I’ve been playing guitar since 1957, fiddle since 1976. Other instruments come and go and come back again.
Music has been the most constant element throughout my life. It's gotten me through hard times and good times. The first honest(?) dollar I earned was for playing guitar in a honky tonk rock&roll band in 1961 (I was fourteen).
My wife and I sing ballads and we’ve led some festival workshops on the ballad tradition. We’ve been singing together since 1964.
After a severe wrist injury, I was sidelined for several years from playing music, except for harmonica. I’m playing again, cautiously, now and feeling grateful for every minute of it.
In recent years, I've been involved in producing concerts, festivals and a radio show, but I'm trying to give up that stuff to have more time for actually playing music.
Bob
Tunes in Bob himself's tunebook: 208
| Simon's Frolic | hornpipe | July 26th 2006 |
| Last Night's Joy | reel | July 23rd 2006 |
| Paddy Fahey’s Reel – Kane Sisters, Well Tempered Bow, Track 4, Third Tune | August 26th 2005 |
| Jamie Laval And Ashley Broder | August 5th 2006 |
| Some thoughts on fiddle bridges | June 6th 2007 |
| Can someone lecture on the evolution of whistle playing? | May 29th 2007 |
| Technical fiddle string question | September 17th 2006 |
| Are you aware of accordions? | June 9th 2006 |
| When did the jig become a jig? | March 14th 2006 |
| Discussions | Re: What's the best piece of music of all time? | July 6th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: The best music of all time...what tha? | July 4th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: What makes something "traditional" | July 3rd 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: What's the best piece of music of all time? | July 3rd 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: What's the best piece of music of all time? | July 3rd 2008 |