cathrynb’s three hundred and eighty-three comments

I play for enjoyment and music-making is also an important part of my spiritual practice. more…

Since picking up my fiddle after 20 years of abstinence (nothing to do with trad; more…

I am a practicing Pagan, and I play my fiddle extensively at coven events and rituals. more…

I think not. I really believe that playing music is just too wonderful to be limited to those of us fortunate enough to have had lessons as children. more…

Things change, period. It’s one of the few absolutes in life. more…

I took the pledge for a year and just didn’t use music except when I couldn’t find a recording of a tune that I wanted to learn. I will never be a star at learning by ear, but I’m better than I was before my year of the pledge. more…

Someone with that ridiculous percussion instruments that makes a sound like horses’ hooves, more…

Bryan Gear. He co-taught my class at Fiddle Frenzy along with Violet Tulloch, and it was a brilliant week. I love his playing. He keeps saying that he’s not good enough yet to make a CD. more…

I just might make The Crown on Friday! Thanks for the tip! more…

Sadly, No Cause, not this trip. Maybe once Obama gets things back in order, the exchange rates will be more civilized, and a trip abroad doesn’t have to be a rarity. I would love to check out the sessions in any of those areas. more…