. Life is good in the Northwest,
. stacking firewood, digging taters from the ground
and finishing lots of new songs. Fresh back from a trip to New York to fill in for Barry Mitterhoff with Margot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys.

The new Hot Club Sandwich recording is headed to mastering, featuring an appearance by the legendary Dan Hicks. And Mandomorphasis 2010 is in production, featuring me, Orville Johnson, Michael Connoly, David Tiller, Pete Frostic and more, produced by Scott Schaffer. The tunes are original and spontaneous, from swing and bluegrass to free improvisations. I'll let you know when it's available.

This fall, I'll be featuring a new band, the Great Big Tillers with Jakob Breitbach on fiddle, Jo Jo Mascorella on drums an Zeke Wakefield on bass. Combining this explosive line-up with a bunch of new songs will be lots of fun. I'll also be performing with Buell Neidlinger's band, the Prarie Ramblers - Buell's a true legend of American music. Then, I'll head down the West Coast with the David Jacobs-Strain Band. We'll be playing a whole string of shows, so check back to the calendar as the dates roll in.