Georges Raillard is a unique artist with many talents and a singular vision for the creative arts. He is perhaps most studied in languages, an area which he has spent many years working as a translator, writer, and educator. But he is formidable as a composer. Though his musical works are meticulous and thoughtfully structured…
Paper Crane is the first tune I wrote after receiving a beautiful guitar from Danny Koentopp. I am not one to fall in love with a guitar upon first sight. I need to get to know the instrument, listen to the sounds it begs for, and feel it in my hands for a substantial period of time both at home and on the bandstand before I can say…
This February I received an archtop guitar made by Danny Koentopp. I first contacted Danny about building a guitar for me in November of 2016 after hearing Bobby Broom’s guitar at the Vermont Jazz Center. Bobby is an inimitable musician and one of the most accomplished guitarists alive on Earth today and his guitar had a similar mystique. The instrument had...
Last Fall I reconnected with an old friend. Jason Spahn was my roommate in college and a fellow guitarist. I knew that he had an interest in photography and that it was much more than a side hobby in his life. In fact, if I remember correctly, he loved visual arts in general as well as film and food. Somehow these things seem to belong together in my mind: 
Everyone is whispering. They certainly are not shouting from the rooftops and I’m reasonably sure that they are not speaking in conversational tones. But it remains true that I know not what they say and I’ve been spared all the calls. On April 6th, 2018 the indie-psychedelic-alt-country band Deep River Saints released their…
Bonky Bird is a child's toy: egg shaped with a protruding nose, measuring in at 5 or 6, maybe 7 inches in height, a full grip around, even for an adult. Bonky Bird balances upright by means of some internal weight system, a heave perhaps for an infant but not much of a strain for anyone that is able to comfortably lift a can of soda. A gentle nudge will…