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Downtown Denver was crowded last night as not only did we have a concert to perform, but at the same time the Denver Broncos were playing a snowy football game right next door. Toss in a few icy streets just to make it interesting, and you can imagine th...
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Wet snow began blanketing Salt Lake City just as we headed to the arena last night. The weather didn't stop 4 thousand or so fans from turning out for the show and making us feel warm and welcome. Thanks. Immediately following the show we rushed to th...
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Our flight to Salt Lake City was pleasant and uneventful. When we fly private charter it is always on a Rausch Racing Team jet, which I think is a 727. We arrived in Salt Lake to relatively warm weather so a group of us walked to a nearby mall for lunc...
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I just posted more pictures to the Photographs link as well as a short movie that shows the deep meditation some of us enter prior to taking the stage for a Yanni show. Tonight's show will be the last in Canada for this leg of the tour. Tomorrow we fly ...
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I finally have an internet connection again. It is Thanksgiving morning and Angie and I are in Edmonton, Canada. We're about to grab a bite to eat with Hussain Jiffry and David Hudson. I posted pictures from our day trip to Banff a moment ago - use the ...
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We're on the bus again headed toward the Canadian border where I'm quite sure we'll have a lengthy wait due to the many ethnicities represented in our gang. Tonight's show in Seattle was a high point of the tour for me as Ray and Sue Mooers, along with S...
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I’m on the bus now at around 12:30 AM pacific time somewhere between Portland, and Seattle where we’ll arrive around 3 AM. I’m looking forward to having breakfast with my friends Ray and Sue Mooers later this morning. They are the owners of Dusty ...
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I feel like a million bucks this afternoon after spending the morning foot cruising along Spokane's Riverwalk in a new pair of hiking shoes. I bought the shoes last night after walking to a nearby mall in 40 degree weather in my sandles. Even two pairs ...
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I just posted a bunch of pictures I took today on our charter jet flight from Bakersfield to Spokane. There are a lot of things I grumble about when it comes to life on the road. Flying a luxurious private charter isn't one of them. ...
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It's a beautiful day here in Fresno where we had a lazy day off yesterday. As I write this note a cool breeze is blowing through my hotel window. We have a show here tonight and will then travel to Bakersfield. I spent the better part of yesterday pra...
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Click on the Photographs link and then on Hershey the poodle's head....
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. . . probably wouldn’t take that long.As I travel the country on the Yanni tour I’m surprised that I haven’t met, or at least received email from more hammer dulcimer players. This may be because there just aren’t that many players out there. ...
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It is amazing how much stuff most of us choose to bring on the road. In addition to the necessary hammer dulcimer, clothing and toiletries, I travel with the following:Cell phoneLap top computerLap top computer riserIpodTwo Bose speakersPalm PilotLarge D...
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Something I didn’t expect when I started doing these tours with Yanni is how little time I would actually spend playing my hammer dulcimer. You’d think that as a touring musician the opposite would be true. But in reality the traveling, and then rec...
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It’s time for an explanation as to why I haven’t written about this tour as much as I have during past legs. In going through past journal entries I’m noticing a habit of writing that assumes most regular visitors to this web site are Yanni Fans wh...
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It's hyper-focus time as this weekend's live show recording approaches. Yesterday we ran through all the songs and the music is definitely ready which is a good thing as there's still a lot of work to be done in many other areas. The crew is still hangi...
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Use the Photographs link to see pictures posted this morning....
