Hidden Treasures

Once in a while, 207 is pretty darned good. Last Thursday night, WL and I were at Central Maine Archery, putting in some practice. On the tv they were showing the NBC Nightly News, and then afterward 207 came on. I knew Lissa Schneckenburger was going to be performing on that episode, and I was excited that I'd be able to see it, even though we weren't at home. Lissa is the young fiddler from Maine who Rach and I saw open for Richard Thompson back in the fall, and I was duly impressed.

Anyway, just as Lissa and her guitarist began to play, Tom, the proprietor, changed the channel! I almost freaked out, but realized I could go to the 207 site to see the performance later on. In a way, it was a blessing, because when I checked the site I realized her guitarist is a fellow camper of mine at Meadowlark Music Camp! Her name is Bethany Waickman, and she's a MUCH better player than I am. Very quiet, very nice, and very talented. She has always been an advanced player, doing DADGAD classes with Keith Murphy (who is also a member of Lissa's band at times).

Lissa plays numerous shows in Maine, so go check her out sometime. She's really enjoyable and seems to be genuinely nice and personable.

I tried to embed the video, but the link seems to be broken. Here is the link and I'll see if I can figure something out to embed it.

*Note: the link remains broken, and I can't figure out where the error is. I've tried becoming a member of the WCSH site, but that's screwy, too. I take back the nice things I said about 207. Okay, no I don't. But here's another video I grabbed from YouTube so you can have instant gratification and see whether it's worth your while to click the previous link: