Singin' One's Journeys

Trippin' with author, soprano, researcher, and road diva Randye Jones

The United States of America

Nashville National Museum of African American Music Smoky Mountain National Park Tennessee US National Park Service

Side Trip to Music City Tennessee-National Museum of African American Music-102925

traveler Nov 8, 2025

Wednesday morning started beautifully but cloudy. The weather forecast called for a 100% chance of...

African American history Atlantic Chapter Conference--October 2025 Blackfriars Playhouse Music Library Association North Carolina Staunton Winston-Salem

“Romeo and Juliet” Comes to Staunton, Virginia, and Musical Moments

traveler Nov 8, 2025

From living in Iowa, I’d become quite familiar with driving distances (Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City,...

Black Violin Concert Catoctin Mountain Park District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia Seeing the DMV US National Park Service Washington Nationals Park

Seein’ the DMV: Three Shorts – August-September 2025

traveler Sep 27, 2025

There’s a lot going on in my family, so I’ve stayed pretty close to home...

Bengie's Drive-In Theater Cincinnati Open Tennis Tournament Gunpowder Falls State Park-Hammerman Area

More Tennis and a Really Big Drive-In-August 2025

traveler Aug 20, 2025

I’ve stayed pretty close to home this August due a family situation and a need...

Going to Concerts National Aquarium

Seein’ the DMV: Concerts and National Aquarium

traveler Jul 28, 2025

Two Concerts I don’t normally post about musical concerts I attend because I don’t...

Cuyahoga Valley National Park District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia Rock and Roll Hall of Fame US National Park Service Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Unplanned Mini-Trip: Rock And Roll HoF, Cuyahoga Valley NP, Western Maryland Scenic RR

traveler Jun 14, 2025

Some trips just happen. This was one of them. I was watching a news story...

Pilot Mountain State Park

Backtrack: Pilot Mountain State Park 050715

traveler May 7, 2025

I found these pictures posted on my Facebook page in May 2015. As mentioned in...

African American history African Burial Ground National Monument Broadway Grotto of the Redemption-West Bend New York-Broadway Porgy and Bess

Two Major Backtracks–New York and Porgy and Bess Plus Grotto of the Redemption in Iowa (2012)

traveler Apr 20, 2025

While looking for the blog post describing my 2012 trip to New York City to...

Black Lives Matter Plaza Random Thoughts

Seein’ the DMV: With Sadness, Bidding Black Lives Matter Plaza Farewell

traveler Mar 18, 2025

Just because I suspected–and feared–the negative results of November 2024’s presidential elections, that has done...

Art of the Brick: Legos Captain America: Brave New World

Seein’ the DMV: Art and Legos and Captain America, Oh My!

traveler Feb 28, 2025

As probably seems apparent by now, my interests drift in many directions. When I saw...