This book was made in June 2020 in response to the prompt “Human” for the monthly Instagram community bookmakers challenge #areyoubookenough. This is a purposefully simple book for a simpleContinue readingHuman Be Kind — The Golden Rule

Last October a pretty cool thing happened. We became grandparents. Our daughter, Christa, in Nashville, seems to be a natural mom and we were thrilled to see them in mid-December.Continue readingLittle Bonnie Inspires a New Album

When we are lucky at Halloween and have nice weather, I like to pull out all the stops at my Little Free Library #39136 and have a party. Primarily thisContinue readingThe Harp Playing Book Fairy

Most independent musicians wear a lot of hats. In addition to being a musician, you are a business person, accountant, public relations and marketing guru, agent, logistics expert, and more.Continue readingLots of Hats

My husband, Rick Stockdell, needed a sample interview for the Podcasting class he teaches at the University of Arkansas and used me as a test subject. If you’d like toContinue readingThe Life of an Artist

As Editor of the Folk Harp Journal I was sent the exquisite book by Marianne McShane, Rónán and the Mermaid: A Tale of Old Ireland. (You should go get it!)Continue readingA Mermaid’s Tale

After the emotion of the concert two-weeks ago, I decided that we needed a Celtic Gala of comfort food music. I picked an assortment of some of my favorite classicContinue readingA Celtic Gala Event

My last blog post (Healing Harp) was about the new world order but the world feels more like chaos every day. On May 23rd, with just a two-hour notice IContinue readingDriveway Peace Concert June 2, 2020

My last blog post was about the weird world of a harpist in the midst of a pandemic. Here is a little more about this new reality. After one ofContinue readingHealing Harp

Below is my calendar for May. See an ocean of blank. Not the picture a few months ago when the calendar was full of wedding gigs and travel. My calendarContinue readingA Harpy in the time of Corona