We were recently surprised to learn that there is a Grammy Award for Best Album Notes (one of the categories that does not make the primetime slot on the televised awards show!) Not only is there a Grammy in this category, but a little research showed us that there are also multiple websites devoted to faithfully recording the liner notes included on albums and CDs. Notes from Ray Charles Duets. Photo by Indigo Shafer We started thinking about this topic because of a conversa

"I have confidence that spring will come again! Besides this, you see, I have confidence in me!" ~Richard Rodgers, from The Sound of Music For many of us, as we head into the new year with resolutions in mind, getting through the cold and dark months of January and February requires emotional fortitude and faith that spring will indeed come again. The start of the new year, with its unknowns, can inspire as much fear and apprehension as it does excitement. The Sound of Music

We left the equipment in our Jeep, Layla, to scope out the area in which we were to play for the evening. On the way in, we tried to imagine what it would be like to make music inside the library, in the same workspace that we treasure for peace and quiet. When we told one of the librarians that we were there and ready to set up, she greeted us kindly and assured us that people know the library as a community space, not always quiet, but always welcoming. On our way through t

"Say it reader. Say the word 'quest' out loud. It is an extraordinary word, isn't it? So small and yet so full of wonder, so full of hope." ~Kate DiCamillo Wherever we journey, we love to check out the local public library. Although each library is unique, we know that we can expect a thriving hub of community activity and information. The most obvious reason that libraries are awesome is because they store books. A fun fact is that the term "bookworm" was originally used as

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“When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may...