Posted on Jul 14th, 2008
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Debi
It's been a very busy few weeks here, mostly due to two items that are more similar than I would have thought they'd be before I compared them closely. The fiddle contest, which long-time readers... More »
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Posted on Oct 25th, 2007
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Debi
I've labeled this picture as "the view from my heart," but what you don't see is what was in the periphery of this photo... I was sitting in the grass in the courtyard of our... More »
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Posted on Oct 12th, 2007
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Debi
I was chatting with a new friend the other day and mentioned something that someone else had done for fun that I wouldn't want to do. My friend said, "Ok, you don't like doing that.... More »
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Posted on Sep 25th, 2007
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Debi
My great banjo-picking friend Deborah and I will be playing a nice easy-going gig at the Brothers K Coffeehouse in Evanston this coming Saturday night (September 29) at 5:30pm. For a pretty picture of us... More »
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Posted on Jun 29th, 2007
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Debi
I've been wanting to write here about the Indiana Fiddler's Gathering . It was a wonderful experience, with so many positive components. The things that I had worried about (would I be the least experienced... More »
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Posted on Jun 20th, 2007
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Debi
I would like to learn to play the tenor banjo . I like the bright sound, and the tuning is the same as a fiddle or mandolin, so I'd just need to learn to play... More »
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Posted on Jun 8th, 2007
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Debi
My friend Karen recently posted a brilliant self-promotion in her blog. You can read it here, but suffice it to say that it inspired me to do the same here on Zaadz, where the whole... More »
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Posted on May 1st, 2007
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Debi
Make music. I told someone recently that I regret that a couple of my very closest friends have never seen me play in public with other musicians. When I think about it, that is the... More »
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Posted on Jan 29th, 2007
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Debi
I need to talk more about the Triple Trad Fest at the school this weekend. Ohhhh, my. I am so full of music now, as my friend Deborah said in an email the next day.... More »
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Posted on Jan 27th, 2007
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Debi
This weekend is the Triple Trad Fest at the Old Town School of Folk Music . This is like penicillin for my soul!!! Last night, I played in jams for almost 4 straight hours. It... More »
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