Vicarious Nomads

You may not be in a position to drop everything and travel the world. (We might not either, but we're talking about you right now.) If you'd like to participate vicariously, your financial support of this adventure will help us to document it, and hopefully show that even today (perhaps especially today) a family can choose where and how to live.

We're not expensive folks. Even the smallest amount will make a very real difference.

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Official Launch: Thursday Morning, July 29th

We’re off to Hoquiam, Washington, leaving tomorrow morning. (I didn’t know where it was either.)

We leave at the crack of dawn tomorrow, drive 12 hours, and stay with Ralph and Kelly and their kids.

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Music for the Road

So, if I’m going to do some house concerts I thought I’d brush up on some covers; haven’t played many since I started focusing on my own music a few years ago.

You might never have guessed that Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” is so easy on the mandolin that it’s almost like it was written [...]

Video Update #1

Joel and Sue and Fiona talk about going nomad and their working trip to Canada and what might come beyond [...]

House Concerts Along the Way

Could I possibly end up performing in St. Helens, Oregon, Everett, Washington, and Vancouver? (Edit: St. Helens is out, this trip.)

House concerts beat coffee shops hands down. Coffee shops are really a place to go practice, knowing that absolutely no one is listening.

But show up to someone’s living room, where they’ve invited all their friends, and everyone brings something to drink and a snack, and you’re the guest host of a very cool party. When the hat is passed, literally or metaphorically, even a few drachmas from each guest turns into more than I’ve earned in every coffee shop I’ve ever played in.

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