That’s what I think some of the roofers are saying in Spanish as I walk past in the morning with 4-month old Emmet strapped on and bundled beneath blankets. “Plus, he’s not at work!” Now that it’s a little warmer, I can leave his head protruding, giving the effect of a single large breast. That […]
Keith Vizcarra, a wonderful luthier we use, after fixing the pickup on my kora, told me: “It looks pretty indestructible, but you musicians are so creative!” I must own my part - or entirety - in this. As I went to check my phone/clock to see what time it was, and if I’d have a […]
Here’s something I apparently said to a reporter from Arcata. I have no memory of it, but I must have been in a a clear mindspace, for once. It kind of says it all, in a way: “About their reliance on many other musical traditions, Robby says, ‘I feel the need for roots myself, but […]