My Musical Family

When I picked Elias up from his piano lesson the other day, I learned the story of how his teacher started in piano.  Turns out, Mr. Wee rea...

At my recent book reading events, I asked members of the audience to fill out notecards with the names of music teachers and directors who h...

My friend Ted the raconteur died yesterday, after a brief bout with pneumonia. He was 100 years young. I announce this with great sorrow, bu...

If you've read my book, Crackerjack Bands and Hometown Boosters: The Story of a Minnesota Man , you may have noticed that it doesn't...

Our family is getting a crash course in Estonian culture this week as we host two members of the Girls Choir of the Old Town Music House fro...

COVID-19 shut down many of my plans for book events this spring and summer. Fortunately, the Northfield Public Library has come to the resc...

The most exciting musical development at our house over the past several months has been Elias' renewed interest in playing the piano. W...