It’s been a good long while since I’ve had time to reach out to those of you who still pay attention to the goings-on of my musical career, but in some ways that’s simply the logical outcome of some great busy-ness on my end. This past month, even though I have not endured the usual slow-down (and near-dearth) of teaching that I usually experience in June, I have performed as many shows as I did last summer during my short three week mini-tour. And all of these gigs in spite