1 January 1997

Happy New Year! We've been semi-dormant over the last month or so, and I've been too busy to keep the Web site "pumped up," but now there's light at the end of the tunnel. We're finally getting new material out of rehearsal and onto the stage--we've already premiered a revamped "Blackleg Miner" and we hope to bring two other new pieces (surprise covers!) to the Mermaid on Feb. 1. A new ballad, "New York Trader," is also nearing readiness, and a few other pieces are in various states of preparation. It is possible that some of this material will form the nucleus of a new recording project...but it's too soon to talk about that.

Tom Rhoads