As some of you might know, I played with a group called 64 To Grayson from the end of January until the end of March. It was on Sunday, March 2nd, that we were heading from South Portsmouth, Kentucky to Wheelersburg, Ohio (both along the Ohio River). We had a few hours to spare, so we stopped in at a pet store located on a small shopping square to cuddle puppies, stare at fish - you know, the usual things you do in a pet store.
You might be asking yourself, "Why is Krista posting a picture of a Macaw and talking about pet shops on her violin-geared blog?". Well, that's a great question - and I'm glad you asked it. By the end of this entry, I hope I'll have answered that.
As some of you might know, I played with a group called 64 To Grayson from the end of January until the end of March. It was on Sunday, March 2nd, that we were heading from South Portsmouth, Kentucky to Wheelersburg, Ohio (both along the Ohio River). We had a few hours to spare, so we stopped in at a pet store located on a small shopping square to cuddle puppies, stare at fish - you know, the usual things you do in a pet store.
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As most of you probably aren't aware, I began collaborating with acoustic guitarist Terry Rice last fall on his - now our - CD. Today we went into the studio and I recorded my part for a song, entitled "Ascension". The whole CD is really genre-unclassifiable, and has really pushed me in my improvisational abilities.
Yesterday he and I sat down in his basement, and we went over the song a few times so he could hear what I'd come up with. He was blown away. I was just glad that he liked it at all, considering how out of my element I feel doing this project. Each new song is a different challenge, forcing me to think of music in ways I haven't understood it before. Even though there are certainly times when I get frustrated because I can't come up with anything I really like, I'm very grateful I get to be featured on such a unique album. I'm not sure what the best reward will be - the new-found improvisational abilities I'll find myself possessing, or the feeling of knowing I collaborated with another great musician to produce something amazing. Yesterday I drove up to Lambertville, Michigan, to practice with The Fossil Creek Band - a bluegrass group that I just joined last week. I'd actually subbed in for their fiddle player at a show in Columbus, Ohio, back in January. It was a blast, but I never thought I'd end up being their full-time fiddler! Their previous fiddle player had to quit because of his day-job, but never fear: Krista, the freelancer, is here! (ha!)
We went over some of the new songs they're writing and working on for a CD we'll be recording within the next couple months - what a blast! I love playing with them! It's times like these when I think I'm so incredibly blessed to be able to do what I love - and with good people, no less... Looking forward to the next time we get together for practice! |
Krista Solarsis a recent graduate of Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music with a Master's Degree in Violin Performance... (read more) Archives
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