Once again, this year at the Evart dulcimer festival was a great experience. There was a lot of good music both during the stage show as well as small groups playing together just for the fun of it. I attended…

The third weekend in September was a new experience for me with traveling to the National Hammer Dulcimer Championship held during the Walnut Valley Music Festival in Winfield, Kansas.

It was the first time I had ever entered a musical…

On June 28th, I released a new album of fingerstyle guitar hymn arrangements with a companion book featuring the 14 arrangements on the album for those who'd rather play it themselves. It has been a long time in the coming…

Always fun, this year at the Evart dulcimer festival was a great experience. It was wonderful to see more people attending once again and there was lots of good music both during the stage show as well as small groups…

Sounds of the Season was a concert held the first weekend in December and featured the Bells of Peace Community Handbell Choir, the Woman's Philharmonic Chorus, and the A.M.E.N. Chorus, with Angela Warner directing. It came off beautifully both nights…

The Midland Folk Music Festival had a smaller turnout this year, but it was still fun to play with other musicians, and things were well organized by the workshop and stage show coordinators. There was encouraging feedback from concert goers…

The Evart Funfest (July 13–15, 2023) was a great experience; I received quite a bit of positive feedback and taught a large workshop (around 40 advanced hammered dulcimer players) for the first time. I also enjoyed a smaller question-and-answer session…

The Way of the Cross Leads Home album is available for streaming. Now you can listen to the entire release or just a track or two on multiple platforms, including Spotify, iTunes, YouTube Music, and Amazon. You can listen on…

Held the third weekend in July in Evart, MI, this festival focused on the hammered and mountain dulcimers but included acoustic instruments of all sorts (no band instruments). For more info on the festival, visit the ODPC webpage (evartdulcimerfest.org)…