Crossing to Safety (2020)

Several years ago, I discovered the Highland Lodge overlooking Caspian Lake in Greensboro, Vermont. Significant, because Wallace Stegner spent most of his adult summer life at the exact same spot. I was then determined to stay there as well, and rented out one of the small summer cottages as part of a self imposed artist retreat.

 The following year, I stayed in White River Junction and Westmore/Orleans, and the year after I was in Hardwick. After that, the writers conference that took place stopped happening, and I had nobody to talk with about the adventures I had taken to Saskatchewan to stay in the childhood home where Wallace had been inspired to write "The Big Rock Candy Mountains" back in the 1940s. 

I took the following year off, and chose to go to New Hampshire, to revisit some of my own childhood memories at Lake Winnipesaukee, but longed to return. Last summer, things were too hectic, and I was only able to make it to Windsor, VT (but visited The Path of Life) while still longing to return to the Lake where Stegner would relax overlooking.

This time around, I was able to reserve a night at one of the larger year round houses, called the "Wallace Cabin". While it isn't the actual place where he lived and wrote "Crossing to Safety" it is within the radius of that energy, and so I jumped at the chance to continue the story! 

Stay Tuned!

 

Lucky Stars

Outside of the Academy of Music with Kaci & Amy

Northampton, and the Valley in general, is filled with many very talented and creative people. (I've been singing with one of them for the past three yearly shows at Transperformance.) 

Adam & The Ants (2018)

Johnny & Edgar Winter - Woodstock (2019)

For 2020: The theme was "Live Aid 1985" and I was chosen to play Judas Priest with our duo Bigger Stars.

 

        

         

Thank my Lucky Stars! I was able to perform with three fun and gifted singers in three different groups. Transperformance is a wonderful concept, that has done great work for the past three decades raising money for the arts in local schools. Is it any wonder the town is home to so many fine talents?

This year, the show had to be forced to record in a super safe manner (Meaning: No Crowds)

but things came out nicely in the end. 

Two of the groups chose to pre-record their sets, but I ended up being the first act to go on live. 

It was just as nerve wracking as playing in front of a thousand people with no safety net. 

But it was every bit as fun. 

  

I hope next year we can get back to playing in front of crowds again, and I can start making a living as a musician like before. In the meantime, I have great memories to look back upon.