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Michael and Howard Rugg CapriTaurus dulcimers Art Valley People 

An Encounter with Michael Rugg and CapriTaurus Dulcimers

Julie Horner
By Peter Tommerup with Julie Horner It began with a bike ride through the Santa Cruz Mountains on the summer day in 1974 that fundamentally changed my life. I was about to become a senior in college, was studying traditional Appalachian culture and folklore, and was learning to play the Appalachian mountain dulcimer — a 3-string hourglass shaped folk instrument… Read More
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Open to Blank Walls: Making the Most of Moving Outdoors

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By Julie Horner Even on the dark days, the sun always rises. Evan Borthwick, owner of Redwood Pizzeria in downtown Felton admitted, “This is a significant bottoming out.” But you can’t thread the needle during a pandemic. “Some people take risks; others are more cautious. We need to eat, and we miss our music.”  It’s a trick of the light… Read More
Mardeen Gordon Where the Wild Things Are Art Valley People 

Keeper of Threads: Embroidery Artist Mardeen Gordon

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By Julie Horner There is nothing as elementally atmospheric as hearing live music filtered through a redwood forest. The higher up you are on the mountainside, the more clearly sound drifts, and you feel at once gathered into community, part of the pulse, without ever leaving your yard. The trumpet player practicing the next neighborhood over, the kid on his… Read More