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Early American music including as Country Dances, Early American Carols, Kentucky Hill Song, Shaker Spiritual Songs, and Southern Harmony Hymns on the new Rose Ensemble CD can be downloaded here as mp3s.

Okay, I’ll admit it. I was a little concerned when the Diva Drew showed me the handbills the French were passing out at their concert in Paris. I mean, c’mon! Chants Slaves?
What would be going through your perverted little mind if your significant other brought something like this home? And don’t say, “Why nothing [...]

Piggy may be a ham but when it’s time to work, he’s right there in the thick of it. Being a mascot isn’t easy. Especially for Piggy.

The role of mascot requires discipline, hard work and a serious commitment. Not Piggy’s strong suits (as if the lazy bastard has any strong suits).

However, what he lacks in almost everything that might be called a quality, he makes up for with his plush lovable exterior and affable willingness to hog the show… (click title to Read More!)

…or at least he got back without being eaten. The French do love their pork.
So, where did Piggy go and what did he do?
Let me make clear that Piggy came back with a lot of pictures so I’m gonna to milk this sucker for all the blog entries I can get. Besides, a little Piggy [...]

Piggy is on the plane and headed to Paris. In fact, if my calculations are correct, he and the Diva Drew and the Rose Ensemble have already stepped off the plane in sunny Paris.
They were lucky enough to get one of the last direct to Paris flights from “No Way” Airlines.
This was a great [...]

The Diva Drew just came back from another triumphant tour in Europe with The Rose Ensemble. They were performing in a festival outside of Milan, Italy for two weeks.
She told me that there were horse races through the streets of these small neighborhoods as part of the festival. Each neighborhood had its own colorful [...]

Actually, the title is a bit of a misnomer. Most people who live in Minnesota would interpret that to mean, “OH MY GAWD! Will winter never end?” Or “I want to hack and shred small furry animals and gnaw on their dead, crusty corpses!” Well, maybe that’s not how most Minnesotans get but I sometimes [...]

I’ll be dropping the Diva off at the airport around 4 o’clock today. The Rose Ensemble will be performing their new show, The Secret Society of Notre Dame in Birmingham, Alabama tomorrow night. I’m a tad worried about the tornadoes they’re having down there but the Diva Drew knows no fear. She’s ready to rock!
She gave me [...]