Its funny how so many things flow in cycles. Up, down; busy, not so busy.
This summer was largely what you’d call the “ not-so-busy” part of the cycle. Things were pretty quiet musically, with the time split between goofing off and logging hours in the practice room (always a good thing), learning new tunes and listening a lot . [...]
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Cycles
Posted in Gigs, Inspiration, Music & Spirituality, Performance on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Post-Festival: Mill Race 2009
Posted in Gigs on August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Andy, Niamh, Anne & I had a great time playing the Mill Race Festival of Traditional Folk Music this past weekend in Cambridge, ON. Luckily, we had one of the few rain-free weekends of the summer; the weather was gorgeous and perfect for three days of non-stop outdoor performances.
Lots of great music, great tunes with fantastic [...]
New tracks and Hawp back in the saddle!
Posted in Creative Process, Gigs, Recording projects on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Its been a couple of months since Hawp has had the chance to play together, following Andy & Niamh’s relocation to Nova Scotia. But as we gear up for this weekend’s spots at the Mill Race Festival of Traditional Folk Music in lovely Cambridge, ON, its better than ever!
Today’s rehearsal began shortly after 2 pm, was followed by a wonderful pasta [...]
Great Fun @ the Maynooth Celtic Festival
Posted in Gigs on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We had a wonderful time playing the Maynooth Celtic Festival this past weekend! Gorgeous country, great hospitality, wonderful folks.
The Friday afternoon drive up was plagued with traffic snarls (argh!) until we got outside TO. After that, though…a nice, scenic ride. Had dinner at a nice little pub in Bancroft and got to town around 8 [...]
Dulcimerhead & Spiritfest – Newmarket, ON
Posted in Creative Process, Gigs, Music & Spirituality on April 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A few months ago I met this really cool artist & mountain dulcimer player, David Rankine, at the Owen Sound Celtic Festival. We were sitting next to each other in a “Tunesmithing” workshop where, you guessed it, we shared our tunes and talked about how we write them. We both liked each others stuff and [...]
Great gig @ Cafe 13 (Cambridge, ON)
Posted in Gigs on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So Andy and I had a great time playing at Cafe 13 in Cambridge last night! It was a fantastic room and a wonderful setting to perform (or hear music) in -can’t recommend it highly enough. The show was presented very well, and we felt very comfortable being there.
We debuted some brand new material tonight and based on the [...]
HAWP! @ The Owen Sound Celtic Festival 2008
Posted in Gigs on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last summer my good friend and (not so) minor guitar deity Andy Webster approached me about working together on a project he had in mind which would meld tunes, songs and dance. Of course I said yes, cuz, well, its Andy. (When you hear him play, you’ll understand.) With Jay Weiler on fiddle, Jenn Tompkins and Ciaran Myers [...]
