Pea Ridge
A short scene study of Patrick’s home town including a few characters that would fit in a classic western.
Presto Music Announces Sale of Coleridge-Taylor CD
Presto Music has announced the future release of the Coleridge-Taylor recording described earlier (on 3 May 2025).
Meeting Robert
Robert Graves was a famous author who made his home in Deia and was a celebrity there. Patrick wrote this long piece about their meeting in 2014. I’ve also included some out-takes at the end of the main story.
Recurring Dream
Patrick reflects on a recurring dream about a house in West Virginia and an old woman with a big book.
Suzanne Bradbury in Concert on 18 May 2025
Patrick and Stephanie’s dear friend Suzanne Bradbury will be performing in Soller with Ursula Pomar on 18 May 2025. If you are on Mallorca, hopefully you can attend this concert. It sounds like a wonderful program.
Eulogy for My Brother Jim
This is the eulogy I wrote for my brother Jim (no relation to Patrick). Jim’s life was so very different from Patrick’s. It provides an interesting contrast in the influences I faced growing up.
New CD Announced on Avie Label
More of Patrick’s efforts are making it to disc with the release of several works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor on the Avie label, recorded by the National Philharmonic conducted by Michael Repper and featuring violinist Curtis Stewart.
This post explains how it all came about.
Stanley Street
Here’s an autobiographic segment about Patrick’s childhood neighborhood in Florida interspersed with flashbacks to less distant times. There are some moments of graphic language.
June Bug
Patrick describes a trip to visit cousins when he was almost eleven, and concludes with a list a topics that were other West Virginia stories he wanted to write.
Havana
This story paints, in very broad strokes, Patrick’s take on meeting my mom, getting married, and becoming a parent. Although Patrick titled this piece Havana, that Cuban city is referenced only in passing.
Eight Years
A few thoughts about the eighth anniversary of Patrick’s death.
Happy 90th Birthday
Here’s a 2011 recording from Spain in honor of today, what would have been Patrick’s 90th birthday.
Complicated People
Recording with Patrick and Christine about complicated people.
Church Music
Since today is a religious holiday for a lot of people, I thought I would relate this story that Patrick told me. In the little town of Deya, there is a church up on top of the hill. Patrick played the Sunday music for a couple of years there. He explained that the priest finally […]
Twenty Years Ago Today
We offered to help Patrick while Stephanie was in the hospital. This was his response.