Constructing instruments, constructing music. When one arrives in Scapoli for the International Zampogna Festival, one must park ones car...

[Caption: " Once there was a little boy. And he went outside." --Harry Partch. ] The poetry of the mountains. Two short poems I wrote...

(and there are still snails) ...As I embark on my summer travels-- una vacanza di lavoro ('a working vacation') I explained to my friend...

Mountain music . As soon as we opened the car doors, we were engulfed by the smell of wild mint. We were setting out for a long trek in...