Hey there!!!
Hope everyone’s doing well.  Things are good ’round here, snow, flu, shoulder strain, and car troubles be &@^#ed!  Here’s what’s new:
I had a great time with Ian Howell in Connecticut (www.thevoiceandguitar.com) last month.  It was a great privilege to perform with Ian and pianist Doug Dickson, who is on the faculty at Yale.  We did recitals in New Haven and Washington, CT, and though Ian was fighting off some pretty rough throat and cough thing, he sounded as amazing as ever.  Ian’s a kindred spirit, and it’s always a great charge up to spend time with him, and playing with him is a great inspiration.
On the Fibb’n front (www.knotfibbn.com), we’re coming out of our “quiet time,” and geared up for a BIG St. Patrick’s season, kicking things off this Friday, February 22 at the Shamrock Club of Columbus (60 West Castle Road).  We play from 8-11ish.  On the 1st of March, we’ll be up at the Pontifical College Josephenum for their Irish Festival.  It’s a fundraiser for the seminarians there, and was great fun last year.  There’s a great lineup, including some of our very best friends in the Columbus Irish music scene.  We’ll play at 9:30. (www.pcj.edu/2007-08/cmtyirishfest.html)  Then we’re off to Buffalo, NY, Hamilton, OH and Tulsa OK, where we’ll be playing at Cherokee Casinos on St. Pat’s day itself.  For those of you in Columbus, there’s another chance to catch us, at Byrne’s Pub (1248 W. 3rd Ave in Grandview) on March 14.  We’ll play at 9:30. (www.byrnespub.com).  If you’re a fan of Irish music (and who isn’t??), check out the schedule at Byrne’s - there are some big names appearing there over the next month!
The Mac is taking a little break from gigging (www.themacmusic.com), but it’s for a most joyous reason.  Our drummer, Keith and his wife, Kelly are now the proud parents of a brand new baby girl!!!!!!  In the meantime, we’ll be continuing to rehearse, write, and learn new tunes as we’re able, and we’ll be hitting the ground running just as soon as Keith can get more than an hour or so sleep at a time.  Many congratulations, Keith!!!
The studio (www.dbmusicproduction.com) is staying busy, too!  LJ Pennington has done demos for most of the tunes we’ll be putting together for what promises to be a fine album, and we’ll soon be getting musicians together and doing some arranging.  It’s an exciting project, and I’m honored to be a part. I’ll also be starting on projects with Josie Gonot (formerly of Josie and the Light, now doing a French Canadian/Cajun project - let the accordions begin!!!!) and Shotgun Wedding (www.myspace.com/shotgunweddingmyspace) in the coming month.  The really big news for the studio is that I’m now able to run 16 input channels, AND I can do on-site mobile recording!!!  That’s right, I can come record your CD in your very own living room!!  Please, try to contain your excitement.
Other items of interest:
I’ve been coaching for the Chamber Music Connection (www.cmconnection.org), helping out mostly in the Adult Chamber Music and the Jazz Workshop programs.  The CMC is a great organization, and I’ve had a blast working with them.  I’ve even been working with young string players in string quartets and a chamber orchestra, which has just been a great pleasure.
My private students gave a great recital last Saturday up at Otterbein.  I’m always so impressed and proud of them, and I feel so lucky to be able to work with such interesting and dedicated people!
This Sunday, February 24, at 7:00, the Otterbein College Jazz Ensemble will be performing a program including Rodgers and Hart, Herbie Hancock, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Miles Davis, and others.  They’ve done a great job getting the program together in a short time, and it promises to be a great concert.  It’s in Riley Auditorium in the Battelle Fine Arts Center (www.otterbein.edu/admission/visit/maps/colormap.asp)
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Next Wedneday, February 27, I’ll be doing my last-Wednesday-of-every-month at Maca Cafe (www.macahome.com) from 7:30-9:30.  Maca was recently included in Columbus Monthly’s Top 10 New Restaurants, with excellent reason.  The food there is absolutely amazing, small plates prepared-to-order.  Have the soup.  Maca is what your living room dreams of becoming.
Stay warm!!
Karl Wohlwendwww.columbusclassicalguitar.com503 East Weber RoadColumbus, OH 43202614.405.2300www.dbmusicproduction.com

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