Ponderings

One of my best friends and I have lunch together every week. We used to go out for “girls night out” together… That then became “girls after work” together… Then it became “girls lunch at Pizza Delight”… Now it has become “let’s go for a walk, cook food for each other and drink tea.” It’s […]

Here we are half way through 2012. It is now July, so the first six months are complete. Back in January I blogged about my goals for 2012 and I thought this would be a really good time to revisit those goals and see how I am doing! Goal #1: Improving my health. I would […]

What is better than new clothes? Old clothes that fit again! I have a drawer of clothing that used to fit me back in university and even back in high school… I knew that it no longer fit, but I just couldn’t bear to get rid of it as I hoped to be able to […]

Well, I guess the first step to recovery is admitting that you have a problem, right? I am addicted to taking courses, and love learning new things. My mother and I were talking about this the other day, and in the last 10 years I have taken guitar, piano and cello lessons. I have also […]

I recently did a gig with my band Different Folk where at first we messed everything up. We were playing in a new venue and had hoped to make a good first impression. We started songs in the wrong key, forgot words, messed up fiddle tunes. Pretty much anything that could go wrong did. As […]

St. Anne’s Reel, Big John McNeil, Orange Blossom Special… These are all fiddle tunes that have been played a million times, and because of that, fiddlers have a mixed relationship with them. As a matter of fact, in all styles of music, there are pieces or songs like this, such as Pachelbel’s Canon in classical […]

Tweet, update, blog, pin… As with many people now, these are all activities that occupy a part of my time, generally every day. I am involved in social media, and have been for several years now, but still find it to be a bit of a mystery! For me, all of this activity is part […]

“Which style of music do you like playing the most?” This is a very common question, and one that I dread! I am never able to answer the question the way that people would like… with a simple answer. Nothing in life is ever simple! I was thinking about this the other day and remembered […]