Band today was kind of amusing. We are cramming to get concert material ready for the The Mid-Winter Celtic Festival and combining learning tunes & scores with figuring out breaks & intros, and making decisions on accompaniment, harmony....

In truth, I really like this time of year. You can feel the band machinery start to work. New music happens, new people step up, and this year of course, we have shiny new drums, and the prospect of another Scotland trip in the works. Band fees are being collected, and people are already surfing the net looking for fares. It's all good.

I think this is going to be fun.