You Can be a FiddleStar

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

<p>Tfw kids you taught when they were in elementary school are now college graduates. Caroline and her dad and I had the best time watching the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band and catching up on the last decade. She’s heading back to the Bay Area to start a job with the @stanfordjazz Project and I just love that she is working in music education. Makes me think she had some decent experiences with it growing up… 😊 #fiddleteacherlove #fiddle #whenstudentsgrowup  (at Station Inn)</p>

Tfw kids you taught when they were in elementary school are now college graduates. Caroline and her dad and I had the best time watching the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band and catching up on the last decade. She’s heading back to the Bay Area to start a job with the @stanfordjazz Project and I just love that she is working in music education. Makes me think she had some decent experiences with it growing up… 😊 #fiddleteacherlove #fiddle #whenstudentsgrowup (at Station Inn)

Posted 328 weeks ago
<p>And here she is, all dolled up. Important note on background - the bottom stocking on the wall to the right is the one in which I was sent home from the hospital. I was born on the 21st, so it was Christmassy, see? #merrycrimpmas #probablynotsterile  (at Fiddlestar)</p>

And here she is, all dolled up. Important note on background - the bottom stocking on the wall to the right is the one in which I was sent home from the hospital. I was born on the 21st, so it was Christmassy, see? #merrycrimpmas #probablynotsterile (at Fiddlestar)

Posted 329 weeks ago
<p>My buddy and I picked out a sweet tree today. #sirwinstoncup #merrycrimpmas #bostonterrier #homedepothastrees  (at The Home Depot)</p>

My buddy and I picked out a sweet tree today. #sirwinstoncup #merrycrimpmas #bostonterrier #homedepothastrees (at The Home Depot)

Posted 329 weeks ago

From the#nashvillebanjocamp staff concert, here are some interesting points. 1) @mandolin2842 plays better with damaged fingers than most of ever will with fully functioning ones. 2) @jvbanjo5 is perpetual #banjobeastmode (at Fiddlestar)

Posted 329 weeks ago
<p>I really love playing fiddle with banjo players. Don’t @ me. #nashvillebanjocamp #nashvilleacousticcamps #fiddlebanjo #alsomandolin #twoscroggins #oneswede #itsgregsbirthday  (at Fiddlestar)</p>

I really love playing fiddle with banjo players. Don’t @ me. #nashvillebanjocamp #nashvilleacousticcamps #fiddlebanjo #alsomandolin #twoscroggins #oneswede #itsgregsbirthday (at Fiddlestar)

Posted 329 weeks ago

The @specialconsensus Route 10 band reunion show last night at the @stationinn1974 was pretty spectacular, but sadly, the audience never got a chance to experience the magic that was happening backstage. #tinaadair has really improved on the fiddle. Also, she can sing and play at the same time. Most people think that’s just for Bruce Molsky or Tim O’Brien. But they would be wrong. @deanier has really created a star here. #dogtitty #fiddle (at Station Inn)

Posted 329 weeks ago
<p>Banjo players need alone time, too. #nashvillebanjocamp #nashvilleacousticcamps #solitarybanjo (at Fiddlestar)</p>

Banjo players need alone time, too. #nashvillebanjocamp #nashvilleacousticcamps #solitarybanjo (at Fiddlestar)

Posted 329 weeks ago
<p>#sparkleconversion #nashvillebanjocamp #nashvilleacousticcamps  (at Carter Vintage Guitars)</p>

#sparkleconversion #nashvillebanjocamp #nashvilleacousticcamps (at Carter Vintage Guitars)

Posted 329 weeks ago
<p>And so it begins… #nashvillebanjocamp #nashvilleacousticcamps #songwritingworkshop #banjo #banjocamp #itsweisbergertime (at Fiddlestar)</p>

And so it begins… #nashvillebanjocamp #nashvilleacousticcamps #songwritingworkshop #banjo #banjocamp #itsweisbergertime (at Fiddlestar)

Posted 330 weeks ago
<p>Another #nothanksgiving has come and gone (I generally hate the day after Thanksgiving, for damn good reasons) and happily, I got to continue my tradition of doing something new or different with someone I like. Started around 20 years ago with my friend Tyler, it’s led me to some memorable adventures. Today @ashbyfrank and I went to Antioch and had hot pot for lunch. This was my first time eating traditional hot pot and as someone who loves to do work around eating food, I can say wholeheartedly that this is a new favorite meal option. So delicious - so fun! We’ll be back. Next time, double the mussels, leave off the crabs, and add more tofu. #hotpot #antiochdoesntgetenoughlove (at Sichuan Hot Pot & Asian Cuisine)</p>

Another #nothanksgiving has come and gone (I generally hate the day after Thanksgiving, for damn good reasons) and happily, I got to continue my tradition of doing something new or different with someone I like. Started around 20 years ago with my friend Tyler, it’s led me to some memorable adventures. Today @ashbyfrank and I went to Antioch and had hot pot for lunch. This was my first time eating traditional hot pot and as someone who loves to do work around eating food, I can say wholeheartedly that this is a new favorite meal option. So delicious - so fun! We’ll be back. Next time, double the mussels, leave off the crabs, and add more tofu. #hotpot #antiochdoesntgetenoughlove (at Sichuan Hot Pot & Asian Cuisine)

Posted 330 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...