I hope this blog post finds you safe and healthy… How have you been holding up? The COVID-19 quarantine is well underway in Minnesota… And although I have pretty muchContinue readingWhen Dread Takes Up Residence in Your Heart

Hello Friends, and Happy Valentines Day! 🥰 I hope you are having a great day celebrating the many forms of LOVE!  One form of love is making sure everyone inContinue readingI Want to Get Involved in Disability Rights! Where Do I Start?

This Friday, July 26th, marked the 29th anniversary of the signing of the ADA. The Americans with Disabilities Act is very special to me and I’m happy that advocates allContinue readingThoughts on Disability Rights for #ADA29

This year the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival committee asked me to curate the annual Homegrown Mix Tape, which made me super excited for two reasons. First of all, I am reallyContinue readingI Love Duluth… and Its Musical Humans!

This morning I shed more than a few tears after reading about the death of Frightened Rabbit’s singer Scott Hutchinson. To be honest, I haven’t listened to their music, althoughContinue readingOn Mental Health (Remember You Are Loved)

My name is Gaelynn Lea. I am a violinist turned songwriter from Duluth Minnesota. I have been performing for over a decade, but my music career took a national twistContinue readingGaelynn Lea’s List for Venues, Bands and Promoters to Make the Music Industry More Accessible

Mind the Gap. What does that mean to me? In a way my whole life has been lived in the gap. I have a physical disability called Osteogenesis Imperfecta, orContinue readingSexuality, Disability & the Journey to Inner Freedom

Paul and I have been on the road touring full-time for the past 6 months now – I have performed and/or spoken at 125 events since October and we’ve traveled toContinue readingThe First Six Months: Thoughts from the Road

I must admit, today’s Inauguration is leaving me in a weird head space. But I don’t think engaging in an online political debate or reading another news article is goingContinue readingFocus and the Future

On May 6th, 2013 I very nervously taught my first fiddle lesson to my friend Robin. And now, after over 3 years and 50 students, I am taking a hiatusContinue readingTo My Fiddle Students: Thank You.