Here’s some fantastic Canadian fiddle music featuring Graham and Eleanor Townsend…The Four String Polka
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Enemies: A Love Story
One good (but unfortunate) way of accumulating a pile of books to read is to break your ankle. In no time after my injury I found myself awash in reading material, all kinds of reading material. This was welcome, because when your mobility is seriously… Read More
Banjo Practice
Head for the hills, it’s banjo practice time. Here’s me attempting to play a fiddle tune known as The Forky Deer, or Forked Deer (say fork-kid).
Shady Grove
Shady Grove is a tune that has had a lot of play over the years. I always associate this one with Doc Watson. I learned to play a version of this tune when I started learning clawhammer, but stopped playing it for no real reason… Read More
Memphis Update
Memphis is doing well. She can get up and walk around some and she seems comfortable. This morning her bandage came off – and that means it’s time for the Elizabethan collar for a while so she doesn’t lick the incision. Memphis is not impressed… Read More
Memphis is home!!!
After surgery yesterday, Memphis has returned home. She can walk, but she does require an assist with a sling to easily get up at this point. In two weeks she will get her staples out, and she is on restricted activity for some time (just… Read More
Cook a little Shortnin’ Bread
The tune Shortnin’ Bread must be embedded deep in the genetic code of Canadians and Americans. I can’t remember not knowing that melody. Some people might call it a kid’s tune, but there are versions whose lyrics are a little more adult oriented. The melody… Read More
Some fiddle music from Kentucky (or Why Traditional Music #937)
Here’s a nice old video featuring Kentucky fiddler Marion Sumner accompanied by David Holt on guitar….
A visit from Vibe and Salvelinas
Yesterday my brother the trout, Salvelinas Fontinalis, came by for the afternoon, along with his lovely border collie Vibe. “Vibe doesn’t go up on furniture”, says Salvelinas, proudly. Hmmm. I suppose that is sort of true. Vibe goes up on the humans that are on… Read More
Surgery for Memphis
Our dear Landseer Newf Memphis is going for knee surgery today. The problem is with her cruciate ligament, which has deteriorated considerably and is causing her a lot of pain on her rear right side. Left unchecked, it will severely limit her mobility. As part… Read More
27th Street 