I was wandering through the Durham Farmers' Market on Saturday, Belgian waffle in one hand and some chard in the other, thinking about how happy I always feel when I'm there. "Of course!" I realized. "This would be the perfect place for
I began to scarf my waffle even faster so I could gain a free hand, get out my phone, and add the Farmer's Market to the list . . . when I heard a violin. [more after the jump]
It was this very nice dude, area violinist David McKnight, who plays in a band & says he received an education in classical violin at the hands of the Chapel Hill Public School System. Here is a fiddle tune he wrote himself: nice, right?
In my further explorations of the market, I also encountered a live flutist and live trumpeter. I haven't been able to go to the market much this year because of the Saturday teaching I do at the UNC Community Music School--is this part of it now?! Was it because this was the first market in May? I don't know but it was the loveliest surprise to hear live classical + -ish tunes in this setting.
Also, David really wanted me to share with you guys a ditty he's been working on--a jingle for the farmer's market!
1 This may essentially read, "NC TIGER RESCUE LET ME COME SING TO THE TIGERS PLEEEEEEEEASE," but I will try to work a few more layers into it before publishing.↩
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