February 2024

M.M.M. #130 – The Dishonest Fiddler’s

The Dishonest FiddlersWallenpaupack Brewing CompanyHawley, PAJanuary 26, 2024www.thedishonestfiddlers.comDave Brown – Guitar/VocalsShawen Caden – Mandolin/Electric Guitar/VocalsJasper Paciotti – Bass/Vocals Here’s a good show by The Fiddler’s. I enjoyed it and I think you will too. There’s two one hour sets and I split them into three 40 minute recordings. I think we’ll just post one a

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Dirt Diary #11

We escaped from the metroplex a few days ago and all the mind-numbing noises that emanate from the planes, trains, and automobiles; spewing toxic exhaust from screaming engines with horns blaring and sirens wailing. It’s the price that we pay to spend time with our grandkids, and while the constant noise is irritating, the kiddos

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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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