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Bill Meldrum is the fabulous percussionist that accompanies most of our music, most notably on our “Big Sky Full O’ Dumb Stars” CD. His highly unpredictable, quirky rhythmic line on the “Juggling Feathers” track is my (Deb’s) most favorite part of the CD. I absolutely gasped with delight and laughed so hard I almost fell off my chair when I first heard it.

We love it when Bill can join us on stage, which doesn’t happen enough as far as we’re concerned.

So, Bill’s 40th birthday was on March 14th. All his friends met him with (what seemed like) gallons of Silly String, while his wife, Tracy, trumpeted him through the door. A fun night.

 

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This is a look at our tour-dog, Yippy. She’s the best ever.

First Fridays are always fun in Phoenix. What goes better with music than good art? We will be playing at the 2See Gallery during the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Phoenix. Please join us at at the Garfield Galleria, Ste. 201, 316 W. McDowell Ave. D-Squared plays from 7-9 PM. Deb will be exhibiting 4 of her pinhole photographs at the show as well. What is pinhole photography, you may ask? Come down and find out!

We hope your holiday season was festive and joyful and spent with people you care about. In that spirit, we’d like to let you know about a few places we will be playing in January because it’s a lot more fun when you show up.

Friday, January 4, 6-9 PM, 2See Studio in the Garfield Galleria, Suite 201, 316 West McDowell Road in Phoenix (TODAY!)

This is part of the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Phoenix. We will be providing ambient music at our friend and collaborator Cheryl Colan’s new downtown art gallery. The show is entitled Shadows and Reflections and features works by a number of interesting photographers including some of Deb Gessner’s new work. Gallery opens at 6 PM, Admission is free.

Friday, January 18, 8 PM at the Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 North Fort Valley Road (Highway 180) in Flagstaff

This is the kick-off event for the Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music (FFOTM) series, co-sponsored by Flagstaff Cultural Partners. Opening the show will be The Springfield Band featuring our old friends Tony Norris, Bill Burke and Fred Coon. They have added fiddler, Elena Gonzales, and singer, Megan Buchanan, to their already impressive talent roster. This is a band with deep traditional ties and we’re excited to hear the new line-up. We have a few new tunes in our bag as well as some old favorites. We hope you can join us for what promises to be a wonderful evening of music. Tickets for this concert are $15 in advance, $18 at the door and can be purchased online or by calling (928) 779-2300. (directions)

Saturday, January 26, 2 PM and 7:30 PM (two shows), Blue Rose Theater at the Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 West Gurley Street in Prescott

Make it Snow is the theme of this season-opening show for the Blue Rose Theater and we have the material to make it happen. Our long association with Jody Drake and the Sharlot Hall Museum has been a blessing to us in many ways and we have always loved that room. It is where we played together for the very first time in public more years ago than we want to think about. Tickets are $10 for museum members, $12 for general public. Please call (928) 445-3122 for tickets and information. You can look them up online at sharlot.org.

We’re not sure why but winter concerts always seem to have a little extra energy, for audience and performer alike. So join us and take a little sip.

Don & Deb