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Use the photographs link....
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For those of you looking for information about the upcoming Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival, I should have the new web site at least partially ready by the time we get back in the US on Friday, February 4. In a nutshell we're holding a festival at the Moun...
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It is nearly 3 in the afternoon and I'm just now settling down in my hotel room. David, Zach and I ran to the mall, yes - to an Apple store, so Zach could buy a Mac-Mini for his brother, and so David could seek help with issues we've been having with the...
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Hello from the back of bus 2 where it is now a few minutes after 8am and we are just a few miles from Buffalo. Our trip from Manchester overnight has taken quite a bit longer than we expected but I haven't gone up front yet to find out why. Generally if...
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The high temperature was in the single digits today in Montreal. Last night as we crossed northern New York's Adirondack Mountains the temp was around minus 20....
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Sound check was delayed over an hour this afternoon as the crew is still scrambling to be ready show time which is a less than an hour away. The work done by the crew here is incredible and incredibly demanding. We all know the show will be ready eve...
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Sorry I didn't post anything yesterday. I spent the entire day doing tasks involving our upcoming Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival, plus working on a new song.The festival is shaping up nicely and our latest news is that mountain dulcimer player Steve Seife...
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A rather rowdy crowd tonight at the Mohegan Sun made for a really fun concert. I'm reminded once again what an important role the audience plays in the energy level at a show. Thanks folks for your applause and smiles and to all of you I met in the lo...
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It is snowing cats and dogs here in Uncasville, white ones of course. Fortunately we have a rather short drive after tonight's show up to Worcester. This hotel is my favorite of all the places we've ever stayed. The decor is very earthy and if you ign...
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I really enjoyed last night’s Radio City Music Hall performance and hated to say goodbye to such a beautiful hall and great acoustics. Tonight we’re back in a hockey arena here in Albany. The sound crew actually enjoys the reverb thickened sound th...
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In a previous post, I promised more detail about our adventure in the blizzard yesterday. The real story begins Friday night when I warily told David that I'd go running around with him and a police officer buddy of his on Saturday. I wanted to go. Af...
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Good morning all - I just posted a new set of pictures. Use the photographs link....
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David and I took our time returning home this evening. I'll post a new round of pictures on Sunday instead of tonight. I did prepare a little quicktime move made from a few of the Radio City pictures. Use the Photographs link to navigate to the 2005 pi...
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Here's a brief accounting of what has gone on so far today - David Hudson and I started out this morning on a tour of New York City with a policeman friend of David's. Adventure seems to seek us out.The plan was for Allen, our host, to show us around th...
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I walked back to the hotel room after our sound check at Radio City Music Hall. I snapped a few pictures while there which you can see by clicking the Photographs link.Our next two show's at Radio City are going to be in front of a sold out house. We're...
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I walked back to the hotel room after our sound check at Radio City Music Hall. I snapped a few pictures while there which you can see by clicking the Photographs link.Our next two show's at Radio City are going to be in front of a sold out house. We're...
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I just posted a few pictures I took today in Central Park. Use the Photographs link....
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I just got back from breakfast with David Hudson at the Manhattan Cafe here in New York City. It was only a couple of blocks from the hotel but David, who is used to Cairnes' tropical weather, nearly froze. It is hard to imagine what it feels like for...
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Greetings from Wilkes-Barre, PA where it has been snowing all day and just about anything that can be cancelled has been. It is just too cold and wet to go outside so I've spent my 44th birthday in my hotel room practicing. We head to the arena around ...
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The winter 2005 leg of my adventure on the road arrived on the scene much too quickly. It gets harder and harder to say goodbye to my family and leave my home in which I'm very content for 5 weeks of hotels and bumpy bus rides. But, off I go, reminding my...
