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Time to get A Christmas Wish

I enjoyed helping my parents set up our snow scene again, with the houses that my father painted. You can see them here on the front of A Christmas Wish. You can now order your card/CD or 10-pack (just posted) to give the gift of Christmas spirit this year! https://murielanderson.com/shop/product-category/cds/

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Guitar Workshop and Concert Sunday Nov 27, Peru IL

If you missed our Saturday-After-Thanksgiving show or want to see us again, Jim Kimo West and I are playing again tonight at 7pm at the Zion United Church of Christ in Peru, Il and we’re giving a guitar workshop this afternoon at 3pm at Music Suite 408. We’d love to see you! Concert 7pmTickets $20 […]

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Thanks for a great show!

Thanks to you, the Saturday-After-Thanksgiving Concert with guest Jim Kimo West was a great success! You can still buy tickets to watch the livestream–proceeds go to the Music for Life Alliance. They just arrived and they are beautifully printed! Limited release of The Optimism Collection. Please order your autographed copy now.

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Our friend Thom Bresh

I’m sorry to say that our longtime friend and great musician Thom Bresh passed away yesterday 5/23/22 at age 74 at his home, having lost his battle against esophagus cancer. We shared countless fajita dinners, laughs, tunes, and stories over the years. I admired his driving rhythm and energetic tunes, with a thumb picking style […]

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Next Friday in Princeton NJ!

Fri May 20 8pm. Princeton, NJ Princeton Folk Music Society Live Concert & Livestream. 8pm, Address:  50 Walnut Lane. Tickets available at the door. Sat May 21 Harrisburg, PA 7pm The Manor on Front River Room – Mansion Concerts Register at mansionconcert.com And don’t forget MONDAY LIVE this week! 7pm EDT on my YouTube channel & FB with special guest Captain […]

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Nightlights, Tues w. Mason Williams, Mon w. TE

Two cool things coming up! Monday Live 6pm CDT on May 2 Tommy Emmanuel will be my guest! Please subscribe and hit the little bell so it will pop up when live. Then Tues May 3rd is a free Classical Gas workshop with guest Mason Williams himself. Below is “Nightlights” filmed from Timucua in Florida. […]

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We did it! Thanks to Marlene, Bunny, Linda, Matthew & Tom

For my Christmas instrument drive Jonah at WO Smith asked for a long shot… a saxophone for a promising student. Thank you Marlene Vullo-Martinez, Bunny Barnes, Linda Cellini, Matthew Sheffler, and Tom Hankinson for pitching in! This beautiful instrument that arrived today will be making music for generations. In addition to all the guitars that […]

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Snow Scene

You may recognize the plaster houses my father hand-painted from the cover of “A Christmas Wish.” The snow scene is set up at my parents’ house next to the Christmas tree with trolley going around it.