Tag: guitar
Christmas, Advent, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, Solstice, the changes of winter: whatever you celebrate this time of year, it is a season for the seeking out and giving gifts. Earlier on, …
Part of travel is the direct experience of being present, walking streets, hiking hills, tasting food, hearing conversations, seeing the quality of light, seeing the quality of life…being present …
Fiddle, flute, guitar: each has a part in the sound of Ireland. Each can help you know Ireland, even when you are at a distance. Ballads, jigs, reels, slow …
The music of Ireland is at its heart about the telling of stories. High powered stage shows, hearty drinking songs, and sentimental ballads all have their place. They often …
(Part of the Austin Rocks series of posts by a local about things to do and see in Austin, Texas) It’s not hard to find good live music in a place …
Music and travel: they go together, even if you’re not musically inclined in other areas of your life. Instruments, songs, stories, languages, tone, rhythm, melody all evoke sense of …
I’m enthralled. In a display case in front of me is the last guitar Elvis Presley ever played on stage. It’s a Martin D-28 and he used it at …
A time of harvest, of gathering in, of celebrating, of looking back and looking forward, remembering the work of summer and preparing for what is to be learned in …
Celebrations of faith, the turn of seasons, graduations, weddings… late spring is a time of reflection for many reasons. Here are three albums which are good companions along such …
Dean Magraw is a Minnesota based guitarist whose diverse interests and well honed skills have led him to play with Americana heartland songwriter Greg Brown, fiery fiddle based Irish …