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 It’s
still early Spring here in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Some persistent
mounds of unmelted snow
remain here and there in the shade, but the trees are just starting to show
tender green buds. The first Spring
flowers will soon rise shyly above the ground.
We love the way some parts of the Northern forest that will soon be
hidden by lush green leaves are clearly visible now. We also love that the sudden
swarms of
mosquitoes that arrive in late May are not yet here!
We’re continuing our online in the round concerts this month with the versatile
and multi-talented duo Small Potaroes (https://www.smallpotatoesmusic.com/). Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso are great
folks as well as great musicians, and we’re looking forward to working with
them again.
After the May concert, we will take a break from our online concerts until
September. There are so many concert
venues and festivals that have re-opened to live audiences, and we know that
people will want to be out and about in the fine weather, rather than sitting
in front of a screen. Not to mention
that we ourselves will be performing at a number of these venues and festivals this
Summer, and they will be keeping us busy!
But not to worry, when the air turns cool and crisp, and the leaves
begin to turn, we will be back with more online shared concerts
February Sky lives in the town of Trout Lake in Michigan's Upper Peninsula,
We are full time touring musicians. Apparently the pandemic is largely over, but we are still live-streaming concerts with
geographically distant artists, as well as playing live concerts. Please check out our appearances for details.
"I've had the delight of
watching two long time friends and musicians grow a duo. I've listened to Phil
Cooper for years as part of a duo/trio/ensemble, with singing partner Margaret
Nelson as the constant through all those years. Phil's darlin’ Susan wrote
wonderful songs, sang wacky and ribald songs she'd found elsewhere and became
an ever more deft musician through those years. Now they're a duo - February
Sky - and the combination of Phil's incredible repertoire of very traditional
song and tune and Susan's singer-songwriter orientation and addition of her
skill with other instruments have been blended into something very different
than what either had done before. Same songs, or tunes from previous
repertoires... but whole different flavor. Each time I see them, what they do
gets tighter, deeper, more distinctive. 'Course it helps that both are
thoughtful,
generous people who like each other lots. --Joanne Laessig, Folknet,
Cleveland, OH
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