1. My beloved Kieran Kane has a new album out...YES!! I had heard there was one and had poked around online to no avail but got an email from Kieran over the weekend and YES, it is out! It is Go Jane Go, which is Kieran, his son Lucas and David Francey. There is something about Kieran's music that is just good for my heart so I downloaded it right away. You can get it from the inimitable CD Baby or from the Dead Reckoning site. It sounds absolutely wonderful....a couple songs from Kieran's last album and then a bunch of new ones. CD Baby aptly describes it as "John Prine meets Gillian Welch and David Rawlings meets Doc Watson." You MUST go get it folks....
2. In less upbeat notes, my sweet Leo is home sick with a fever and cold. I thought I was getting it but inordinate amounts of sleep over the weekend may have staved it off.... Leo was not so lucky...
3. Despite being of no importance, this is something I never imagined saying:
Leo, can you skype your brother and tell him if he wants lunch before band practice then he needs to come home now?
4. Ernie made the Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins this weekend. Just as good as I remembered....
5. Attention all facebook friends....and yes, Donna Crossin, this means you. PLEASE refrain from posting large pictures of garter snakes on your feed without alerting me first. I screeched and threw my ipad in the air. Luckily it landed on a cushion and luckily the only person that witnessed this...let's face....ridiculously embarrassing reaction of mine....was my husband and it's too late for him to ditch me now. Sigh.
6. Only FIVE days until Eric Brace and Peter Cooper! The new album is wonderful....I love it more every time I play it and my favorite songs keep switching back and forth...which is the sign of a DAMN good album. Please pay up ahead of time---$20 ahead via PayPal (link on the upper right of this page) or $25 day of. Also, please let me know if you want a copy of the poster printed on cardstock. I love all the posters Mark does but I think this is a particularly good one! And don't forget, potluck at 6:00, music follows, BYOB, kids welcome and free. A friend of mine is making some Japanese food for us but don't feel that you have to bring anything similar, in fact I'm sure some will want something else so anything is welcome! I can't WAIT!!
7. And last but not least, if you have been hesitating about coming to one of our house concerts....THIS is the one to start with! Promise.....