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Farewell Michelle! A 3-Month Student Intensive Ends

May 27, 2010 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning | 2 comments

For the last 3 months, Australian harpist Michelle Smith has been here at HipHarp Headquarters doing intensive studies with me. Michellle’s only been playing 3 years, but she’s serious about making a career playing harp, is already a great Burlesque...

“Burnt Food Museum” Gets a Few Questions

May 27, 2010 | Burnt Food Museum | 0 comments

I recently received a query from a national TV show about the “Burnt Food Museum” of which I am the founder and primary contributor. They asked me some great questions, so here they are, with my answers: Curator & Founder’s Background: Q: A bit...

From Musical Theater to Guerrilla Theater: Lab Coats Dress for Success

May 25, 2010 | Events | 0 comments

My neighbor, Betsy, recently sent out a neighborhood bulletin asking for “occupational clothing.” Betsy’s teaching a course called “Social Change in Action” at Boston College and the clothing was part of the students’ field work. I just happened to have 20...

Burnt Food For Thought

May 13, 2010 | Burnt Food Museum | 0 comments

When my wellness-coach, Natalie, saw the article about my Burnt Food Museum in the Boston Globe, she said it made her think of the piece I debuted in my shows last weekend, a 15-minute musical stream-of-consciousness that weaves together some of my favorite songs...

Mother’s Day Weekend Shows – Feedback Page

May 7, 2010 | Audience Feedback | 5 comments

I’m trying new material at my Mother’s Day shows this weekend (details on the shows below) – so I’m psyched!! And I’m setting up this page so people who come to the shows will have a place to give feedback. I’ll try to get back...

The Shape of Empty Space

May 3, 2010 | People I Meet | 3 comments

It’s a little before 7 on a Thursday morning. I’m heading to NYC to see a workshop of my friend Gunnar’s new musical “The Shaggs – A History of the World.” I’ve just discovered the Megabus, which costs less than $15 from...

One Mom’s Legacy of Music and Burnt Food

Apr 30, 2010 | Burnt Food Museum, Mom | 0 comments

My mother left me two legacies at the end of her short life, both sprung from the same idea: great art can spontaneously appear anywhere, anytime. The first legacy was her music, which was impromptu and spectacular. She was a trained singer and a natural actress but...

Two Horses Running – My Mom as a Paradox

Apr 21, 2010 | Mom | 2 comments

Because she died so young, I’m now older than my mother. But she’s still my mother. That’s non-negotiable. I’m still struggling to be exactly like her and nothing like her. She was – for me – paradox embodied. She could be physically violent and she was also...

Mother’s Day Revisited

Apr 16, 2010 | Mom | 8 comments

I used to have a tradition of playing Mother’s Day shows. It gave me a built-in excuse to talk about my mother — which I always do anyway — but in Mother’s Day shows I felt I had more license. When I see families, multi-generations, at my...

Updraft of the Soul

Mar 17, 2010 | Celtic Memories | 2 comments

Remembering the Edinburgh Folk Festival, years ago. Singer-songwriter Archie Fisher hea ded the festival and every year there’d be one show where he’d choose a group of musicians who’d never met. He’d put us in a theater first thing in the...

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