Museum of Making Music Stands Tall in San Diego

The Museum of Making Music is a very special addition to the music community down here in the San Diego area. It’s located in Carlsbad and has special exhibits, kids programs, gallery displays, recitals, and overall just about anything music-related will be featured...

Music Across the Border

It’s the middle of festival season all across the nation, and as I have just returned from Grass Valley and am getting ready for Summergrass next month, my mind thinks on all the wonderful jams going on at all these great summer festivals.  Jamming – what joyful...

Music Across the Border

THE DAILY GRIST…“Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.” Rudyard Kipling.It’s the middle of festival season all across the nation, and as I have just returned from Grass Valley and am getting ready for Summergrass next month, my mind...

Music and Movies

The current pandemic is a difficult time for us all, and it helps to be able to escape from the daily stress and worry for a while by making some music. I’ve also found that after a session with my mandolin in the evening it’s good to relax with a bit of television....