You Can be a FiddleStar

I post things about fiddling. And how we can all be better at it.

<p>You can tell by our winter accoutrements that the temperature has now plummeted to somewhere around 29 degrees. But we don’t care because we’re about to see Bette Midler in Hello Dolly! Also, not for nothin, Daniel Hyde Pierce. This is very exciting. Mur taught me to adore the Divine Miss M from a young age and this is the first time we’re going to see her together. #motherdaughterroadtrip #nyc2018 #hellodolly #bettemidlerisqueen  (at Hello, Dolly on Broadway)</p>

You can tell by our winter accoutrements that the temperature has now plummeted to somewhere around 29 degrees. But we don’t care because we’re about to see Bette Midler in Hello Dolly! Also, not for nothin, Daniel Hyde Pierce. This is very exciting. Mur taught me to adore the Divine Miss M from a young age and this is the first time we’re going to see her together. #motherdaughterroadtrip #nyc2018 #hellodolly #bettemidlerisqueen (at Hello, Dolly on Broadway)

Posted 323 weeks ago

And then we were just walking down the street after seeing @meteorshowerbwy (which was hilarious and absurdist and brilliant - @amyschumer and @laurabenanti and @keeganmic and @jshamos all deserve Tonys) and we discovered @swing46__nyc where the @georgegeeorchestra was performing and all these people were dancing and it was fantastic. Side note: so much diversity on the dance floor and I was reminded just how great it is to be a part of the beautiful American melting pot. People of all stripes, swinging, dancing, having a fabulous time together. #cabcalloway #swing #lindyhop #motherdaughterroadtrip #nyc2018 #swingpride (at Swing 46 Jazz And Supper Club)

Posted 323 weeks ago
<p>#dancingmur as still life with David Hockney. #chachacha #themet #motherdaughterroadtrip #nyc2018  (at Metropolitan Museum of Art)</p>

#dancingmur as still life with David Hockney. #chachacha #themet #motherdaughterroadtrip #nyc2018 (at Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Posted 323 weeks ago
<p>It’s 60 degrees and drizzly here at the @metropolitan__museum and we’re actually feeling a bit guilty about it. All those people who came to the Michelangelo exhibit last week braved the single digit weather and snow. We promise to enjoy it twice as much as our penance. #themet #michelangelo #weatherguilt #motherdaughterroadtrip #nyc2018  (at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)</p>

It’s 60 degrees and drizzly here at the @metropolitan__museum and we’re actually feeling a bit guilty about it. All those people who came to the Michelangelo exhibit last week braved the single digit weather and snow. We promise to enjoy it twice as much as our penance. #themet #michelangelo #weatherguilt #motherdaughterroadtrip #nyc2018 (at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

Posted 323 weeks ago
<p>And by the way, we had FLOOR SEATS AT THE GARDEN! And no big deal, Lou Gramm and Mick Jones from Foreigner showed up and sang Foreigner songs in the middle of the Billy Joel concert and also I hate the @nyrangers but still - we sat where Gretzky skated and also, I hate the @nyknicks but we sat where Patrick Ewing shot baskets. These are undeniably cool things. I don’t care who you hate. #boorangers #knickssuck #butstill #coldasice #thegarden  (at Madison Square Garden)</p>

And by the way, we had FLOOR SEATS AT THE GARDEN! And no big deal, Lou Gramm and Mick Jones from Foreigner showed up and sang Foreigner songs in the middle of the Billy Joel concert and also I hate the @nyrangers but still - we sat where Gretzky skated and also, I hate the @nyknicks but we sat where Patrick Ewing shot baskets. These are undeniably cool things. I don’t care who you hate. #boorangers #knickssuck #butstill #coldasice #thegarden (at Madison Square Garden)

Posted 323 weeks ago

First #dancingmur of 2018 and it’s a doozy! We just saw Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden. That is all. #dontaskmewhy #billyjoel #motherdaughterroadtrip #nyc2018 (at Madison Square Garden)

Posted 323 weeks ago

Best discovery of the @mandolin2842 birthday party last night - somehow his backup mandolin doesn’t have a G note up at the top. Props to @ashbyfrank for finding that out. #imtheleastavantgardepersonyouknow #whoneedsG #mandolin #taterbug (at Belle Meade, Tennessee)

Posted 324 weeks ago
<p>Happy #caturday from Buster and Gretsch. Today’s activities include naps and meowing for no apparent reason. (I know some of our campers have been worried because they know about our “dog in/cats out” policy but we’re not ogres. It’s 11 degrees outside and they’re downstairs in Andy’s House.) #orangeandwhitecat #blackandwhitecat #theyrebigboned  (at Fiddlestar)</p>

Happy #caturday from Buster and Gretsch. Today’s activities include naps and meowing for no apparent reason. (I know some of our campers have been worried because they know about our “dog in/cats out” policy but we’re not ogres. It’s 11 degrees outside and they’re downstairs in Andy’s House.) #orangeandwhitecat #blackandwhitecat #theyrebigboned (at Fiddlestar)

Posted 324 weeks ago

In which I tell people how @reddytojam does this super cool thing in the B part of Whiteface as part of a custom lesson I just recorded. Did you know that you can have me record a video, special, just for you, wherein I break down a tune or concept and explain all the notes and bowings? Just go to FiddleStar dot com and click on the Online Lessons page and scroll down to the section entitled Custom Lessons. My regular lesson schedule is all full at the moment so this is a great way for me to help you learn something new. #fiddle #onlinelearning #oldtime #bluegrass #georgiashuffle #fiddlelessons #fiddlestar (at Fiddlestar)

Posted 324 weeks ago
<p>Happy New Year’s Eve from me and two of my four favorite boys. (Buster and @adamspickoftheday not pictured) In 2018 I plan to let the people doing the good work know even more often that they’re appreciated. I just had a conversation with a dear friend about the balance between self care and fighting the good fight and we decided that we are pledging to focus on highlighting the art and conversations we hope to see more of in the world and to avoid getting embroiled in negativity and narrow thinking and cognitive dissonance. Also, #sirwinstoncup hates wearing his sweater but it’s cold outside. See? Self-care. Loving you all and all the new fiddle tunes we’re going to learn next year. #bostonterrier #bostonterriercult #flatnosedogsociety #takecareofyou #orangeandwhitecat #bluegrasspride  (at Fiddlestar)</p>

Happy New Year’s Eve from me and two of my four favorite boys. (Buster and @adamspickoftheday not pictured) In 2018 I plan to let the people doing the good work know even more often that they’re appreciated. I just had a conversation with a dear friend about the balance between self care and fighting the good fight and we decided that we are pledging to focus on highlighting the art and conversations we hope to see more of in the world and to avoid getting embroiled in negativity and narrow thinking and cognitive dissonance. Also, #sirwinstoncup hates wearing his sweater but it’s cold outside. See? Self-care. Loving you all and all the new fiddle tunes we’re going to learn next year. #bostonterrier #bostonterriercult #flatnosedogsociety #takecareofyou #orangeandwhitecat #bluegrasspride (at Fiddlestar)

Posted 325 weeks ago

 1/25/13
I am excited to embark on a new chapter of my working life - I recently gave my notice to the Pam Tillis organization and will no longer be touring with her or Lorrie Morgan (on their awesome Grits and Glamour Tour). I must admit, I'm sad to be leaving. It's been an incredible four years and I have learned so much. Thanks to Pam, her amazing husband/manager Matt Spicher, and my bandmates, especially the lovely and talented Mary Sue Englund, with whom I spent more time over the last few years than I did with my husband. And I wouldn't trade a minute of it...