Blog archives for August, 2009

We had a great time at the Summer Splash concert today in Lake Oswego.    It was exciting to debut a new song called Tired of Waiting and to do some covers that are new to us.  In particular, our pianist, Aaron Pruitt, did a fantastic new arrangement of Billy Joel’s Lullaby which he dedicated to my daughter Vienna… it is so awesome and humbling to play with musicians who are such kind people on top of being amazing artists… Thanks Aaron! 

The ensemble was a fun combo of instruments—a quartet with me doing double duty violin and vocals, Ashley Peck on cello, Nate Macy doing guitar and bass and Aaron Pruitt on vocals and keys.  I hope we’ll find more opportunities to perform with this group as it is very versatile and has a fun chamber vibe to it.

Thank you so much for coming out and spending your lunch hour with us.

Back in 2000, my roommate Cary and I were living in a little vintage apartment on the Park Blocks near Portland State while I was working on my masters.  It was a depressing year… missing friends from college, the end of a relationship and the fact that our apartment’s windows faced a sliver thin inner courtyard meaning virtually no natural light was to be had.

One of the only things that kept us sane was a constant diet of good music and a favorite of ours at the time was the Windham Hill album “A Celtic Christmas.” Okay, Okay I’ll admit it:  I’ve been known to listen to Christmas Music year-round.  Who would have guessed that almost 10 years later, I would find myself going on tour with none other than the writers/performers of three of the songs on the album— Jeff Johnson and Brian Dunning.

I’ve already had the chance to play with Jeff this past Spring at the Grotto in Portland and up on Camano Island, Washington.  He and Brian’s music is wonderful—peaceful and joyful at the same time.  I can’t wait to be a part of these special concerts! 

You can check out the tour dates on the Upcoming Shows page of this site.