Between my Irish trad band Coppers & Brass and my folk-rock duo with Jeffrey C. Capps The Soft and Low, I have an October filled with performances that one could attend and still get home in plenty of time to watch at least half a season of something (might I suggest Derry Girls?) October 13 (Sunday) Kalona Brewing Company with The Soft and Low. 6 pm. October… Read More This just in: music and sleep need not be mutually exclusive!
Jeffrey C. Capps says it best: “There’s just something about playing music in a place that feels like your living room … with really exceptional mood lighting and delicious beer.“ Mark your calendars: Saturday, Sept 14 at 8 pm at Sanctuary Pub.
I’m thrilled to share this information from my friends at ArtFarm19! I will be there with bells on. Bells and heaven knows what else. Anything is possible. Dear creative friends and collaborators, I wanted to let you know about ArtFarm19, a festival of creativity happening near Iowa City this July. ArtFarm19 brings together artists, educators,… Read More ArtFarm19, a festival of creativity hosted at Scattergood from July 4 – August 3
I have very good days and very hard days. Just like you. On the very hard days, I try a number of things to get back in tune. Different things work on different days. Social media never works. Dogs are a pretty reliable win. Poetry has never let me down. Naomi Shihab Nye wrote this… Read More Buttonhole
The Front Porch Music Festival is coming up again this Saturday, June 8 in the Longfellow neighborhood in Iowa City! Free? √ Accessible? √ Inclusive? √ Family-friendly? √ Dog-friendly? √ FUN?! √ √ √ This year, I am delighted to be joined by several of my fiddle students. We will play from 4-5 pm on… Read More The Front Porch Music Festival is this Saturday, June 8!
Wyoming was an unforgettable adventure. I’m so grateful.
John Rapson is that rare professor whose teaching leaves such an imprint on your mind and heart that you remain indebted forever. For this reason, I agreed to be part of this project well before I fully understood what it was. Then I read Kathryn Schulz’s June 2016 New Yorker article that inspired John and Nielo… Read More Hot Tamale Louie at Coe College 3/23
Hot Tamale Louie hits the road again tomorrow for the first (and second) of nine shows that we’re doing over the next two months in Iowa and Wyoming. See my ‘upcoming’ page for details.
Hello friends! I’m sharing this article because the writer explains what happens to also be my reason that I don’t use the “person-centered language” I was taught 20 years ago in special education classes when referring to my child. You may have already noticed that I consistently say “my son is autistic” instead of “my… Read More Autistic
The Family Folk Machine, the intergenerational musical group that has earned numerous accolades in its five-year history and of which I am a proud band member, will perform a benefit concert for Veterans For Peace Chapter #161 at the Unitarian Universalist Society on Sunday, February 17th at 3:00 pm. The concert will feature FFM singers and… Read More Benefit Concert for Veterans for Peace Chapter #161
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