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Japanese Music Life: New Life Now...
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My life as a koto player, storyteller, and mom. (Oh, yes. Wife too! Wednesday, March 22, 2006. Finally, he could play with abandon. And he does. That koto was what he created the piece Timber Hawk , the piece inspired by the wooden rollercoaster. (Fasten your seatbelts. It is a doozy of a piece.) And more recently, Dragon’s Fire. He practices on it, he performs on it, he takes it to senior centers and teashops. Last month he even performed in a bar! Instead, I try to stay calm and stay out of the way.
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Japanese Music Life: The Great Knitting Project
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My life as a koto player, storyteller, and mom. (Oh, yes. Wife too! Wednesday, February 08, 2006. The Great Knitting Project. And so, Christmas of 2005, I got the boys each some knitting needles and yarn. It was one of those last-minute decisions; I had thought about it, off and on, but the time never seemed just right. Would 12 and 13-year old boys be able to handle it? They opened the boxes at the same time, and looked a little confused. I’m going to teach you to knit as scarf for yourself! I couldn't’...