Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
As the sweet notes of Molly's final cello recital filled Harper Hall yesterday, I leaned back in my familiar chair (aisle seat, audience left, midway up) and thought, as I had so many times in Molly's musical career, "What a lovely tune. I've never heard it before." Like her siblings before her, Molly enjoyed playing, [...]
In our house, we love music. We are shower singers, kitchen dancers, and piano plunkers. Right now, in our living room, there are 13 instruments, ranging from a piano to a didgeridoo, and at one time someone in this house has played them all. Still, to a person, we understand that we are music's wingmen, [...]
The first time I listened to “Lonely Work”, a brand new single by a branded new musical group, I found the juxtaposition of sweet music and sad lyrics intriguing. Unrequited love hurts my heart, yet there I was humming along. Each time I listened, though, I heard more optimism woven into the compelling harmonies and [...]
We went to the woods because I wanted Molly to play the cello deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and to see if we could learn what it had to teach and not, when we came to die, to discover we had not lived. She played obediently at first, placed her end [...]
To understand the real and lasting impact of live music, sometimes you have to strip it down to its honest core -- a couple of acoustic guitars, a timeless lyric, three band members sitting in a kitchen and singing to their most loyal fan. I saw all of that Wednesday night at a rocking house [...]