Saturday, April 11, 2015


I have been playing the banjo for nearly four years now. This photo is from 2012 when I was less than one year into practice and had a one-year-old and four-year-old who were competing with the instrument for my attention. 

Leaving of Liverpool



A traditional sea shanty



Chilly Winds



After a long, cold New Hampshire winter, I think that many of us look forward to going where they chilly winds don't blow.

Cluck Old Hen




This traditional tune is one of my daughter’s favorites. She likes to make up new lyrics and act them out. She also drew a hen to accompany the video.


Howdjido



This is a song by Woody Guthrie. I performed it for the K-2 students at Sant Bani School in Sanbornton last spring. When I was growing up, we had a CD of Arlo Guthrie playing some of his father's “Grow Big” songs, including this one. It has been fun to revisit the music of my childhood and share it with my children and their friends.