St. Pat's Fishing Trip '12
May. 25, 2012

Had a great time at this year's fly fishing trip with Saint Pat's. This year we fished the Big Thompson and had Kirk's Fly Shop put on a clinic for those new to the sport. Before putting together this short video I managed to catch 3 really nice browns. See you next year!
Patrick's Irish Pub Voted Greeley's Best Local Bar
Sep. 21, 2011

Really proud of our local pub, Patrick's Irish Pub for winning the Best Local Bar award in the Greeley Tribune's 2011 Hot Picks. More specifically, proud of my friend Greg Farnsworth who had a vision to make a great place for folks to get together, enjoy great beer with great friends and not to mention, great music! The results are in Greg! Thanks for taking the risk.
Recording "Fiddle & Flute!" in April!
Sep. 21, 2011

Natalie Padilla, Peter Romero & I will be going into the studio next month to record our debut trad album "Fiddle & Flute". We've raised enough to get the tracking but need your help to bring it in for a landing! We're calling on friends, family, peers, supporters, enemies, extinct animal species, etc... to help via KickStarter.com Check the video / link below for more info...

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blaynechastain/fiddle-and-flute-iris...

The Messenger by Joel Bernstein
Sep. 21, 2011

Doing a bit of digging on the origin of the tune "The Messenger" I found this nice clip of Randal Bays & Dave Marshall. The Messenger is the second tune in the set was composed by Joel Bernstein.

2010 World F3J Championship
Sep. 21, 2011
Great coverage of the 2010 World F3J Championship in France. Some of you know that I fly RC Sailplanes. This vid does a stellar job of giving you a better picture of what it's all about.
Emerald Duets: Christmas Vol. 1
Sep. 21, 2011

Pianist & composer friend Peter Romero and I just finished writing our first book together!

Emerald Duets: Christmas, vol. 1
15 classic Christmas carols arranged for 2 melody instruments, guitar and piano.

The arrangements are suitable for the D tin whistle, Irish flute, or your favorite melody instrument. The melodies can be played solo or with the accompanying harmonies. The book contains fully scored piano accompaniments and guitar parts with chord names and fretboard symbols. It is currently available for download as an eBook, and includes audio tracks of each carol for you to learn from and enjoy.

www.EmeraldDuets.com

Kilrush Fleadh Cheoil, 1966
Sep. 21, 2011

Doing a bit of research on a tune this morning I found this video posted by "clarebannerman" on YouTube. Fantastic that this sort of footage is so easily accessible these days. Notables in the video include Junior Crehan, Michael Falsey, Jimmy Ward & Seamus Connolly.

For more great vids, checkout "clarebannerman's" channel.

Tiny Desk Concert
Sep. 21, 2011

For those of you who haven't seen the movie Once yet - do it! Here's a great video concert that NPR did with Glen and Marketa of Once fame. Thanks to my buddy Garrett Hope for the heads up.

A different kind of flute playing...
Sep. 21, 2011

My friend Andy who is in seminary once told me that the Hebrew word for "to play the flute" also means "to defile oneself". Perhaps...