Category Archives: Community

Ben Law: The House of Straw

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Gandalfe

Eolake points to this video this week, one of his favorite Woodman videos. Ben Law lives and works at Prickly Nut Woods in West Sussex, where apart from making a living from coppicing he trains apprentices and runs courses on … Continue reading →

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Your Neighborhood: Where Americans Are Moving?

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Gandalfe

Forbes provides a fascinating snapshot of what the status of movement is for anywhere in the United States in the Map: Where Americans Are Moving article. As I look at this map (more black than red) I infer that more … Continue reading →

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Tonight: Alice Stuart & The Formerlys

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Gandalfe

Ray, Barbara, Suzy and I are going to peek in on this very, very blusey set at Crossroads of Bellevue tonight at 7 PM. Should be a great show and the price is right—FREE! Alice was featured on the cover … Continue reading →

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Woodwind Forum: You want answers, you can’t handle answers…

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Gandalfe

Apologies to the creators of that great line Jack Nicolson delivers in “A Few Good Men”. Where do you go to get answers for almost anything. Internet forums can be a valuable piece of your solution set. When it comes … Continue reading →

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Rich Americans ask for Social Security to be cut… again.

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Gandalfe

I will admit to using sensationalism in my title to get you to read this post. But I suspect that IF you read it, you might be better informed for those many political conversations that you have, usually with your … Continue reading →

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Don’t fence me in…

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Gandalfe

I just wanted to pop a nice photo here and as I went through my flickr page I found this one. We were in Copenhagen and the fences are everywhere; ornate, sturdy, and aged, they say something about the European mindset. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Why is there no B# or E#?‏

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Gandalfe

At work on the company musicians alias a fellow named Wolf asks: Why is there no B# or E#? Or to put it another way; Why are there 7 notes A-G? There’s 12 halftones in the western octave. I get … Continue reading →

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Ward Baxter’s “The Grinch”

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Gandalfe

This year as part of the holiday concert, the Woodinville Community Band performed Ward Baxter’s “the Grinch”. I am lucky enough to be able to do it on an Eppelsheim bass sax that is keyed to low A. Standard bass … Continue reading →

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EMJO does WinterFest 2010

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Gandalfe

I recorded the Eastside Modern Jazz Orchestra last weekend as a favor to my many friends in the band. I had just purchased the Sony HD Blogger video camera because my high-end but older video camera could only record 28 … Continue reading →

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Nightingale

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Gandalfe

One of my fav videos from the In the Mood show last week is this little gem, A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square, arranged by Miller and sung by Robin Hilt. Robin Hilt fronts the Sky View Big Band as … Continue reading →

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