In our home theatre at The Holy Moly in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Adrian and I performed a few traditional songs during the 21st annual Juke Joint Festival.
Hosting House Concerts Again!
Last month Adrian and I invited friends and family to an open house in our American home (The Holy Moly) in Clarksdale, Mississippi, celebrating the 100th year of The Holy Moly building (an old Masonic temple). Grant Peeples came from Florida and performed for an hour, entertaining/informing/educating people from all sorts of backgrounds, political beliefs, religious affiliations, social circles, and locations, in our home theatre on the center stage.
It feels so good to be hosting house concerts again!
Puff the Magic Wagon
Adrian and I are happy to introduce Puff the Magic Wagon, our new friend, built and decorated by Alan and Karlie from Bowtop Wagons in Canungra, Queensland. Puff was made with love, trust, kindness, care and creativity, and as a long-distance, cooperative effort. What an amazing job they did! Adrian and I gave Alan and Karlie our colour preferences and a bit of guidance with the artwork, and they did an amazing job with putting Puff together, having only a few emails and phone calls to rely on for information about what we wanted! Our clever son-in-law, Kevin, named our cute little gypsy wagon, with a nod to its inevitable future in folk music.
Puff the Magic Wagon is ready for her first road-trip straight to Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, and I can’t wait for her arrival. I’m ready for open borders, freedom to travel, and a healthier world, along with time to play and share more music with friends and family.
Australian Mountain Dulcimer Retreat – 10th, 11th, 12th September 2021
Adrian and I will be hosting a mountain dulcimer retreat in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, at our guest house at Tasma House and Gardens.
To purchase a ticket, visit: www.dulcimer.eventbrite.com.au.
For information about the location visit: www.TasmaHouse.com. We can’t wait to have our place filled with dulcimer friends!
Use the button below to download our poster.
Table Hill Residency at Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, Australia
Adrian and I have been enjoying playing live music again! For the past few weeks we have been resident musicians at Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville, Victoria, Australia. Thursdays are Thai Nights at the hotel, with Chef Bancha Rienkham serving up delicious Bangkok street food in this Regional Victoria, pub. Table Hill has been providing accompaniment and has enjoyed being a duo of lucky recipients of fabulous Thai meals provided at the end of each gig. Thank you Radio Springs Hotel!
Here’s a video clip filmed live by Ken Parfrey, one of the proprietors of Radio Springs Hotel, on March 18, 2021.
Play Music on the Porch Day
Adrian and I had fun playing music on the verandah of my studio in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, on August 29, 2020.
Extended Stay in Australia
During this year of lockdown and isolation and restricted travel conditions due to COVID-19, Adrian and I are staying in Australia until it is safe for us to return to the U.S.A.
We are sorry to say that the Delta Blues Dulcimer Revival has been canceled.
Delta Blues Dulcimer Revival – 2020 Workshop Schedule
The schedule for the Delta Blues Dulcimer Revival, April 16-18, 2020, has been posted at www:/www.deltabluesdulcimerrevival.com.
Adrian and I can’t wait to be a part of this new annual event! We are hosting the workshops in our American home in the historic downtown blues precinct in Clarksdale, Mississippi. For more information about the instructors, click on their names below.
Here’s the schedule information:
Delta Blues Dulcimer Revival
Schedule of Workshops
April 16-18, 2020
The Holy Moly
218 Third Street
Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614
Thursday, April 16, 2020
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Under The Influence of the Blues – Robert Force & Staff (Theatre)
10:45 am – noon – Beginning Blues Dulcimer – Bing Futch (Theatre)
10:45 am – noon – 7th Chords and Inversions – Gary Gallier (Dining Room)
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – The Blue 1/2 Fret – Sam Edelston (Theatre)
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm – Leaving This Morning – Sofie Reed (Theatre)
Friday, April 17, 2020
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Singing and Playing – Sofie Reed (Theatre)
10:45 am – noon – Mississippi Delta Blues – Bing Futch (Theatre)
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – St. Louis Blues – Gary Gallier (Theatre)
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm – John Lee Hooker – Sam Edelston (Theatre)
Saturday, April 18, 2020
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Led Zeppelin: Blues With A Stack Of Marshalls – Sam Edelston (Theatre)
9:00 am – 10:15 am – Write Your Own Blues – Sofie Reed (Dining Room)
10:45 am – noon – Texas Blues – Bing Futch (Theatre)
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Shortnin’ Bread Boogie – Gary Gallier (Theatre)
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm – Blues Reflections – Robert Force & Staff (Theatre)
Delta Blues Dulcimer Revival — Press Release!
Woohoo! Here’s the official Press Release for the Delta Blues Dulcimer Revival – happening in Clarksdale, Mississippi, April 16th, 17th, and 18th, 2020. This first annual event will lead up to and include The Holy Moly’s participation as an official nighttime venue of the Juke Joint Festival! There are different levels of registration, from basic to registration that includes a Juke Joint Festival wristband that allows entry to all JJF nighttime venues. Please share, and if you ever wanted to play the blues on a mountain dulcimer, come on over to Clarksdale the birthplace of the blues!
Downloadable pdf: DBDR Press Release
Delta Blues Dulcimer Revival — Official Poster
The official event poster for the Delta Blues Dulcimer Revival has just arrived, hot off the presses. It shows the list of great instructor/performers: Sofie Reed, Bing Futch, Robert Force, Sam Edelston, and Gary Gallier. Adrian Kosky and I are excited to be hosting this event at The Holy Moly, our American home in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Click here for downloadable PDF file.