I've encountered the world of drop-D tuning and it's fun. Oh, sure, I had tried it before, but now I think I get it more. I can be musical with it rather than hyper aware of it or a little…

It has been extra warm here in New England. Everything is ahead of schedule: ice out on the lake, mud season, jacket-less walks with the dog, canoe rides, swimming (well, the dog...) and windows open, pellet stove off. One thing…

Rearranging space being the ongoing project that it is, I came upon some forgotten charts for my group the other day and chose a few to revisit. I highly recommend doing that! I am now on an arranging and composing…

I've been having so much fun with my new guitar, the Andy, made by Bob Benedetto. It's a 3/4 size jazz box, but it's no toy. It's really an amazing instrument, and it's a perfect fit for my hands. Check…

When I was in Nashville last June, I fell in love with these little basses called UBass. They are made by the Kala Ukulele company, and they are just amazing. Here's a link so you can see for yourself: http://www.kalaukulele.com/Endorsees_UBASS.asp

I got an Aria guitar for Christmas when I was 12 or so, after learning on a little red guitar from Sears. So now, all these years later, I have a new Aria parlor guitar that I want to show…

The good people at jamplay.com have offered seven days of free lessons to all of you. Go to http://www.jamplay.com/card and enter the password: 5617DB6B8 From there, you can have fun browsing any lesson series you'd like from over forty teachers.…

It's been warm enough for swimming just about every day here with my yellow dog. My scull boat is all set up just right and has seen more of the lake this year than in the past few years. Our…

I was at the Chicago Midway Airport Sunday night thinking about my song "Home from Chicago." I'd like to spend more time in Chicago someday, but it is very nice to be home for now. I had an absolute blast…

Earth Day has come and gone, but my family and I are still marveling at the lake, the grass, the great blue heron and the rocks poking up from the water, the sticks in the yard carefully selected by my…

Here's the April Premier Guitar Jazz Box column, in which I discuss tone. http://digital.premierguitar.com/premierguitar/201004_1/#pg83

New lesson in Acoustic Guitar Magazine, the April issue out now. http://acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=25150 enjoy!