Author: Peter Lehndorff

Playing at The Bitter End

My Facebook friends are usually the first to know when I have a musical adventure or gig of some kind. I don’t agonize over grammar or punctuation on social media as much as I should. I post. Therefore, I am. Feel free to join Peter Lehndorff’s Music at facebook.com/standupfolk/.  I’m just beginning to use Instagram, but I use Facebook more to let people know when and where… Read more →

Ashes. Ashes. We all fall down.

Ring around the rosy, A pocket full of posies; Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down. I kept going back and forth about Kathy’s ashes. If you remember, her ‘cremains’ arrived on September 22. A friendly postal worker delivered them in a cardboard box from Harvard Medical School. I had over a year to mull it over: from the time she passed away;… Read more →

Opening for Tom Paxton

Music wise, I have had a lot going on. Even with Kathy’s art exhibit, I managed to keep going to several open mics. I had a few gigs and went to a few concerts too. My regular design work schedule was also very busy. October 1, opening for Tom Paxton: One of the big highlights I guess had to be opening… Read more →

Have a great day!

With Kathy’s reception and Life Celebration completed, I had my first gig at Luthier’s coming up. Luthier’s (Easthampton, MA) is my musical home away from home. Many of the videos I post are from the open mic there. The community of friends I have there was the bedrock of my support while Kathy was sick with Huntington’s and the funeral… Read more →

Kathy’s reception

Kathy’s reception and life celebration. I loaded up the car with a few sculpture and furniture things on Friday night. Earlier that day I went to the library to double-check some things. I wanted to make sure the ConcertWindow streaming would work okay. And I wanted to make sure I knew how to use the video projector, DVD, and sound system… Read more →