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  • Borrowed Violin

    Borrowed Violin

    When I was 14, as an incoming freshman at Riley High School, I started to use a school viola. It was old (to me.) The varnish was a dull brown. It was big, though, a 17 inch-er. It had a dated alligator skin case, but it had a sound that was both crisp and rich.

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  • How Come? – ASAAF S3 Ep. 5

    How Come? – ASAAF S3 Ep. 5

    Imagine receiving a mysterious package one day on your doorstep. It contains photos of events from your childhood, but from a different point of view other than the one you remember. A picture of you blowing out the birthday candles, your face in profile, and you see the print of walpaper – how had you

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  • Baby, One More Shot

    Baby, One More Shot

    Bonus content and commentary to my Podcast episode with Troy Yeager. If you stream the song, you’ll see the art work features a young man in a leather jacket whispering into the ear of a young woman. The story behind the cover: the name of the EP was “Dive Bar Girl,” also the name of

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Folk Singer for Hire

Bars, coffee houses, churches, libraries, camps, campfires…wherever people gather, I can add lively and surprising entertainment or erichment

Have fiddle will travel

I enjoy backing up bands and singers with violin or viola. I have contributed to many recordings as a session player over the years. I also will play a solo set with storytelling.

photo credit: Tim Gray. Live photos from a concert at St. Paul’s Church, Mishawaka, IN.

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