03.03.07
Posted in music news at 9:56 am by Deb
Our big show has finally come close. We were offered a Friday night at Caffe Lena. Dick used to be a big part of Lena’s. He was a companion of Lena Spencer for quite a while and was the president of the Board of Directors after Lena died. Caffe Lena was also the place where he first heard live folk music and decided to be a part of that scene. Below is our press release:
Local musicians Cavanaugh & Kavanaugh will be performing at Caffe Lena on Friday March 16th with special guest Dave Danks.
Much of the traditional music Cavanaugh & Kavanaugh performs is in the Irish and Southern Old Time tradition. Deb and Dick also perform original songs and tunes on guitars, mandolin, fiddle, mountain dulcimer, banjo and more. Life partners, as well as musical partners, who coincidentally share the same last name, they enjoy performing together and sharing their stories and songs with an audience. A subtle blend of ethnicity, humor and more, they bring their varied experiences to life on the stage. Dave Danks will be joining the C/Kavanaughs on stand-up bass and mandolin. Dave is from the Saratoga area and plays with many area musicians including The Zillionaires.
http://www.CavAndKav.com
http://www.myspace.com/cavanaughandkavanaugh
We’re hoping to record the show. We’re also planning to go back to our favorite studio, Moondog East, to do more recoding there as well. Hopefully that will happen this month or next. Wish us luck!
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03.01.07
Posted in Uncategorized, babble at 2:35 pm by Deb
My body has finally decided to make me stop being caretaker to the world. I have been diagnosed with Graves Disease. The really bizarre thing about all of this is that X’s live-in girlfriend/partner of the last 13 years has Graves. That was one reason why she couldn’t care for him when he was dying or pick up the pieces after he died. The disease is triggered by intense grief (often from the death of a loved one) or stress. The stress I’ve had for years now, though it certainly was compounded recently. The grief was very intense. Now I’m trying not to be stressed out about this illness. Last week, I thought I was going to die. I have never felt so sick in my life. My pulse, when I woke up in the morning, was 128. I’ve always had a slow pulse and low blood pressure. I was also shaking 24 hours a day, like really shaking. I’m finally taking some things that have calmed things down a bit, though I do get exhausted very quickly. Boy, I really need a vacation now. In the meantime, I’ve started a new schedule of going to bed by 9:30 pm and waking up at 5:30 am. Yikes! That’s a tough change. However, it’s giving me time in the morning to do things for myself like my journal writing and writing or practicing music, time to have a good breakfast, and time to hang out in a relaxed way with Grandsweetie before going off to work. My days have been so much less stressful as a result. Thanks to my wonderful partner! And… I’m planning to get back to writing my life stories again now that I have made time in the morning. I don’t have X to ask about details anymore, so I’d better get to work before it all disappears.
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