-Ahh... December and the pace quickens as Christmas time's a'comin... and I hear CDs make for a fine stocking stuffer so don't be shy and buy buy buy - the house concert was a great success and we had a ton of fun. Thanks to Joe, Jen and Vincent for helping to make our release night a blast - remember the shanty sessions are every third Sunday of the month at the Noble Collection and they are participatory, not a performance, so don't be afraid to join in - all signed up and ready to go out to Kansas City for my first Folk Alliance International get together and am looking forward to it - been writing down a bunch of ideas and trying to grow some new songs... ya can't force 'em out but it helps to focus and pay attention if they are trying to get out - going to the Christmas Revels in Cambridge for the first time and looking forward to hearing my friend John Browne adding his guitar to the fabulous mix