It had been a long time, too long, since the two of them had gotten together. The house was nice, the neighborhood friendly and informal, and after a few obligatory barks and growls the dog was accepting. There were two different women accompanying them than there had been years earlier, but no one seemed to be missing. Then one of the women, Patty, in an effort to begin to get to know her husband’s long-time friend and collaborator, asked, “What is your primary instrument?” The answer: keyboard, guitar, bass, drums, tuba, sousaphone…. Each instrument on the list had its own story and reason for inclusion. But the other man leaned back and had his own thoughts. That other man was me. The person being questioned was Eddie Carriere. Oh, he is known to many different people by different names – [...]

The weather is cool up here in these North Carolina mountains this morning, but the business is warming up. In the coming week Sound Traveler will be performing for Jonesborough Days in Jonesborough, TN, The Orchard at Altapass on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Music Fest ‘n Sugar Grove, NC, and The Tin Lizard in Spruce Pine, NC. Besides that, our bouncing baby CD, “Sound Traveler,” has already traveled to new homes in Hawaii, Arkansas, Washington DC, Florida, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Michigan to mention a few locations. We had a great CD release party at Carolina Barbecue on June 23, but we will have another one in August in Florida. We are currently working those details out, but the likely date is August 20 at the Shorewood Community Center in Cape Canaveral. We are hoping for another super party. The main [...]