~ Twist of Hemp Week 20 ~ The woodland is quiet all around. Everyone, sheltering in place. But if you listen closely to the ground, and in the trees, you…
Lying low in Splendid Isolation
"This is the time to be slow, Lie low to the wall Until the bitter weather passes. Try, as best you can, not to let The wire brush of doubt…
Cran Central Station – Twist of Hemp week 9
The pipers are learning a new march this quarter, their fingers attempt the gymnastics of a classic pipers move, The Cran. They bubble and dwiddle, sparkle and dribble, deedle and…
The Staredown ~Twisted Hemp, week 6
Pipes are nigh on impossible to keep in tune. Especially in winter! John Joe, and so many like him, take to more magical ways of dealing with temperamental reeds..... Like…
In my ears
In this past year, I had the opportunity to do some album cover art for a delectable collection of Christmas tunes crafted by Andrew Finn Magill. You can hear a…
A Twist of Hemp
Meet John Joe Badger. .... and his story in the coming weeks. ..... and...... And maybe, A borrowed practice set of Uillean Pipes. Loads upon loads of humility and…
Pacing
https://youtu.be/mwcpOl5fHhE Too fast paced of late. Frenetically crossing to-do lists off as if penance for up-coming traveling. Only time out of doors can check this process. Finally the temperatures drop…
Like a River – Flowing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06Qm-Z5OsHw (give the video til 30 seconds in.....) Laundry hangs on the line, drying best it can in this humidity before we hit the road again. On my desk are…
Comings, Goings. Doings, Beings.
"I don't want realism. I want magic." ~Tennessee Williams There is much coming and going of late. Hither and thither we work and play. I'll share a bit here as…
Comings, Goings. Doings, Beings.
"I don't want realism. I want magic." ~Tennessee Williams There is much coming and going of late. Hither and thither we work and play. I'll share a bit here as…