Rick Hill

I have a toe infection.  As a result, I have to soak my foot for 30 minutes every
morning.  I can't just sit there, pondering life.  I have to do something, so I've
been sitting there with my foot in

I went to the Open Mic at Sky Stage on September 24.  And then I went to the Open Mic at Dublin Roasters the next day.  I think what I enjoy most about open mics is when there are unexpected…

One of the goals of Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise is to develop a performance space that would seat somewhere around 100-150 folks.  That space should have good acoustics, good accessibility for both performers and audience, be somewhat centrally located in…

Mountain  Christmas Set List

1. Behold That Star
2. Christ Child Lullaby
3. Christmas Time Back Home
4. Christmas Time Is Near
5. Christmas Time’s a-Comin’
6. Deck the Halls
7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
8. I’ll Be Home for Christmas
9. Jingle Bells
10. Joseph By Angel Reassured…

Happy New Year!                                           

Lots of folks make New Year’s resolutions and almost as many folks break them within a matter of weeks.  I think that is because the resolutions are not connected to any serious desire to make a change…

I spent the first very hot week of July at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland attending Common Ground on the Hill classes. I took three harp classes, a folk dancing class, and helped dig out a dugout canoe. It was…

Albert Einstein said, “Try not to be a SUCCESS, but rather to be of VALUE.” Many of us want to be successful. The question I ask folks is “Successful at what?” Defining your goals will help you know when you…

I learned how to sing and play by listening to and imitating Peter, Paul and Mary. As a fifth grader I had no idea of the source or history of the songs they sang. As I grew older I became…

I believe that musicians, as much as any other artists, have a responsibility to help people reflect on life.  Most people know what’s going on, but they may not have thought about why.  A good song helps them find words…

Last night I was interrupted twice by solicitation calls.  I am trying a variety of approaches with these.  One is to ask them for a form 990 - which the IRS says they should send to me without any problem…