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Making A Joyful Noise For Justice! 

Last night I was finally able to be a direct part of something AMAZING! My musical partner, Sandy Andina, and I have been on tour for most of the last month. I left Madison on February 13th; the day before the protests on Capitol Square began. It’s been making me crazy to not be in Madison to participate directly. However, Sandy and I had contractual obligations and verbal commitments which we had to meet I’ve been doing what I could by remote control. I’ve been passing along information from one…

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03/10/2011

The National Anthem 

Much has been made of Christina Aguilera’s singing of the National Anthem before the Super Bowl (at least by a lot of folkies). Let’s start with the basics. The Star Spangled Banner is very nearly unsingable under the best of circumstances. It tends to require the vocal range of three people to hit all of the notes accurately. That having been said, we should take a closer look at this whole idea Ms. Aguilera is not the first singer to stylize our National Anthem half to death nor is she likely to…

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02/09/2011

What A SUMMER! 

Howdy It’s been an interesting summer, so far; full of touring, a new CD, knee surgery, and radio comedy Knee surgery? Yes, Sandy’s knee went wonky on her just after we came back from Hays, KS. She had the procedure done last week and is recovering swiftly. She is slowly beginning to brave stairways again. She’ll be fine by the time we get to our big event later this month. BIG EVENT? Yes, we have finally done it! Our new CD, “Two Guitars, A Dulcimer, and an Attitude”, is ready to roll.…

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08/03/2010

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