I'm looking over my repertoire and putting together lists of music that needs work in the next few days before I go to Chile. I've been focused on the upcoming 2018 recording session, so I've been writing, arranging, learning, and retaining new material; but now I need to switch gears. In South America I anticipate that I'll mainly be playing ( Read more... )

I know it's been a hard year for a lot of people, but personally it's treated me fairly well even as I mourn for various people and events. I'd like to thank everyone who made this year so good for my music and travels; it's been a very full year for me, and I can't believe so much has happened in a mere twelve months ( Read more... )

I'm going to a New Year's Eve party and I just read the invitation; it's a wake for a brutal year, and we'll be bringing sentiments to burn and wishes for the new year. It's a fairly standard Yule ritual, and not my first rodeo. But like everything else, as I approach my fortieth birthday, it carries a lot of memories ( Read more... )

Having experienced my first Renaissance Festival at Baycrafters (see Origin Story Part I), I went off to college. I was dating a girl in Dayton, Suzzi Bibby, while going to school in Columbus, and I accumulated a lot of miles between the cities. It was she who introduced me to the Ohio Renaissance Festival ( Read more... )

After a few weeks of research and the examples of several dear friends, I'm putting together a Patreon crowdfunding campaign. I'm shooting video this week and hope to take it live next week. Thank you all so much for all of your support over the years, and for keeping independant art alive!

I just rolled into Pescara, where I played a few sets eight years ago but haven't done much since. I stopped by for a layover in recent years, though, and decided it deserves a second shot so I'm walking the streets with two days off before I play again, seeing potential everywhere ( Read more... )

I've dallied elsewhere many times but I always come back to the joy I take in the sixteenth century ( Read more... )

It's official: my newest album, Dulce Melos, will be released 20 May! I named it for the Medieval Latin phrase for "sweet sound" that was later anglicized to "dulcimer ( Read more... )

I wrapped up recording three weeks ago, and I've been spending a lot of time thinking and researching on what I might like to do for the next one. I've spent a couple afternoons in university music libraries and reviewed what worked best and came naturally on the last album, and I've already got a pretty good idea of what will be on the next ( Read more... )

I can hardly believe it's been 10 years ( Read more... )