So a few days ago, I was truly a sad and dejected cellist. For many months, I'd been planning to attend PhilCon to perform with Sooj, but when it came right down to it, the con just didn't have the budget to get me there. And, when I checked the airfares to see if I could afford the tickets myself, I saw why: airline tickets within 2 weeks of ( Read more... )

What an amazing and wonderful week! Tricky Pixie met in Memphis for the International Folk Alliance conference (from last Wed thru Sun) -- four solid days of performances, workshops, and all-night jamming. We had multple showcases throughout the week (most of them in the wee hours of the morning -- for example, 1 AM). All our performances went ( Read more... )

Raven, my new black five-string carbon-fiber cello, arrived today via overnight Fedex from Massachusetts. Raven is sleek and black and iridescent and very beautiful. I've been waiting impatiently for his arrival for seven long weeks. Unfortunately, he only stayed and played for about an hour, and then I had to pack him back up and send him back ( Read more... )

A friend just pointed me to the following very cool YouTube video of a cello quartet (of sorts) playing Ravel's Bolero.