Words and Music

This is my personal blog, where I can document my interests in words, music, concerts, travel, and guitar-building.

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The Splinters Music at Nourish

Comments Off Posted by on November 27, 2011

J Johnson and I did a mini-set at Nourish Open Mike run by Ellen Schmidt. That means instead of the usual one song per act we got to do three songs before the feature act. We started with the fast fiddle tune, June Apple, then slowed it down a bit with Ook Pik Waltz, and [...]

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Martin Guitar Factory Tour

4 Comments Posted by on April 30, 2011

After we visited Lucas at college for his award ceremony, I fulfilled a life-long dream to visit C.F. Martin, and Co., purveyors of fine guitars for since 1833 in Nazareth, PA. I’ve only been on the east coast since 1981, but I’ve owned a Martin D-35 since I bought one in 1977(?) in Flagstaff, AZ. [...]

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