Congratulations to Ian Jensen (LA, California) and Lynne Roberts (Aberdeen, Scotland)!

Well, it has been quite some time hasn't it? One might say I became a hermit for a month or so and I couldn't think of a better way to put it. I finished my third semester in the first week of May and spent about ten days in Scotland; admittedly I'm still there in my heart and mind, as the past week I've found it particularly hard to settle back in to life at Berklee.

Ah, life in an airport. I'm here but I'm temporary, sort of like life in a nutshell. You arrive with all your bags, walk from the comfort of the known through a warzone of security checkpoints, and arrive in this strange place where no one really belongs. All struggle to get around with the bags they have, trying to find their way to the gate that leads to the right location. Flights can leave early, flights can leave late - some don't leave at all. Right, I reckon that's as far as the analogy can go at this point!

What can I say? I've been a very, very busy troubadour over the past couple of weeks and have neglected to stay in touch with my beloved fans; so this is where we have a coffee, catch up and play some cards.

So, I have to be brief as I am ever so tired, but I have to say that the last few days have been amazing. I returned to Boston a couple of hours ago and am reflecting on how amazing & wonderful the Canadian tour has been. I performed several times in Toronto, met old friends and made new ones and Tim FiztGerald is one of these new friends! Tim is a concert bassist and joined me for several tunes at every show of mine in Toronto. His openness to playing new musical styles, his generosity, and quick-wit were all enormously inspiring; I will be keeping in close contact with Tim as concerns future trips to Toronto.