Ahhh, spring

In the Northland here (note: I am in Duluth, MN not Duluth, Georgia) the winter can stick around for awhile. This week we've been treated to some spring weather. It's great to unpack the shorts and lighter shirts. It's also a good time to play the dulcimer outdoors. We have an Earth Day Art Gallery Hop this weekend. I'll be playing music beside one of the galleries with over 20 local artists artwork inside. Last year it was gorgeous enough to play outside. This year a bit of precipitation (rain, snow?) is in the forecast so maybe it will be indoors this year. Music, art, nature it all goes together. I'm also an advocate of connecting it to healing, relaxation (for player and listener), creativity (write songs, play with new rhythms), a piece of history, and a connection to community. Certainly music can be played at your own home with no one listening, other than your pets. The dulcimer also sounds great with the fiddle, guitar, banjo, harmonica, let alone the fun shaker eggs and limberjack. A dulcimer play can sing or play the harmonica using a brace or get together with some others.