Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa Rica.

More photos… 

We will be back Saturday, March 9th from 8:30 – 11:30

…and many more dates this summer!

Hawaiian surfer-photographer Clark Little takes some pretty stunning photos of the waves he loves to ride. He actually shoots from inside the wave, giving laymen a glimpse at the beauty that keeps people like him hooked on the sport.

(by Gerry Mak in New Photography)

Check out Clark’s incredible photos here: http://www.clarklittlephotography.com/

Happiness is…                                                                                …a “new” guitar!

John with his 2007 T5 Koa Taylor Guitar

The X Isles also play locally as a 5 piece band.

Fifth Element 10/27/12

Bill Miele on Bass, Rick Andre on Steel Drums, John Sippell on Guitar and Vocals, Rusty Hughes on Keyboards and Bart Lingley just joined us on Drums.

Whoever said, “No man is an island” forgot about the Isle of Man.

<–Peel Castle at the entrance to Peel Harbor in the Irish Sea.

That’s where manx cats originated………… I had an awesome black and white manx who went by the name Jaco. Bugga lived for 17 years!

Goat Island, Newport RI: Last Sunday the X Isles played a clambake for Emeril Lagasse’s Golf Classic that raises scholarship funds for Johnson ad Wales students. The weather was beautiful, the food was awesome and Emeril gave us a big friendly smile! BAM!

John will be performing tonight at Pier 49 in Newport, RI with Trinidadian master steel drum maker and musician Jason Roseman.

John and Jason @ Nautika last month

Tools of the Trade

Jason’s pan workshop