Michael Terpening

M.M.M. #129 – Billy & Molly

Billy Strings & Molly TuttleDoc Watson’s 100th Birthday CelebrationLawrence Joel Veterans Memorial ColiseumWinston Salem, North CarolinaMarch, 3rd, 2023 Here are two of my favorite artists playing together. Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle actually lived in the same house when they first moved to Nashville and attempted to make a name for themselves. And did they […]

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Derring-Do

Recently I’ve been wondering whether anything’s missing in life. There’s no doubt that I’ve been blessed beyond measure and I proclaim exuberantly, “I love my life!” at least a half dozen times a week. Every once in a while however, it feels a little too safe and comfortable. When I was young, I was always

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Dirt Diary #10

Greetings from Clear Lake / Kemah, the yachting capital of Texas. We moved the land yacht into the neighborhood a couple weeks ago and have been enjoying the location immensely. I’ve been out on Double Cross a few times but we’ve spent more time walking about than biking about. So, another ‘Dirt Diary’ with no

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Dirt Diary #9

Another wonderful mid-winter day down on Galveston Bay. It looks like it’s going to be around 70 degrees again today, the perfect temperature for a walk. A morning walk, out in the bright sunshine has been the high point of our day for a few weeks now. We need to plan it around the rain

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M.M.M. #126 – Sean Canan’s Voodoo Players

Sean Canan’s Voodoo Players PRESENTSThe Last Waltz 40th Anniversary CelebrationBlue NoteColumbia, MONovember 25th, 2016Voodoo Players: Sean Canan – GuitarAndrew Weir – Keys, AccordianNeil Salsich – GuitarJonh Hussung – BassMike Murano – DrumsCast:THE BAND – Sean Canan’s Voodoo PlayersPAUL BUTTERFIELD ~ Pat KayRONNIE HAWKINS ~ by David Dearnley NEIL YOUNG ~ by Timothy Conal Carey JONI

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Bull-Frogs, A Fable

On the western edge of the High Planes in a little creek bend, on the headwaters of the Smoky Hill River, there lived a happy family of frogs. They spent their days basking in the sunshine and hopping about on the emerald green lily pads that covered their beautiful marshy pool. Until one day when

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