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I did some pretty stupid things when I was in high

I did some pretty stupid things when I was in high school in the Twin Cities (sorry mom, if you're reading this).

Some things that brought me and my (mostly white) friends face to face with the Minneapolis police, the St. Paul police (and an angry K-9 unit) and even the University of MN police.

Like the time my friends and I and got caught with a big bag of weed down by Minnehaha Falls and the Minneapolis police searched the car, dumped the pot out on the ground, chewed us out and then sent us on our way.

Or the time my friends and I "let ourselves in" to a buddy's house in Highland Park to party on NYE when he and his family were out of town and the neighbors reported a robbery in progress, the St. Paul Police came in with guns drawn and a K-9 unit barking etc., patted us down, wrote us tickets for trespassing (which we all got out of) and then sent us on our way.

Or the time my friends and I were driving erratically up East River Parkway by the U of MN after too many drinks at a party and the UMPD pulled us over, had our driver walk in a (somewhat) straight line, then told us to be careful and sent us on our way.

These are just some of the "close calls" I had back then and in each case we were doing something illegal yet walked away.

I realize now what a privilege it was to be seen by these officers as a "stupid kid", as a "bonehead," as an "idiot"...

...but not a threat.

#whiteandwalkedaway

Oooh boy, look what just arrived, a new old-time p

Oooh boy, look what just arrived, a new old-time project 🪕🎻 from two of my favorite musicians and humans--Chris Silver and @frailin1 w/ some great bass and vox from @asilverguitar!! It sounds great and bonus, there are *11 pages* of conversations and detailed song notes to nerd out over, hooray 🎶🎉!
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#oldtimemusic #clawhammerbanjo #fiddle #minnesota #wisconsin

New Music 🪕🎶🌿🌼 – it's become a bit of

New Music 🪕🎶🌿🌼 - it's become a bit of tradition that I get a wave of instrumental inspiration in early spring when the days get warmer and the urban wildlife returns to my yard here in south Minneapolis. Here is this year's offering (yet to be named), my first instrumental born on the clawhammer!
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#banjo @cedarmtnbanjos #clawhammerbanjo #clawhammer #instrumental #spring #springmusic #minneapolis

Tippin' our hats to our Murray and Naughton family

Tippin' our hats to our Murray and Naughton family today 🍀🎶🇮🇪

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Dirty Old Rag (10 years later)

Recording Missississy Strut @ Wild Sound

Over The Clover (live)

The Robin and the Rabbit (debut performance)

Naughty Gnome Live @ The Cedar

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Missing Ghosts (Video Demo)

Missing Ghosts EPK – Anthony Ihrig

Vince Guaraldi’s “Skating” on the Banjo – Anthony Ihrig

Recording Missississy Strut @ Wild Sound

Naughty Gnome Live @ The Cedar

Nyth Y Gog (The Cuckoo’s Nest) Live at the Cedar