Project Almost Done!

I have been working all summer on a remodeling project on our house, the first of several to be done. I have been transforming a room in our loft to be used for Nina's office space. She tore a picture out of a Cottage Living magazine in 2005 and handed it to me and told me she wanted it to look exactly like the picture. Well, it is almost done with yellow beadboard on the walls and shelves and desk space. I think it has turned out pretty well considering it was my first attempt at a project this extensive. Now it's time to get back to my music. I have some Fall and Winter concerts coming up and with the busy schedule of a church this time of year it'll be good to hang up the carpentry work. By the way, a good friend of mine David Tolley and I have booked a duel piano concert at The Columbus Museum of Art on Sunday, January 29. Hope you try to come to our jam session! It will be great fun.

Almost Spring!

Can't help but be a little anxious for Spring and warm weather. Winter in Ohio drags on forever. We are not out of the woods yet but I know we're on the good side of winter. Spring fever always gets me again motivated to come up with new music. I have been doing alot of composing lately. I just need to finish these tunes and arrange them in song and album form. I am also looking forward to playing golf and tennis this year. For the last 2 years I had been in pain with my right elbow. The doc thought he would have to do surgery to fix the tendons but he tried a new procedure called blood spinning where they take your blood out, spin it in a machine and then inject it back in the spot. Well it didn't help for the first couple of months and so my wife scheduled me for surgery right after Christmas but then all of a sudden it started feeling better. And now I think I can enjoy playing those sports again! And no surgery! It was really amazing.

Valentine's Concert!

Well I'm getting ready for the Valentine's Concert in Amish country in Ohio again this year. From Columbus the drive is beautiful. Lots of rolling hills and countryside so I'm looking forward to it. My concert is on Valentine's Day at the Carlisle Inn in Sugarcreek but if you can't make it to that I will also be performing with another artist on the 12th at the Carlisle Inn in Walnut Creek. It's a dinner concert and I will be playing lots of romantic tunes as well as many of my originals. I've been inspired lately and have been coming up with many. Hope you can make it! http://www.dhgroup.com/en/shop/mcart.php?ID=1702

The Price Family

Last Friday as I was playing at Der Dutchman in Plain City Ohio a little 5 year old girl came up to me and asked if she could play the piano with me. She began by playing a hymn very well and I followed. She was very good and not shy one bit. Of course she came from a very musical family - 6 brothers and sisters all musical playing violin, cello, piano, etc. They were all home schooled and very well mannered and a delight to talk to. I was impressed and hope to see them perform someday! The picture I have attached is not the greatest but thought I'd post it anyway.