Hi friends.
On this Memorial Day, I quote the just-posted words of my friend and fellow musician Alastair Moock:
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"When we honor Memorial Day, we honor not flags or empty words about freedom, we honor the human beings who we have collectively sacrificed. We remember that war is hell. We vow to do everything we can to avoid the next one."
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Alastair has more to say, and this closing paragraph on his post to me is a righteous summation of a complicated remembrance, with the additional perspective of all current epicenters of conflict we face.
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Thank you, veterans and those currently serving.
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Thank you to all who can lay down arms, policies, and egos that would interfere with our human compassion and connection.
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June marks the return of the Full Moon Open Mic
(FMOM), and we'll meet in a new location on June 20th in Chatham right here on Cape Cod. Our voluntary donation bucket approaches a cumulative $17,000 over the years for local non-profits, and in honor of my friend Carol Rudinsky who recently passed away,
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If you can make it, you'll hear words to these effect at the outset:
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"Welcome to the Full Moon Open Mic, the home of
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~ low productions values, and
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The Center is beautiful, plenty of parking, and we're excited for our
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re-union! Come if you're anywhere close. Share the flyer freely.
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June will also see visits to the midwest, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the 19th annual Empower Music and Arts Festival at Unity Village near Kansas City.
Regarding the latter, I've gone just about every year and it's an exhilerating weekend of workshops, concerts, spontaneous musical collaborations, and community-building of the highest order, open to musicians, music lovers, fans, family, and friends. Take a look.
I've also just supplemented the lineups for the 2025 Cape Cod Songwriters Retreats CCSR), and I'm pleased to say that joining me and Sloan Wainwright in January will be the afore-mentioned Alastair Moock, and in March, Susan Cattaneo and Glen Roethel ... great songwriters, generous, humble, and world-class instructors who also happen to be really fun to hang out with.
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That's the formula. Click on any of their names to find out more.
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Our 12th year shapes up to be another shape-shifter. ALL levels, all-inclusive, and Provincetown, MA is glorious in the wintertime.
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Drop me a line for availability, both fill quickly.
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On the guitar front, I'm (literally) going to be getting my hands on three beloved instruments over the next few weeks. First, I'm stopping by the Martin Guitar Factory to retrieve my precious 1976 sunburst D-35 that I purchased new in the spring of 1977.
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Lifetime guarantees are what they used to be (!), but without the boring details, this foundational dreadnaught will have gotten a neck reset and lesser tweaks to return to playability! Love this guitar.
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From my local luthier I'll also retrieve my sunburst Gibson B-25 that I bought in high school - my first good guitar, and the first dollar I ever made playing music is in the case compartment...
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THEN comes this: My friend of 20+ years Bob Morrow has worked for years to become an expert high-end guitar builder, and after we consulted in person in February (and after I picked out all the wood and components) he's begun building a custom-made OM-30 acoustic guitar to my specifications (and his recommendations)...check out his Facebook Page, and look for me to be bringing another most magnificent instrument to any gig I
can drive to going forward (no flights for this one!)...
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I'm unbelievably excited...and blessed. Take a peek:
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Coming up ...
JUNE 2024
2 ~ online ~ 7 PM ET Greenwich Village Folk Festival
* this will be my 6th appearance for my old friends since the pandemic created this new paradigm, and tonight will be extra special with great artists (and amigos) including Reggie Harris, Greg Greenway, Andrew Ratshin (Electric Bonsai Band), and Tom Chapin...we're just a few clicks away from anywhere in the world...
7 ~ La Grange, IL ~ 7 PM Wesley’s Place w/Anne Hills
8 ~ Kenosha, WI ~ 7 PM Immanuel United Methodist w/Anne Hills
9 ~ Batavia, IL ~ 10 AM guest speaker/musician @ Unity of Fox Valley
9 ~ DeKalb, IL ~ 1-4 PM private event
14 ~ Bentonville, VA ~ 7 PM ~ Just Right ~ carolewwld@gmail.com
15 ~ State College, PA ~ 7 PM @ University Baptist & Brethren
16 ~ State College, PA ~ 10 AM ~ guest speaker, UUFCC
20 ~ Chatham, MA ~ 7 PM ~ Full Moon Open Mic
26-30 ~ Lee’s Summit, MO (KC area) Empower Music & Arts Festival
30 ~ Independence, MO ~ 10 AM guest speaker @ Unity
30 ~ Independence, MO ~ 2 PM in concert w/Harold Payne @ Unity
JULY 2024
6-15 ~ Ireland Music Tour ~ sold out (try Oct. 24-Nov. 2, 2025)
19 ~ South Windsor, CT ~ 7:30 PM w/Harold Payne @ Unity
20-26 ~ Falls Village, CT ~ 26th SummerSongs camp ~ sold out
27 ~ Hyannis, MA ~ 7 PM w/Harold Payne @ Unity on Cape Cod
AUGUST 2024
21 ~ Orleans, MA ~ 5 PM ~ Storyteller Series @ the Snow Library
29 ~ Woodmere, NY ~ private event
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SEPTEMBER 2024
2-12 ~ Scotland Music Tour ~ sold out (same for 2025)
28 ~ New York, NY ~ People’s Voice Cafe
OCTOBER
4 ~ St Croix Falls, WI ~ Dancing Dragonfly Winery (11th annual!)
19 ~ Smithville, TX ~ TBA
20 ~ Austin, TX ~ Arhaven Concerts
26-30 ~ Moab, UT ~ Moab Folk Camp – teaching and performing
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Thank each and every one of you, as ever,
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for your interest and support.
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P.S. from my birthday-sharer:
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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used
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A revolution is coming - a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough - but a revolution is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character; we cannot alter its inevitability.
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