Quick photo of my favorite shrub outside my house, the tiger eye sumac.

Another little jam! I think this is one of my favorites. Enjoy!! ► Listen on DSound ► Listen from source (IPFS)

Folksy mandolin tune for ambling through the enchanted wood. Enjoy! ► Listen on DSound ► Listen from source (IPFS)

Looking over into Kentucky, I wonder how many other humans have stood and done the same.

Hanging out in Ohio with my good friend, fellow steemian and folk genius @danieldyemusic! If you don't follow him yet I suggest you start. His lyrical wizardry is infused with his well travelled life.

The phrygian scale is a minor scale which starts on E with no sharps or flats. EFGABCDE I, ii, iii,IV, V, vi, vii It diverges from the "normal aeolian" minor scale with that flat second. This

Quick little funky jam on the mandolin! Enjoy! ► Listen on DSound ► Listen from source (IPFS)

A pentatonic jam with a couple mandolins and a chanty throat singing vocal from Tamplynn Family Band, Enjoy! ► Listen on DSound ► Listen from source (IPFS)

It's been awhile! Sorry for the delay, sometimes I have too many irons in the fire. Here is some Ohio moss to gander.

Here is an instrumental jam on mandolin with a lilting melody that takes you to the high seas! A touch of delay with this Major/Ionian tune are as refreshing as the ocean mist! Enjoy! ► Listen on DSound

Here is a dark, minor jam on the mandolin to chill out to at the renaissance fair! For those interested, this is in the Phrygian mode, a type of scale (sort of) known for its passionate minor feel, enjoy!

A quick sample of some medieval style mandolin. In following with my latest post on modes, this is in Dorian, a minor sound with a hint of light. Enjoy! If you want to here more let me know in the comments.

On Modes and Moods: This is the first installment on a series on modes, types of musical scales with unique characteristics, and how they can create the mood and feeling behind a song. There are seven

Here is a photo of my "snake creeps down" posture from the Yang Long Form. I have practiced tai chi for a few years and absolutely love it. I am very much a beginner but gave integrated the art

Here are a couple photos of a belt I made, hand tooled from 8-9 oz cow leather dyed with eco Flo Java brown.

Here are a few pictures of one of my first leatherwork projects, a medicine bag or hip bag. I tried to zoom in on the hand stitching, not perfect but I learned a lot. I used 3-4 oz veg tan and synthetic

This new song from Tamplynn Family Band centers on the concluding lines of Psalm 23 with vocal harmonies, throat singing, and primitive percussion to create a cave painting/shamanic mood. Enjoy! ► Listen

I have always loved landscapes but the ones that intrigue me the most place the most tiny figures at the corners of momentous scenes. Above is a painting by Alfred j. Miller from 1850. It reminds me of

Lyrics with racing thought commentary, enjoy: Don't you feel low (low! Low! I just can't go through this endless meaningless gray, dark clouds choking my mind) When you're way up High? (Yes, Yes, I feel

Due to technical difficulties I am unable to upload a new song tonight but thought I would share photos of a new friend!