Linda Stout

I had a great time visiting friends and family in Nashville while traveling, saw a wonderful soulful singer-songwriter, Jesse Alexander along with Carrie Rodriguez on the bill (love her electric mandolin; I'm getting one). Very fun, with my cousin Ward Stout, and it was great to see him; having grown up together on the same farm, we "get" each other. I also have another baritone ukulele, thanks to Ward. I had craved another one, but no wonder I liked it. It was $3800, at a store on Broadway; I also wanted a 1928 tenor guitar there, too, but restrained myself on that, too. So I have another $50 mahogany uke, an Aria, not as nice-sounding as my Harmony. But it has songs in it, rootsy pop songs; all these cool little moody hooks are introducing themselves.