EXPERIENCING THE MUSICI am extremely fortunate to have four very close friends I met through playing the English Concertina. Mary and Jim play the concertina…May 20May 20
THE OLD GUY PLAYING THAT SQUEEZE THING“Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?”Mar 23Mar 23
MY LAST POSTINGI recently received an email from the online platform LinkedIn informing me that I appeared in 18 searches last week. I didn’t know I was…Oct 7, 2022A response icon1Oct 7, 2022A response icon1
CONCERTINA FACESome years back a neighbor, who could hear me practicing, was curious about me and my concertina. He and his wife showed up one evening at…Feb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022
DYNAMICsOne of my favorite classes during my senior year of high school was literature with Mrs. Faulks. She was a small graying woman who always…Nov 22, 2021A response icon1Nov 22, 2021A response icon1
IT’S JUST A COSTUMEWhen I was about 5 or 6 years old my grandfather bought me a pair of red suspenders which I loved to wear. To this day I primarily wear…Oct 21, 2021A response icon1Oct 21, 2021A response icon1
That Moment At The Northeast Squeeze-InCoffee is a necessity for me.Sep 20, 2021A response icon1Sep 20, 2021A response icon1
PLAYING IT BY EARThe Pink Tea Cup was a soul food restaurant in the West Village. Their salmon croquettes were an amazing meal. Breakfast was an abundance…Jul 28, 2021Jul 28, 2021
PLAYING ETUDESAt some point the gig comes to an end. It is the nature of the business.Jul 1, 2021A response icon1Jul 1, 2021A response icon1
ALEX’S MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSI always loved record stores. Since my early teens I would spend hours thumbing through bins of new and old collections of just about…May 31, 2021A response icon1May 31, 2021A response icon1