Ten years in…. I’ve been making smallpipes for ten years now and I remember in January 2004 trying to make a self-imposed deadline for my first customer. Making pipes, bellows, and reeds at that time before so much instruction … Continue reading →
Kidd Instruments Tooling It has been a little more than a year since we lost John Kidd, whom I was very lucky to know, though not nearly well enough, and first wrote about here. For those who didn’t know, John … Continue reading →
In November I took a month driving across the country, Asheville NC to Bellingham WA. The piper’s job is to play the music that fits everyday life, little tunes that make the workday go faster, blurring the boundary from working … Continue reading →
I’m still on tour playing in houses, festivals,bars, and churches, and I’ve been taking pictures and videos the whole way. I’m on the way to Arizona today with my final destination Houston Tx to play with Clandestine at the Mucky … Continue reading →
I’ve played three shows in Texas so far, Houston, Austin, and Big Spring. I can’t believe how lucky I’ve been with the timing to see old friends and make new ones. Having beautiful times out here. The wind mills in … Continue reading →
The Mountains to the Sound Tour, (Appalachians to Puget Sound) starts this weekend and takes your humble piper from Asheville through Texas on the way to the Bay area of California and up to Washington before returning to play with … Continue reading →