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Pen and Ink Series #142: Remembering The Sour Mash String Band, LA 2025

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I just listened to a recording of the Sour Mash String Band, a group I was in a long time ago. We played at the very first New Jersey Folk Festival in 1976. I play much better now.

Pen and Ink Series #138: Proud of My Finger Calluses, LA 2025

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I have some substantial finger calluses from playing my violin a lot. I used to have them when I played before (more than 20 years ago), and even before that, when I was taking lessons as a kid. This is physical evidence that I’m on my way to being violinist again.