Working at home…
I hope this post finds you and yours well enough during these challenging times. Please be good to yourself and to us all. As someone said, there is no them; there is only us… Most of my musical work has,…
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Marxophone, violin-guitar, voice, & more, much more…
I hope this post finds you and yours well enough during these challenging times. Please be good to yourself and to us all. As someone said, there is no them; there is only us… Most of my musical work has,…
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I’ve had a busy but low-key few months, dealing with breast cancer, fortunately caught early. I just finished radiation treatments this week. My prognosis is excellent, and I’m very grateful for the excellent support and care I’ve received! I had…
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Early detection saves lives! Thanks to my routine annual mammogram, I’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, fortunately caught early. I’m unafraid, hopeful of full recovery, and very grateful for health coverage and excellent care! This development has derailed my near…
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Inspired by this summer’s programming at the Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society, focused on the 100th anniversary of Maine’s ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which granted women the vote, I’m excited to be working on learning historical songs…
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I’m back home in Hiram, Maine, after three months in Teesdale, in the North East of England, where my true love David Wallace-Lawrence and I spend time each winter with family and friends. We enjoyed taking part in the rich…
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The past season, in addition to concert performances, I continued and expanded my community-oriented musical work serving faith communities, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and adult day programs, and emceeing open stages on the island of Monhegan and in Hiram,…
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I’m back in Maine after three lovely but colder-than-normal months in the north of England. While in the UK, my true love David and I enjoyed taking part in Folk on Friday singarounds in Richmond, singers and musicians nights at…
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This past summer proved very different from the plans in my last post. My true love David Wallace-Lawrence suffered a minor stroke, followed by an endarterectomy (to clear carotid artery plaque) which gave rise to complications. We’re most grateful he’s…
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I’m home after a great month on Monhegan (where this photo was taken a few years ago), and looking forward to plenty more community-oriented music this summer. While also seeking other gigs, I’ve offered my services as a guest musician…
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A couple of weeks ago I came out to the island of Monhegan, 10 miles off midcoast Maine, to see friends, play hammered dulcimer and accordion on the Trailing Yew porch before dinner, play pump organ and piano at the…
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