Learning to Love Making Music Again

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Back at the beginning of the year I mentioned something about folk music. So here’s what that’s all about.

In 2023 I was re-listening to the Kingkiller Chronicle books on audiobook, a format that I think really works for that series. I’ve listened to those books about a half dozen times and the thing that always stuck with me is how much Kvothe, the protagonist, constantly drones on and on about how much he needs to play music in order to survive. Now, I grew up playing viola¹ in the school orchestra and learning via (admittedly poorly administered) Suzuki Method and I was starting to crave playing again, but I just couldn’t use that tiny old viola. I figured I’d look around for something more like what Kvothe plays, the lute.

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Learning to Love Making Music Again

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