Virginia, Pipelines and Old Friends- with F.M Turner and Kevin Knight
The Theme of this Blog :Â Community Organizing to Stop Gas Pipeline, Visiting Old Friends, and meeting new Songwriters. This weekend I took a long anticipated trip back to my home town, Blacksburg, Virginia. Here I linked up with my long … Continue reading →
The Magic Penny- Giving Instruments to kids
Dear Friends and Supporters. I have a beautiful success story to share with you. Something really important happened this weekend. I was invited to perform at a benefit concert on saturday afternoon for a 3 year old girl who is … Continue reading →
Train Songs-Portland to San Francisco
I boarded the train in Portland with a guitar and a Ukulele. It was an all night train, 17 hours beginning at 2pm, ending at 8am the next day. After discovering the sight seeing car, where people sit to watch … Continue reading →
Portland House Concert- Music in Unlikely Places Tour, Section 1 Sept 2012
I traveled via Bolt Bus from Seattle to arrive Portland and meet up with the Primordial Soul Sisters, the lovely sirens whom I met at SInging Alive in Oregon. I enjoyed getting to know Portland via bike ride and park … Continue reading →
South East Tour 2012- How I love Farmers Markets and the Blue Ridge Mountains
A beautiful home coming for me in both Asheville North Carolina and Southwest Virginia. The Journey began with a gig at the Sacred Embodiment center in Asheville, North Carolina, a sweet community space that hosts music, dance and other community … Continue reading →
Salem, Oregon
An evening at the lovely Ike Box Theater in Salem Oregon, I enjoyed accompanying musically for the Salem Playback Theater Troupe. I sincerely love narrating dance, theater and scenery with musical musings. I was invited to join the Portland Playback … Continue reading →
Eugene, Oregon
Wow, what a lovely show in Eugene Oregon last sunday night. The space was held nicely for a house concert, in a lovely backyard dance studio. I played a nice first set, sharing my love for appalachian sing alongs, and … Continue reading →
Mud puddles on the bad bus
ietnamese will take care of you, if you smile and wave. I held onto my ukulele, and my backpack sat tight and heavy on my back as Sophia raced through afternoon motor bike traffic to the cities northern bus station. … Continue reading →
The monsoon rains clean my soul
So much to say, so little time to write it all down. The magic continues to unfold. My second week in Vietnam, and I feel though I have experienced life times of love, friendship, food and adventure. Today I went … Continue reading →