May 3, 2012 | Events, Performance |
I’m going on tour with a rock band!!!! Yes!!! It’s true! And it’s not JUST ANY rock band, but with one of the world’s most amazing, incredible, virtuosic guitarists ever — Steve Vai! Rehearsals start in less than a month and this fall we’ll be touring...
May 3, 2012 | *RockHarp Diaries* |
Yes!!! It’s true, True, TRUE! I’m going on tour with a rock band!!!! And not JUST ANY rock band, but with one of the world’s most amazing, incredible, virtuosic guitarists ever — Steve Vai! Here’s a picture of us talking backstage when I met him in...
Apr 26, 2012 | Events, Mom, Projects |
A few years ago, I was in the middle of a show in May when I heard myself blurt out that the night before Mother’s Day is actually “Auntie’s Eve” – I happened to have a show booked for that night so I told everyone they needed to bring...
Apr 26, 2012 | Events, Performance |
This Mother’s Day Eve I’m playing a solo show at the “Circle of Friends” Coffeehouse in Franklin, MA on Saturday, May 12th at 8pm. “Circle of Friends” is a throwback to 60’s coffeehouses — in that they turn a church...
Apr 25, 2012 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Random Thoughts |
Yesterday, at the Rethink Music conference in Boston, I attended an especially ReThink-inspiring session called “Disruptive Innovation,” a workshop led by NuevoStage.com Co-Founder & CEO Max Wessel and innovation researcher James Allworth (see tiny...
Apr 19, 2012 | Performance, Projects, StreetHarp |
I’m preparing for an interview with radio host Jacky Ankeles tomorrow morning to talk about my upcoming show at the Shalin Liu in Rockport, MA this Saturday, April 21st. Jacky sent a few questions for me to think about, I started answering via blog. Her first...
Apr 19, 2012 | Performance, Random Thoughts |
I’m preparing for an interview with radio host Jacky Ankeles tomorrow morning to talk about my upcoming show at the Shalin Liu in Rockport, MA this Saturday, April 21st. Jacky sent a few questions for me to think about, I started writing out answers —...
Apr 12, 2012 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Events, Performance |
Years ago at the College of Marin, where I first got serious about learning harp, I took a Physical Education class from a teacher whose name I wish I could remember. She was talking about swimming when said that every activity has two parts: the effort and the...
Apr 10, 2012 | Random Thoughts |
A week ago, I had the chance to spend an “Up Close and Personal” evening with legendary composer, fiddler and educator Mark O’Connor. It wasn’t a date – it was a last-minute lecture sponsored by the GRAMMY® folks held at Berklee College...
