Things are just about to get really busy for us. The Right Hands and I are making an all-too-rare foray to the Northeast this month, hitting Boston, Framingham and Northampton, MA; New Haven, CT; Dublin, NH; and Mamaroneck, NY. I am so happy to be playing these very varied concerts in the mysterious East. I have stashed my flip-flops and pulled out my snow boots once again. By the end of this week, our trip to Hawaii will be a dim memory as we tackle the cold and the snow.

Speaking of Hawaii, Tom Rozum and I had a wonderful time, playing once again for the Arc of Kona at the Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu, and at the Church of the Pacific in Princeville. It was a treat seeing our Island friends and getting a chance to have a little r&r as well.

Previous to flying to Hawaii, we were in Alberta, BC, Canada, on a short tour. My camera was on the fritz, so no contrasting photo of ice and snow or hoodoos in the badlands. Tom came down with the flu, but even so we managed to have a good time.

ON THE RIVER
Tom Rozum and I will be rafting down the beautiful Rogue River in southern Oregon with the Northwest Rafting Company this August. It's a 5-day trip, launching on August 13. You are all invited to join us for swimming, eating, hiking, singing, playing, yoga, splashing and wildlife viewing. Read all about it here.

This is a perfect gift for that person who has everything. Even if they have rafted the Rogue before, it's good to keep in mind that, to paraphrase Heraclitus, you never raft the same river twice.



Here's a cool video from Northwest Rafting Company, that gives an idea of what the Rogue is like. Watch it, and then add the attraction of live music!

Rogue River Rafting

Those of you who follow these newsletters carefully might notice that I haven't put up a new Song of the month for many, many months. But I have finally gotten around to it, and this month we've posted "Barstow," from One Evening in May. It tells the story of a possible reason why someone might choose to build a life in that crossroads desert town. You can listen, read the lyrics, and play along here.