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In lieu of social media, here is a simple newsletter to stay up on my recordings, performances, banjo tutorials, and general musings 8^)
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Dog Daze (opens the original)
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Hi Every Buddy,Folks have been talking about the Dog Days for a long time. The ancients believed that the intense summer swelter was on account of the nearness of Sirius to the sun during these months; their forces combined leading to extra heat. Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, is in the constellation Canis Major. Hence - the Dog Days.For me this time of year is always a struggle between busyness and lethargy. From running full speed to laying on a cold floor panting. It’s now when I star
Thanks (opens the original)
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Truly and sincerely, thanks. For listening, for coming to shows, for ordering CDs and vinyl, and for following along with banjo tutorials. For the banjo players among us, I just posted a new tutorial about one of the songs from the new album: I’ve Endured. It does feel like that a little. Don’t get me wrong, performing and sharing music are my life’s greatest joy. But to an introvert, a four-month long album release campaign does feel like a season of endurance! Endlessly screaming “look at me!”
I've Endured - Banjo Tutorial (opens the original)
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Thanks everyone who has listened to and supported my new album When I Am a Fossil. The Bluegrass Situation described it as “old time with plenty of modern twists…”I want to focus on one track from the album here - an Ola Belle Reed classic - I’ve Endured. A beautiful song done in so many beautiful ways. My version is certainly not based in anything traditional, just my own meanderings while exploring the F tuning. In the tutorial (at the bottom of this
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