Tom Draughon   Sat, 8 Jan 2000 12:23:49 +0000
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   I am a 40 -something year old (ugh - nasty word) guy living in the 
frozen wastes of northern Wisconsin by Lake Superior (man, this 
sounds like a "personals" ad).  Really, it's a beautiful area and I 
love it here enough to have moved back up here from North Carolina.  
I am a professional touring folk performer, guitarist and recording 
artist on 16 albums to date, and teach a lot of people, mostly kids, 
to play music on piano, violin and guitar.  I play violin in my 
community orchestra, Irish and "old time" fiddle tunes for dances, 
clawhammer banjo, and Chopin and Beethoven on piano for my own 
enjoyment.  I love to sing, and have been singing as long as I can 
remember.  Two summers ago I was on tour with Molly and the Makers 
playing electric country-rock and screaming old Beatles songs.  I 
travel sometimes with a group of old friends with whom I sing songs 
of the Voyageurs and great lakes logging and sailing songs and drink 
beer. I love to be out in the woods fly fishing, skiing, canoeing, or 
just sitting.    I had a lute for a short while in the late 70's, but 
it exploded one day and fell by the wayside.  I have always loved 
listening to early music and have played some Dowland and Bach, but 
never tried Weiss yet.  I am getting another lute soon.    I am 
composing for various instruments, and have written pieces for 
woodwind quintet, string quartet, guitar, piano, etc.  I am currently 
working on a symphonic piece, a possible film score, and am starting 
a work for vihuela.    I have a wife, an 18 year old son, and a 3 
year old adopted daughter from China, 2 dogs, and a cat.  I have a 
multitrack digital recording facility and a music publishing website, 
http://www.heartistrymusic.com
    I have been a piano tuner/ technician since 1978, and a violin 
repairer since 1990.    I am also one helluva nice guy.