MLAG 2023 was a great success at the new venue at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, PA. Lodging was in the dormitory with camping and RV options; all meals were in the spacious dining hall and all workshops and concerts were in the student union building. All three locations were within easy walking distance. I...
Sore Fingers Summer School
The Sore Fingers Summer School is an annual teaching and performing event for Old Time and Bluegrass music which is held over one week in Kingham Hill school near the village of Chipping Norton in the Cotswold countryside. Most of the “tutors” (instructors/performers) are imported from the U.S. to teach the music and the...
Gateway Dulcimer Music Festival
The Gateway Dulcimer Music Festival is held annually in August in Fairview, Illnois near St. Louis and features instruction and performance in mountain and hammer dulcimer, autoharp, and ukulele. In 2024, I was hired to teach the autoharp section and to give a solo concert after my friend, Ivan Stiles could not fulfill the...
Northwest Autoharp Gathering
In July, 2023, I was a featured performer and instructor at NWAG near Seattle, WA. It was held in a beautiful mountain retreat surrounded by towering evergreen trees. The NWAG staff were wonderful and attendees were lovely and talented folks who love the autoharp. I taught workshops on musical modes, jug band tunes, beginner...
California Autoharp Gathering
In May, 2022, I was a featured performer at the California Autoharp Gathering near Fresno, CA. The theme for the Gathering was Folk Music. I taught three one-hour workshops on the topics of beginner technique, Bob Dyan tunes, and Judy Collins & Joan Baez tunes. Also, I gave an evening concert singing and playing...
International Autoharp Competition
I’m practicing diligently on my tunes for the International Autoharp Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas that is held in mid-September each year. In 2023, I made the Finals and was very proud of my arrangements and performances of St. Louis Blues, Crazy, Someone to Watch Over Me, and Nobody Knows...
Buckeye Dulcimer Festival
In 2023, I taught the autoharp section at the Buckeye Dulcimer Fesitval in Ashley ,Ohio which was originally planned for April, 2020, but due to the pandemic, it was postponed until April, 2021, then 2022, then 2023. This section is oriented towards the experienced beginner and the intermediate level player and will consist of...