May 26, 2011  Asheville, NC Mornin’ from sunny Rose Hill Road. Which is really on the side of a mountain, not a hill. But roses there are indeed, as well as rhododendron, creeping jenny and a giant peach tree outside the window that bears little baby fruit. Peaches have been the theme for the last couple days after my best…   see more…

May 21, 2011Montreat, NC O glorious day on the side of a Carolina mountain! I’ve been up in beautiful Montreat all weekend for the 4th annual South East Regional Folk Alliance conference. Left rainy Toronto last week with my army of small red bags, one girl, two guitars, three hats, four wheels, five jackets, six pairs of shoes, seven heavens,…   see more…

March 5, 2008Asheville, NC Bonsoir from the side of a sweet Carolina mountain . . . I am hiding away in the hills. Been visiting with my dear friend Jenny and her two little white kittens Evil and Maddie, resting up and working ’till I hit the road to Texas. I am so happy to be here and I feel…   see more…

September 22, 2004 Still down in the holler… HAPPY AUTUMN EVERYONE.  Here I am still, in the little log cabin in the mountains. Never did make it down to Asheville due to unfortunate amounts of hurricaning. Instead, we decided to stay here and make sure the roof didn’t blow off from one of the dozens of tornados that touched down…   see more…

September 15, 2004Gid Brown Hollow, VA Greetings once again from the deeeep damp dank beautiful Virginia holler. I am finally coming out of my week of rest and recuperative comatosis from post summer festival/driving season exhaustion. I had the worlds best summer… too much delight to even mention. But I will say, I did well earn my resting. Have been…   see more…