Nuptials Part Deux: the Maine Edition

*I’m a bit biased, but this pumpkin wins all the awards in my book (unrelated side-note: I painted the door and trim on the building behind it back in my house-painting days).*

Not a lot of music happening in my life this week, as my wife and I jetted off to Maine to do a much-belated wedding reception. As Emily’s family managed to catch wind of our April elopement, we wanted to have the opportunity to celebrate with my New England family.

My performance break was fortuitous and fitting, as it allowed for us to arrive as Pumpkin Fest was kicking into full swing (having been on Covid hiatus for a few years). Pumpkin Fest is a rather large to-do in my hometown of Damariscotta, and it served as the backdrop for my proposal to my wife in 2019.

It was a whirlwind trip, but it was really great catching up with my family, a handful of of friends, and getting to hang out with Emily’s parents on their first trip to Maine. It felt pretty fantastic to get to hold our reception at the old Baldwin farm as well, and to soak in my backroads, rural heritage once more.

The only major bummer was my mom coming down with Covid, which prevented her from attending. Thankfully, we were able to mask up and visit with her a bit when we were back in Boston for our flight.

Now it’s time to get back to the grind of finalizing a new work of mine receiving its premiere at Fast Forward Austin Fest in a couple weeks as well as finishing orchestrations for the new A Giant Dog album. I’m feeling, however, incredibly thankful for this much needed break.