My favorite kind of luck wafts up from the shepherd's pie you eat in a park on a warm Friday night in September. It sails out over a gathering crowd and touches each heart with its glow. Notes carry that kind of luck and they come from the cheerfullest instruments -- fiddles, flutes, bagpipes and [...]
Walk a mile in our town on a perfect August afternoon. You’ll hear music for sure. You’ll feel it too, rising from the river, from courtyards, patios and parks; easing in through your ears and touching your heart in ways you never expected. Mile of Music, a free four-day music festival, changed the landscape here, [...]
Tuesday night belonged to the E Street Band, my sisters and me. Well, mostly it belonged to me and Bruce, but it was also fun to have my sisters along. I last saw Bruce Springsteen perform live back in 1984 when I was a summer intern at the hot rockin', flame throwin' Z95 radio station [...]
I didn't realize Appleton had its very own leprechaun until I treated myself to a whole Saturday (and most of a Friday) at its second annual Irish Fest. What but Irish magic (and a slew of volunteers' incredibly hard work) could account for to toe-tapping, tummy-patting, pint-tipping, arm-waving, hand-clapping explosion of joy that happened all [...]
Born on the banks of a river that sings in any season and predated by a renowned conservatory, Appleton exhales music with every breath. Notes wafting out from open windows, street corners and pavilions form the city's welcome committee, inviting all comers to pull up a park bench and have a listen. The heartbeat here [...]