This is the place where I can let you know what's going on with my music, my life, or maybe share some of my random thoughts. Oh, and I reserve the right to do a little bit of Grandma bragging!
Pool Visitors
These are the only pool visitors willing to take a dip in the fifty degree water!
New Granddaughter!
I met this little cutie in April. I wish she lived closer!
Cat in the case
Every cat-owning guitarist knows what this is about:
I am YOUR guitar teacher!
I am so enjoying teaching guitar to my students! I’ve got adult students learning guitar for the very first time. I’m also teaching adult students jazz, fingerpicking, and cool new techniques to enhance their skillset. I’ve got senior citizens who are mostly interested in keeping their minds active and their hands busy. I’ve got…
Sisters in Songwriting Concert
Please add Sunday, April 8, 2018 to your calendar! The show starts at 6 PM in the lovely Sapphire room at the Riverside Hotel. We’ll be performing in a “songwriters in the round” format, with each songwriter taking turns sharing her original songs. These girls have talent! It’s a wonderful listening venue. Drinks and dinner…
Listen to the Analog Sisters’ Demo!
My new trio, “The Analog Sisters” (Peggy Jordan, Michelle Coleman, Patricia Folkner) have been to the studio to record a few tunes. Enjoy! Six Foot Five–Original swing tune. (c) Peggy Jordan Something to Hold On To – cover of a Wailing Jennys’ tune.
Guitar lessons in Boise
I offer excellent instruction in acoustic guitar in Boise, Idaho. I’ve been a guitar teacher in Boise for sixteen years. I am a female guitar teacher. I love to help students learn their first chords and read their first notes. I especially take pride in watching my young women students find the confidence to venture onto the…
Exciting Facebook updates from family
I have four kids in their twenties. And what I know and see of them is on facebook: Kid #1: In a relationship. Not in a relationship. In a relationship. Kid #2: Having a root canal Kid #3: Kid #4: Is graduating and looking for a job, so has deleted stupid pictures on facebook I have a…
Guitar lessons in Boise
Patricia Folkner is one of the finest guitar teachers in Boise. Patricia teaches guitar lessons in her studio in southeast Boise. She teaches guitar lessons for adults and children. All levels. Call or text 208-484-two two four two!
"Mean for Jesus"
I watched the Chely Wright documentary, “Wish Me Away”, the other night and one of my favorite lines in the film was from a reverend who acts as a spiritual advisor to Chely. He said “I’ve never known people meaner than those who are mean for Jesus.” I know there are plenty of “mean for Jesus” people out…
Off to see the Wizard
I’m back from visiting my sister in Colorado. We went to see “Wicked” in Denver. WOWZA! What a production!! It’s the life history of the Wicked Witch of the West. She scared the bejeebers out of me when I was a kid. But now I realize, she was just misunderstood, and I am finally free…
Debt collectors & tractors
For the past year or so I have been getting phone calls from a debt collector who is convinced that I am somebody with a similar name. I had a message on the machine a while back that said that if I didn’t return their phone call they were going to come repossess all that heavy…
Guitar lessons in Boise
I teach guitar lessons in Boise, Idaho. I have been a guitar teacher for thirteen years. I would love to teach you acoustic guitar lessons. I teach guitar to all ages and abilities. Please visit my website https://patriciadaleymusic.com and click on guitar lessons for more info. I am attempting to optimize my search engine visibility…
Growing Grass
Ha! You thought I was going to blog about marijuana, didn’t you? Noooo…I’m talking about my lawn! My grass is growing already! Darn TruGreen. They’ve already started the first of their 2000 applications. That was the early pre-spring application. 3 days later they were calling to tell me they were going to come out and…
Hair dryers
This week saw the death of another hair dryer. I don’t think I’ve ever had one go quietly. Hair dryers really ought to be designed with some type of warning indicator of imminent breakdown, short of setting my hair on fire. My experience is that they work until sparks start flying out the nozzle, or they…
The Cat’s nose
What happened to my cat’s nose? Saturday morning, my cat came up to me, and her nose was all bloody, the tip was missing, and she had a puncture wound in her face and a scratch. The cat was INSIDE all night!! I can not for the life of me figure out what she got…
