Check out the new group classes in the online shop. Online Group Bodhran Lessons Start January 21st and run on Thursday Nights for 6 weeks. Stay tuned for the Bagpipe and DADGAD guitar classes starting in Feburary! In the meantime check out this video I made for the Scottish Society of Ottawa’s Virtual Hogmany-eh Celebration …. Read More
Victor Wooten has been a constant in my musical life. I remember ‘Me Da’ moving heaven and earth to get us to a Bela Fleck and the Flecktones concert at the local music university. I was still a bit too young to appreciate the total artistry in front of me, but the approachability of their …. Read More
You can read more about Xavier Boderiou here but I wanted to take a moment to give a personalized take on his chanters. I’m extremely impressed with the Boderiou Wooden Solo Chanter. I had been searching for a dependable wooden chanter for solos for some time before coming across his newest model. I’ve been playing …. Read More
So, you want to tune a new ukulele. Maybe it’s just one instrument. Maybe it’s a pile of them. Chances are you’re on this site you’re a school teacher with a newly arriving fleet or a music store employee staring at your first box to tune up and put on the wall. Regardless, you pick …. Read More
When I was starting my musical journey I’d make the mistake of using the metronome like a speedometer. “Why would I go slower than the posted limit?” I’d ponder while setting my metronome to an impossible number that I’d strain to keep up with. It didn’t strike me that metronome’s were somewhat conversational. I took …. Read More