Finally found my camera cord and was able to upload pictures from the past month, including a few from some great concerts I saw up in Iowa City. They are kind of “artsy” because I didn’t want to use a flash and distract the performers. (clicking on any of the pix should take [...]

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When I was at the Song School in August I had the pleasure of taking a creative writing class with performing singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick. She gave us a great exercise to get the creative juices flowing, and listened to a few people’s songs and gave them feedback.
After the class I mentioned to her [...]

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Well, I feel bad for not posting this sooner, but better late than never eh? The Institute for Musical Arts is holding a fundraising auction on eBay. They need $150,000 to complete a state-of-the-art recording studio at their campus in Goshen, MA. The auction has been going on since March 8th, but there [...]

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So I’m reading about Melissa Ferrick and how she is playing with Ani DiFranco for the “Handful of Dates Tour” this September and I’m thinking, “Oh bummer, with just a few dates it’s probably just big cities.” I click through to the info page and what do I see but
“Iowa City, IA – [...]

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