The sock mystery continued
I have gotten feedback from several of you about the great missing sock mystery. One reader is convinced that the socks escape before they even hit the washing machine. hmmm. Another thinks that my socks are at her house, as she does not recognize half the mismatched socks that come out of her dryer. She…
Lost socks
How is it possible that when I do a load of laundry…(with no children left in the home to complicate things laundrerial,) and I take the clothes out of the dryer, I can find exactly SEVEN of my very own socks with NO PARTNERs?? Where do they go? Do they just not get along anymore?? Are they happier on…
Davey, the Genius
Got a visit from two of my kids this past weekend. It’s always good to see them. Sunday morning I found my 22 year old engineering student son standing proudly over an old broken oscillating fan that, for quite some time, has made a horrific grinding noise when turned on. The fan was now whirring…
Flying Money
Had a bit of an eventful night at Willowcreek Grill on Saturday! Remember how windy it was that night? Well, in spite of the wind, many people chose to sit on the patio because the temperature was nice, and the music was, as usual, very lovely Right at 8:30, I wrapped up the night…
REAL camping
Some of my friends who have been reading my newsletters have been mocking me lately. They say that my camping trip with the girls from church did not qualify as “camping”. Well, okay, truth is there were cabins… ….with electricity….with running water…with a refrigerator…with a stove. BUT I did not stay in the cabin. I actually pitched…
Headlamps—aargh.
I’m back from church girls’ camp and I have a tip for you guitar players out there: When you are playing your guitar around the camp fire and you can not see your songbook, do NOT strap one of those headlights on your forehead in order to see your song charts. I had moths the size…
Smoky Mtn. & Campfire sing-alongs
One show this week, then it’s off to Girls’ Camp in the mountains. I am the fearless camp leader of thirteen teenage girls from church, and they will be looking to me for strength and fortitude in conquering the wilderness. They may be sorely disappointed. I’m afraid my only camping strength is singing around the fire. I’m actually very good at…
Bug guts
July 19, 2010: We had a great trip on Saturday to Sun Valley with Steve’s mom & sister. Then on Sunday we headed to Redfish Lake Lodge for the “Music from Stanley” show. So beautiful. I’m basically a city girl, but I really appreciate the beauty of nature, as long as I don’t have to…
songwriting
July 12: At Smoky Mountain, Joel and I are going to run through our set list for Music from Stanley. So you will be hearing many of my originals, which I don’t play very often. I have gotten positive feedback from other songwriters, and have decided to set aside some insecurities, and share these songs…
July 4 in San Diego
Went to a Padres game today, and they won in the ninth inning when Tony Gwynn hit a grounder over 2nd base with bases loaded. I actually payed attention for the whole game! Most of my time is usually spent people-watching, bathroom- visiting, and twizzler-eating. We’ve got the whole family together, and before the third…
Adoring husbands
June 28, 2010: I had a great weekend! Friday I got to listen to some great “Jazz at the River” in Eagle. Wow, those cats can play! I wanna be a jazz musician when I grow up. On Saturday, I had a fun time playing at a wedding. The weather was beautiful. I got to…
Songwriters' nights
I’ve been attending monthly songwriters’ showcases hosted by Steve Eaton for the last few months. I had no idea there were so many talented writers right here in Boise. What a treat to hear how they blend their melodies, chords and lyrics. You would think all good songs would have already been written by now,…
2009: A summary
Another year has passed. Highlights for me include My two missionaries returning home, Lauren & David My daughters graduation and first teaching job! My son graduating from college and getting some job offers! My CD was released, and website was created. Pretty busy gigging schedule. I was able to share my music with more people…
About "Spent Yesterday"–the CD
Here is some info about the CD. All songs were performed, recorded, and mixed by me. Other musicians as noted: Joel Kaserman: mandolin on Welcome to the Club. Electric guitar on Spent Yesterday. Mary Ellen Davis: flute on If There’s Sunshine in Your Heart. Lauren Folkner: violins on Spent Yesterday. Melissa Smith, Mo Kelly, Niccole…
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