018
January 22, 2018
Happy New Year! Started out with a quick escape from the lovely Vermont deepfreeze (how many days of 20 below zero??) to Durham NC (just in time for their freak snowstorm that shut down the state for 3 days!!) Had…
Oct 21 2017
October 21, 2017
Autumn leaves are falling, days here in Vermont are bright and sunny, and it's time to dream new projects into existence. The new Gypsy Reel, Live 2017, is done, out, and being played on radio stations around the US. I…
Jan 31 2017
January 30, 2017
Back in Vermont after a surprise trip to Dublin Ireland at the beginning of the New Year! Played lots of music with Silas Hamilton, Gypsyreel's youthful bassist who was wailing on DADGAD guitar with me on banjo at O'Donoghue's Pub…
Sep 14 2016
September 14, 2016
This has been a wonderful year so far, with so many interesting experiences playing music. Had a great trip to Guatemala in February, such a magical scene. Gypsy Reel was joined by our pal Marco Solo, and we played at…
Feb 25 2016
February 2016
I am writing this update on the eve of Gypsy Reel's departure for a tour in Guatemala! It's been a mild winter here in VT and is raining at the moment, way different from last winter. Our Thursday night session…
Sep 15 2015
September 15, 2015
Just taking a breather after an unbelievable summer! I had a wonderful trip to North Carolina. I taught at Traditional Song Week at Swannanoa Gathering. Thanks to Julee Glaub and Mark Weems, Jim & Beth Magill, all my students, and…
Jul 19 2015
July 19, 2015
I am back in Vermont after a wonderful trip to North Carolina. After a fabulous week of teaching and performing at Swannanoa Gathering Traditional Song Week, where I had some great singing sessions with Fiona Ritchie, Cathy Jordan of Dervish…
May 20 2015
May 20, 2105
Spring in Vermont is so gorgeous after the long winter. Lilacs are blooming, the leaves are that impossible lime green color, and we are spending lots of time outdoors, enjoying the long days. I am adding new shows almost every…
Mar 2 2015
March 2, 2015
Well, here I am back in the snowy mountains of Vermont! Wow, lots of snow here. I had a great adventure, traveling to Nova Scotia in January, then on to Glasgow, Scotland with Otis Tomas, Deanie Cox, Paul MacDonald, a…
Jan 4 2015
January 2015 update
Happy New Year! This one seems to be shaping up very nicely. I have been practicing my mandolin parts in preparation for The Fiddletree's performance at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall January 23 at 8pm as part of Scotland's Celtic Connections…
Nov 5 2014
November update
I look out at "Stick Season" here in Vermont-between foliage and snow cover-lovely landscape any season.
My exciting news is that I will be playing at Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, Scotland January 2015! Otis Tomas' ensemble The Fiddletree will…
My exciting news is that I will be playing at Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, Scotland January 2015! Otis Tomas' ensemble The Fiddletree will…