Gonna re-renter music mode on all fronts this Fall. Meanwhile two small July gigs knock the rust off.
Music Mode: Practice Makes Perfect
August 2, 2025
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Last Things First: Nickel Creek and Andrew Bird, Oh My
July 26, 2024
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This was the kind of show you get to see once every long time. Just wow. We were in the fourth row in the Charlottesville Pavilion. Here’s how the show went, from the end to the beginning. You know, last things first.
Anyway, what’s better than Nickel Creek OR Andrew Bird? How about some joint songs as an encore? I mean just listen to these two songs. So much joy and so much talent packed tight to a condenser circle.
Andrew Bird and Chris Thile are both at the top of their game. As a fiddle and mandolin player I can only watch slack-jawed.
Tumbleweed.
An as yet unreleased travel song written jointly.
The Nickel Creek set was excellent with Chris Thile exhibiting his particular manic genius with great enthusiasm and much fun. Such the jester. And the best mandolin player alive on the planet. Or, hell, maybe all time.
A wee snippet.
Destination Partial
This Side
Instrumental at the top of the set.
I mean Andrew Bird went first?! Holy shit he is so good. Lets review from the end.
Pulaski
Caravan (from the new record of Jazz standards)
Orpheo
Sisyphus chords
I Fall in Love too Easily (also from the new Jazz record)
So anyway, that’s why we came.
Mike Viola opened the show. He was good.
While Mike was playing both Andrew and Chris came out to take a look. Nobody noticed. Well, almost nobody.
Romey the VIP
Pavilion
Where’s Aubrey, Hole now on Spotify
November 15, 2023
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Where’s Aubrey’s ninth record is also available on many streaming services including spotify, apple music, and youtube music. Click the cover to launch spotify. Each song also linked to spotify.
The record was released November 11, 2023 (double spinal tap day) during a show at the Barns of Rose Hill.
First Music of 2023
January 10, 2023
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An important new year’s resolution for me this year is to play more music. We started things right with a session on January 2nd. Rhine came into town for a day. Clark popped by for some music. Our best audience was lulled to sleep.
Playing in the living room.
We had some Scot Toddy’s in Romey’s xmas cups and kept the bar open late.
Birthday Show in New Hampshire: Where’s Aubrey
February 26, 2018
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Where’s Aubrey
photo by Tom Singleton
What’s the best way to celebrate birthday 52? With a show in New Hampshire of course. Where’s Aubrey played a show in the middle of nowhere in New Hampshire for a receptive audience at the Mole Hill Theater. As always, we played a benefit performance, this time for the LEAF (nutritious lunch) program of a public charter school operating out of the same revamped machine shop where we played the show.
Alstead
A machine
We played our sets right next to a huge blue machine. Not sure what it actually used to do. Stamp out complete cars??
Where’s Aubrey and the big blue machine
The show was high energy and fun, one of the best we’ve played.
Where’s Aubrey: Gary McGraw and Rhine Singleton
Laying into the fiddle
Rhine sings
Mando and the big blue behemoth
Where’s Aubrey in Alstead, NH
no silly allowed? definitely no silly.
fiddle and the big blue behemoth
What kind of stuff does it take to play an acoustic act??
the stage
Well, to be fair, we played our two set show. Then after a break we electrified the whole thing with drums, bass, and electric guitar. The LEAF Cutters were born. Dancing happened. Much fun was had.
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A message from Rhine
Dear Friends and Music Lovers –
Because you and so many others turned out last Saturday night, we not only had a total blast playing music, we raised $1250 for the healthy lunches program at the LEAF school through donations at the door. The silent auction brought in another $1000, so the event truly was a smashing success!
And, you were a wonderful audience to play for. So, we’re sending our heartfelt thanks. Hope to see you at another music event before too long!
fin
Where’s Aubrey at the Barns in Berryville 1.29.17
December 24, 2017
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Where’s Aubrey will play a benefit for Habitat for Humanity’s work in Clarke County FRIDAY 1.29.17 at the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville, VA.
Learn more about Habitat for Humanity in Clarke County.
100% of proceeds from the concert go to Habitat.
We will be releasing our eighth CD the day of the show. Art by Eli McGraw. Music by Rhine Singleton and Gary McGraw. At the show, we’ll be playing all of the songs from the new CD plus some of your favorite Where’s Aubrey tunes.
We will be joined on stage by Allen Kitselman and Nick Schrenk of the Bitter Liberals.
See you Friday!
Where’s Aubrey in the Studio
February 17, 2015
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On a day that started with a very early drive by the frozen Shenandoah River, we headed to National Media Services to record an all new Where’s Aubrey CD. The songs were written in India, worked over in Italy, recombobulated in New Hampshire over several days, performed live in Virginia and were finally ready for the crucible that is the studio.
Will Shenk and Rhine Singleton prepping
Rhine Singleton of Where’s Aubrey
Will Shenk, the master sound engineer was once again a joy to work with.
Will Shenk setting up Gary McGraw
Just a few mics for this session. Gary McGraw of Where’s Aubrey/
The highlight of the day was the addition of James Muschler of Moon Hooch on the tabla. Just wow. So much fun to play with James!
James Muschler of Moon Hooch records with Where’s Aubrey
Now comes the engineering, which will take several weeks. And then a brand new CD!
