Greetings and Happy New Year. We finally got some decent snowfall in the Tetons so have rung in 2010 with a few good days of powder skiing. January promises to be a cold month with spectating at our son’s slope style & big air ski competitions, then touring with Brother Mule in Alaska. Maybe Ms Palin will be in the audience to hear our version of I got a Bulldog (w/lipstick).

Here’s a new free song for your contemplative pleasure…

We’ve been enjoying a spectacular fall here in the Tetons. Cottonwoods outlining the river bottoms in gold, apples in the cider press, garlic hanging on the porch and ongoing procrastination regarding all the projects that should get done before the ground freezes and the snow flies. Its seems that any opportunity to get on the water to float or fish has been taking precedence… Been enjoying playing some fun local gigs with friends here and making plans with some new acquaintances for future recording projects in the Henhouse. That, and gearing up for a few trips north - to Edmonton to teach mandolin later this week, to Montana next month and to Alaska in January.

 
Fishing Music II continues to be well received having earned the #18 spot on the European Americana chart . It seems they really like fish in Europe. Little Miss Cutthroat video also won the Best Humor in The Drake video competition.

 
“when times get hard, gonna get me a bucket of lard…”

Just finished a week of music with 60 students and 10 staff from California, England, Nashville, Canada and all points in between. An amazing few days of jamming, learning, staying up too late, and making new friends. Highlights included a bunch of new songs composed in Darrell Scott’s songwriting class, the first ever Targhee band scramble and the annual mountaintop jam where we all rode to the chairlift to 9862 ft and sang out over the valley. The students also got an opportunity to play 1 song en masse on the main stage of the festival (between Darrell Scott and Railroad Earth) to show off their new talents. A grand time was had by all and many students exclaimed that it was the best year ever.
Check back with this website and/or Targhee Bluegrass Camp for details on next year’s event.

My production parter, David Thompson, and I are excited about the new disc. Highlights include a Tim & Mollie O’Brien remake of Gone Fishin (a Bing Crosby-Louis Armstrong classic), an old time version of a Primus song, Pygmy water drums and a few new originals. We also have some cool new Fishing Music schwag (t-shirts and lucky fishing hats) which should be available on this website or at fishingmusic.com in just a few days.