9/27/16 Debates and Mandolins

Yes, I watched the debate. I was not impressed. Hillary promises things she can’t deliver while claiming her plan will create millions of jobs without increasing the national debt by raising taxes on the wealthy. Trump promises to create millions of jobs by cutting taxes on corporations. Neither one is likely to do either one.…

9/17/16 More Mando

I sure am having a good time here at the Monroe Mandolin Camp. Thanks Mike and Heidi, for working so hard to ensure everyone has a good time. The setting is beautiful. The accommodations are delightful. The food is better. The musical camaraderie is best. There is a full moon hovering over Nashville tonight. I…

9/15/16 Vanderbilt and Mando-Camp

The Mando camp is underway. I have had the great fortune of reacquainting myself with many friends I met last year, some of whom have returned from every point on the compass from around the globe. The number of Aussies attending is remarkable, thus this remark. France, Denmark, and Sweden are represented, too. I will…

9/5/16 Honest Work

I have come to loathe August in the Mississippi I love. It saps my strength. It strains my soul. The hot torpor, the burning sun, the rising afternoon humidity makes every move an effort worthy of Atlas, as it seems the weight of the world rests upon my shoulders, and I cannot breathe. Every shallow,…

7/21/16 Some Day You’ll Be Mine

Here’s a song I wrote that my daughter, Piper, absolutely nails, right along with the fabulous band playing with us. Captured in 2012 in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. And just for fun…. Blaine Sprouse and Bob Applebaum wearing out the tune Angelina Baker I listen to these every couple of days and never tire of…