Hats off to Uncle Earl’s “Waterloo, Tennessee” tour!

Posted on 6 April 2007 by Carrie Cahill Mulligan

Make that “Hats on!”

I was lucky enough to catch the band during their spring tour in support of their new album,”Waterloo, Tennessee,” released on Rounder Records last month.

Produced by John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin fame), this second album does a great job capturing the exuberance and energy that characterize the g’Earls’ live performances.

I love handmade things: hats, pies, furniture and especially stringband music. If you have the chance to catch Uncle Earl live at a festival this summer, do it!

Until then, check out “Waterloo, Tennessee”. You’ll be happy you did.

Resistance is futile

Posted on 9 February 2007 by Carrie Cahill Mulligan

I have joined “Collective – the Art of Craft” as a guest artist!

Collective, located in the heart of picturesque Woodstock, Vermont, is an artist-run cooperative gallery, featuring the work of these fine craftsfolks:

Lynn Adams, Josh Axelrod, Deirdre Donnelly, Scott Duffy, Faith Fellows, Charles Faucher, Marcia Hammond, Trenny & Bob at Highbeams, Nicholas Kekic, Kathryn Myers, Nicholas Seidner & Diane Rosenmiller, and Aasta & Uli at Allrosefarm.

Beautiful work in fiber, glass, clay, metal and wood surround visitors to the spacious gallery on the banks of the brook running through Woodstock.

My hats, along with jewellery by Anne Havel, will be featured for the months of February and March 2007.

Drop by and have a peek and let me know what you think!

Collective is located at:

47 Central Street, Woodstock, VT 05091

Phone: (802) 457-1298

Hours: Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4

Holy Hats!

Posted on 17 January 2007 by Carrie Cahill Mulligan

I’ve just started playing with Google’s Picasa web albums and discovered the “collage” command. Here is my first attempt, showcasing hats that sold in 2005: A collage of my Heirloom Handknit Hats sold in 2005. And in case you’d like a closer look, here’s a photo album showing those same hats sold in 2005, with larger images (thanks for the idea, Larissa!):