Champion Fiddler, Inspired Performer
Christina and I have been doing some rearranging of the furniture, and it really feels like things just keep settling in more and more. Tonight I was inspired to play Home Sweet Home, because as cheesy as it sounds, there really is no place like home. My favorite recording of this is Buddy Spicher playing [...]
I have been saving Lady Be Good for a Day where I have some good musicians to play with, because it’s such a fun tune to play as a band. Tonight, Jim Abraham and Brent Hawley are over to prepare for our gig opening for April Verch at Avogadro’s Number on Thursday night. We had [...]
Who knew there were so many flat-out beautiful tunes out there. Edelweiss is another one of those contenders for the most beautiful song contest in my book. Rodgers and Hammerstein really hit a home run with this one. There are a lot of good songs in “The Sound of Music”, but to me this one [...]
I originally learned this tune when I was about 12 from Heather Humphries, who was my first “real” fiddle teacher. Before Heather, I had violin teachers trying to teach me fiddle tunes, and I played tunes that I learned by ear from my dad or grandpa. Heather is a really sweet lady, and not only [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RELEASE: Fort Colllins, CO- Starting June 1st, 2011, Have you ever wanted to write a theme song for a film? Songwriters, Poet lyricists, and instrumentalists alike are invited to submit entries for the String Theory Film Theme Song Contest. Filmmaker & musician, Vi Wickam in association with AVAIYA Media is creating the [...]
