Roburn
$32.00
No matter how tough things get, it’s your attitude that pulls you through.
2019 I’d been fighting long-term Lyme disease for 5 years. I’d lost 20 lbs and the ability to work. My life force was draining out of me and many days I thought of suicide. Living alone in a one-room cabin in the woods my mind needed a distraction to fight the pain, my doctor suggested doing something that would loosen my hands so I decided to build and learn to play a banjo (that’s another story).
The Lyme was still very debilitating but a year later my hands and attitude were better so I ventured out to a music jam at the bottom of the hill in West Townshend Vermont. Armed with a homemade banjo, trusty saw, jaw bones, and a tree trunk drum I set off to meet my new family, the TommyFest gang. Music, banjo building and history, singing, and writing new songs were my new passion!!!
Today, in the fall of 2024, the Lyme has finally cleared but the harm it did to my body will be with me forever. Even when the pain kicks me down I don’t let it get me down, my life is richer now than it has ever been. I owe that to my new family and the love we have to share with all.
I am now one of the go-to luthiers for TommyFest and a total festival rat. TommyFest teachers are sharing their musical knowledge and encouragement and I’m even making a recording of my own original songs. The doctors do what they can, but it’s a positive attitude and passion that pulls you through. I have the whole gang of TommyFest crazies to thank for that!!!
Love to all, Roburn