“We’re gathering our extended taiko family for the holidays,” I wrote on our website to promote ONE’s 2nd annual Winter Extravaganza.   It was an ironic statement for me, since my own family would not be coming. And so it was that I left my taiko widower and orphans at home to take part in our [...]

A handful of ONE’ers met at Charles River Canoe and Kayak in Newton for an afternoon of grueling paddling — just for fun.  Taiko players are like that. I was nominated to write our blog post because I took the pictures.  This puts me in an awkward position — it seems indelicate to boast about [...]

Two weekends ago, I played taiko with my friends on a shady plaza overlooking the Charles River, followed by a free lunch.  Yes, the Waltham Riverfest was a cushy gig, especially compared to the other gig Odaiko New England was doing at the same time.  I’m sure the Boston Pride Parade was a blast, but [...]

reVISION concert a powerful performance Mark and Juni proud –Dave Buerger Lying on sofa Strong coffee, good book and cat. Nothing else to do. –Sheilarae Lau Counting my bruises Bags and circles under eyes When is my massage? –Kate Jurow Carry Odaiko on Saturday and Sunday Muscle pain Monday –Dave Buerger Full throttle weekend Ends [...]

Our 15th Anniversary Concert, reVISION, is one week from today, yet all the many hours of rehearsal together haven’t quelled my joy for my taiko buddies! It had been 39 hours since we last saw each other, so we got together for Star Trek and Chili’s. See, we DO watch other things besides the many [...]

  Our national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, is playing and I badly want to sit down.  It’s not my patriotism in question — I’m just dead tired!  I’m actually playing the anthem on taiko drums,  so that’s another reason to keep upright for a bit longer Backing up to the beginning:  Odaiko New England [...]

It’s been quite a few years since I’ve been on a blind date – afterall, what would Mr. Lau say? Yet that’s exactly what meeting Kodo today feels like! Not only do I get to meet members of Kodo, I’ll be driving some of them to our reception after their Boston concert. Yesterday, I washed [...]