I finally googled “jingle dance history” this morning. I have seen the dance at powwows and and it’s a lovely thing.
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My husband has always debated with himself about what to do with the photos he takes. They are mostly for himself. But, he would like to share with people who have a similar esthetic. He decided to create a zine, more for his own entertainment than anything. A project for his amusement. He had a copy in his backpack when he went into The Concern newsstand in Chapel Hill and, after some conversation, showed it to the person running it. She asked to sell it. And she has asked for more copies. He is astonished.
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(I wrote this sometime before December 1991)
I am water.
I move over and around obstacles.
Troubles pass through me like a stone in a pond.
Joy rests on my heart like a leaf on a stream.
I embrace the darkness.
I reflect the light. -
The National Folk Festival has been around for 79 years. It’s a traveling event that stays in its host city for 3 years. The intention is to seed a local festival as it goes. Six years ago, it landed in Greensboro, NC. I was already working weekends and didn’t know I needed to take time off. We went on Friday evening and fell in love with the event. I take the weekend after Labor Day off every year, now.
This year, the pandemic has caused the North Carolina Folk Festival to be virtual. And they are doing it with panache. There are going to be virtual. This is unfortunate for the food truck vendors and the local artisans who populate the Marketplace. But, it means a few of the musicians still get heard. With air conditioning.
The festival is nominally free. They do ask for donations to help cover what sponsors haven’t and the easiest way to avoid being asked multiple times is to go ahead and cough up. They give you a sticker that says you donated and after than you’re left alone until the next day. I give gladly because I want it to keep happening and I like that everyone can come, even when they’re broke. Those of us that can, should.
The music is a little bit of everything from all over the world. Africa, Mongolia, Canada, Ireland, Louisiana, Memphis, the list goes on. Some has been wonderful. Some has been for other people. I love that there are so many choices.
https://ncfolkfestival.com/splendid-isolation-fiddle-tunes-from-ireland-scotland-and-north-america/ -
My husband is a big fan of Andrew Wyeth. We have already been to the Wyeth place in Chadd’s Ford, PA and it was wonderful. But, we would like to see Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, ME, too.
Chuck and I saw an exhibition of Childe Hassam‘s work at the NCMA a couple of years ago. In particular, paintings from the Isles of Shoals on the New Hampshire / Maine border. (Hassam was an American Impressionist and photos of his work don’t begin to do it justice.)
The Isles of Shoals aren’t particularly tourist friendly. At least, not for spending the night. But, there is a boat trip around them from Portsmouth, NH. And it’s possible to see the Celia Thaxter Gardens where Hassam stayed and painted, if you go at the right time.
Portsmouth is only an hour from Boston on the way to (or from) Rockland. And Rockland is 2 and half hours further along. And there are some interesting places to pause along the way.
This is a trip I intend to make happen.
I am the Audience 