What follows is a lovely and comprehensive article by Michael Khouri, entitled “Meet Kari Tieger:  Getting Lost in the Passion of Music,” which recently appeared not only in the Barrington Times, but in all associated East Bay newspapers .  It…

Oh my, it's been a whole year since I shared a blog!  Welcome to the warm, wonderful days of late spring, as we transition into summer.  On the evening of June 25th, the Alliance Française will present their annual Fête…

Hello All, Happy Earth Day and welcome to Spring, although today there's a blustery wind and the temperature is not expected to climb out of the 40s.  However there are spring blossoms and buds on the trees, and the warmer…

Greetings, All.  2020 is waning fast -- in two days' time we will arrive at the end, and start fresh with the new calendar year 2021.  In my house, this is a major event.  With no exaggeration, we keep 20…

Happy Holidays!!

On December 3rd, my granddaughter entered this world. With both parents being musicians, it's entirely likely that she too will be musical. And if so, since her grandmother, great grandfather, and great great grandmother are and were also…

Some of the things I've done in recent weeks to pass the time include attending online workshops to try to develop new skills, vocalizing, and practicing.  This morning just for a lark, I (re-) sightread Beethoven's Sonatina in G Minor,…

Last month we tackled Like Raindrops and on March 3rd we will take on Dark Night of the Soul.  Kevin's songs are notoriously difficult to sing, so I work on them daily, leading up to the next session. We will…

Happy New Year!!  Now that the Holidays are behind us, Jon Brennan, Matt Ricci and I are resuming work on the Nightsong project.  I'll be recording some vocals later this month, and we hope to begin filling in more backing…

It seems the Holidays are upon us, or as the French call them "les Fetes de Fin d'Annee," and several months have sped by since our August concert. 

Surprisingly, I didn't include any photos from that performance in my previous…

The August 25th Senior Series Concert in Central Falls expanded to include Jon Patrick Brennan and Erin Quinton (as well as Kirk Feather and yours truly), so it was actually an Eclectic Quartet performance. With a more ambitious set list…