Performing on the Christopher Gabriel radio show was super fun too.  It had been a long time since I played on the radio.  It's always a bit tricky to hear each other with the headphones on.  

Hopefully Flatlands will have some more shows in the near future...if you are interested in hosting a house concert, or if you know of a fun place we can play in your town, drop me a line and we'll see what we can do.

Cheers,
Eric 

I have a couple of shows coming up, and I'm excited to get out and play again.  It has been ages since I performed last.  I'm always excited to play gigs with Flatlands, and we have a few shows coming up in the next few weeks and months.  Billy and I are playing at the Minneapolis and Moorhead Cornfeeds here in August.  These are usually fun shows and we get to see some old friends too.  Bill and I haven't really played together since last year's cornfeeds, so we probably have a bit of dust to shake off before we play.  Though, we've been playing together for so long, it doesn't take too long to fall into the old ways. 

There is also another potential flatlands show coming up this fall in Fargo.  This would likely be a more traditional flatlands show...possibly at a venue where they serve beer.  Stay tuned to my otherwise static website calender for more details about this show.  It is shaping up for early October. 

I'm just starting to get interested in doing shows again, so if anyone is looking for an opening act or would like to split a bill, let me know.  And, if anyone is interested in hosting a house concert, I'm certainly open to that too. 

Thanks!

Eric

I can't believe it's been a year since I sold my main guitar.  I still get a bit nostalgic for it, but I think it was a good move.  My old Taylor is sounding better than ever.  I still remember walking to Marguerite's Music in Moorhead to buy that guitar back in 1995.  

I do have a wedding coming up in June that I'm looking forward to.  I haven't played out in front of people for quite a while, so it should be fun to feel those nerves again.  I am looking to get out and do a few more shows in the coming months, so if anyone is interested in hosting a house concert or if anyone knows of a cool low-key venue shoot me an email.  

Hopefully I can check in again before another year goes by.  If you are reading this, thanks much.

Eric

The buyer was perfect.  A gentleman who was already a Lowden owner.  I felt good that it was going to a good home with someone who appreciated exactly what it was.  

It was surprisingly emotional for me.  I've never sold or gotten rid of something so personal.  As I was driving to meet the buyer, I thought about making Dragonfly, and how most of the songs were recorded using that guitar.  I thought about all the gigs I've played over the years with that guitar.  I distinctly remember recording It's Been Awhile in one take in the basement studio with Josh Baesler.  I remember a lot of smokey nights at the Red Bear in Moorhead when people could still smoke in bars.  

Maybe it's a little silly to feel so sentimental about it.  After all, it's a box of wood and strings.  But it was my number one guitar for a period of my musical career.  The fact that it is now gone signals the end of that period.

It also signals what I hope is the beginning of a new period.  I'm not sure if I'll buy another guitar.  I still have the Taylor which is what I've done most of my writing and playing at home with.  Though, I have been looking around a bit, and there are some tempting guitars out there.  

I have some tentative plans for recording in the works, and a few songs in progress that could possibly benefit from a new box of wood and string.  We'll see what comes.