April 8, 2010 I spoke with Mwalim (Morgan James Peters) of Mashpee on March 28 outside the Nimrod Restaurant in Falmouth, where he performed as part of a fundraiser for the Masonic Temple’s Angel Fund. (The fund supports children in need. Mwalim is a presiding member of a Prince Hall Freemason lodge.) Mwalim describes himself … Continue reading
John Murelle Shares His Love of Broadway
April 1, 2010 John Murelle, accompanied by pianist Chris Morris, sang songs by Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin, and Irving Berlin last Friday at the Cape Cod Conservatory in Falmouth. They were joined by two of Mr. Murelle’s students (from the conservatory and his private studio in … Continue reading
John and Rachel Nicolas
March 29, 2010 John and Rachel at their home in East Falmouth. “Here You Are,” John and Rachel Nicholas’s new CD, which John recorded himself in his home studio, has been three years in the making and is a tribute to their 32-year journey together. The ten songs on the album, all written by John, … Continue reading
Two Irish Duos at the Navigator
March 26, 2010 I celebrated St. Patrick’s Day a couple of days late by heading over to the Navigator Coffeehouse in East Falmouth, where The Lindsays and Stanley and Grimm, two fine Irish duos, were performing. They played an entertaining mix of Irish, American, and international music, and bantered with each other: Sean Brennan, who … Continue reading
Two Plays on Life and Learning
Two entertaining and thoughtful plays opened this weekend, the Woods Hole Theater Company‘s “All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” and the Barnstable Comedy Club‘s “Proof.” While, in many ways, the two offerings are very different, both plays espouse the value of learning, making the best use of our natural abilities and saying … Continue reading
Cantus Novus Extends the Season
January 18, 2010 The pre-Christmas snowstorm forced the cancellation of a number of holiday concerts and festivities; some were rescheduled after the holidays, extending the holiday entertainment season this year. One such concert was “Noel, Noel! A French Christmas,” the debut concert by a new Falmouth a cappella choir, Cantus Novus, which is directed by … Continue reading
nanowrimo
November 5, 2009 It is a time to liberate oneself from one’s inner critic and inner copyeditor, and freely explore writing, instead of putting it off until you have “time.” It is also a social endeavor, a competitive venture with friends and strangers down the street and around the world, thanks to the nanowrimo website … Continue reading
Cello and Harp
November 2, 2009 I “met” Scottish folk cellist Seylan Baxter through another blog I write about my cello-playing adventures a couple of years ago when she commented on my posts about attending Scottish fiddle camp. She sent me a copy of her cello and harp CD, “2:40” (with harpist Cheyenne Brown, originally from Alaska, but … Continue reading
A Couple of Other Music Festivals
August 22, 2009 I didn’t attend Woodstock. I recall giving it some thought at the time, but figured it was too far to drive from where I was living in Washington DC. I did, however, attend the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music the following year (1970), a little farther from home, but I … Continue reading
A Glorious Fourth
July 4, 2009 There is nothing like a parade, especially on the 4th of July, and especially in Falmouth, which boasts a number of neighborhood parades. My family and I have been participating in the Moores Parade for several years now, me on flute, my son and daughter in playing sax and clarinet in various … Continue reading
Notes on The Arts 