For my 17th birthday, my uncle gave me a McSpadden dulcimer. He had asked me, “What do you want for your birthday, Aaron?” I specifically remember over-reaching, and asked for a [very expensive - $60] ...
On the last weekend in June, I sat in the hot summer sun on a sweeping lawn beside Swan Lake on the grounds of Soka University in Calabasas, listening to Linda Brockinton fingerpick traditional and ...