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Apr 11, 20232 min read

Time to Talk Cactus

As I finish the last proofing of David's 1991 week long workshop, I have been relistening to his thoughts on bending notes and, then,...

Feb 10, 20221 min read

A little "good-spooky" story

I know how this is going to sound. I just want you to know that I swear it happened. I was in the middle of some serious burnout. So,...

Feb 2, 20223 min read

The "Good-spooky" stuff

I mentioned earlier that there have been all kinds of events related to this project that I call "good-spooky" kinds of stuff. I usually...

Dec 27, 20213 min read

Roger Nicholson

Rick shot me an email today in which he commented on the Jack Master's track from the "Merry Christmas from David" post; "As I listened...

Dec 18, 20212 min read

Publishing Day

Well, there it is: the Pluck e-Book is now live on Amazon. Print book coming very soon. It's a very strange feeling to see it on the...

Nov 15, 20212 min read

David and the Harmonica

One of the first things I learned about David Schnaufer when I started my research was that the dulcimer was not his first instrument;...

Nov 10, 20212 min read

Meet Jean Ritchie

Unless you lived through the folk music times starting in the forties, you may or may not have heard of Jean Ritchie. When I started the...

Nov 7, 20212 min read

Behind the Writing of Pluck (Part 1)

When we moved to southern Kentucky in 2013, a local friend invited me to visit her dulcimer club to hear the members play. The...