Musical new year

Pardon the long absence from these pages--too much going on during the holidays. The year kicked off with a feature in the Syracuse Post-Standard newspaper (available as a pdf here) about my work as a writer, editor, and musician, in anticipation of a presentation for the Guitar League.

Lots of good music in the air too. I caught a show last night by William Nicholson, an accomplished and versatile guitarist who does fingerstyle instrumentals in the vein of Michael Hedges and Stanley Jordan, plus folk-rock singer-songwriter material. Meanwhile, in my car I've been serenaded by the acoustic swing/cabaret/cowgirl sounds of the Ditty Bops--great stuff, and more on that later.

Happy new year.