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Loretta Pritchard
Nov 4, 20242 min read
I've Gone Down . . . in history, that is . . .
Last Fall, Dan Fiorentino, Music Historian for NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants), came to Ellis Piano to interview owner/presid
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Loretta Pritchard
May 30, 20242 min read
A Diamond Day at Ellis Piano
Martha Mier is a world-renowned composer of educational piano music and needs no introduction to the piano pedagogy world.
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Loretta Pritchard
Apr 8, 20241 min read
My Oldest Friend
“My Oldest Friend” is probably not the title my dear friend, Eleanor Trafton, would want to proclaim, but I enjoy telling everyone that,...
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Loretta Pritchard
Mar 27, 20241 min read
Divinely Orchestrated
My Ellis Piano colleagues and I were waiting on the arrival of Dr. Henry Panion, Professor of Music and Director of the Music Technology...
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Loretta Pritchard
Aug 9, 20232 min read
It's A Miracle
In 1987, my hometown friend, Billy Heard, came to our family recording studio, "Studio Z," in Jackson's Gap, AL, and played us a great...
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Loretta Pritchard
Apr 17, 20231 min read
God Will Heal
"The South . . . where tea is on ice and folks are nice!" Quote by Sean of the South . . . one reason I love the South AND my beloved...
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Loretta Pritchard
Oct 14, 20227 min read
Dad
"Your dad is such a sweet man." "Your dad is such a good man." "Your dad is such a Godly man." "Your dad is a remarkable man." "Your dad...
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Loretta Pritchard
Oct 17, 20201 min read
Mornings with Kenny Dean
It started out a few years ago as a call to get the morning obituaries, but the truth of the matter is, it was more about getting to talk wi
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