- the Arcola Community Band marching into the grounds to open the festival;
- the "Two Ears, One Mouth" songwriters' circle where we will deliberately listen to those whose songs have not been heard before;
- and a certain "tweener" act on the main stage at 4:15 p.m. Saturday. Right now I'm trying to decide whether to change my guitar strings for that lively sound, or stick with the old ones and play in tune . . .
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solstice letter
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I wish I could be there. Good luck, Laura! And say hi to Fred, Joel, Chris and Ross (The Whistlepigs) from me. Aside from knowing and playing music with Fred, I found out I went to college with Joel, the banjo player. I was even in symphonic band with him for a while (he obviously was not playing the banjo!)
Also, tell them I'm planning on being there for Braham Pie Day! I have strong roots in Braham, and I'll probably bring my 88 year old grandma to see the 'Pigs. :)
Hey Deb! Wish I'd seen these messages earlier, but I've been mostly on the road this week. It was great to meet the Whistlepigs and hear them live at last - what a treat! If you read this before you see them, please say a big thank you from me for all their help at the songwriter circle. I was the host, but I let them and the Frontier Gals do most of the work, and they did a great job. It turned out to be a really supportive and informative workshop for budding songwriters - everything I'd hoped for and more.
And Deb, thank YOU so much for introducing me to the Whistlepigs! I'd better not try to say more right now, being about a full night behind in my sleep and with my head spinning from the Festival PLUS an incredibly moving workshop just hours before it with John Bell of Iona Community PLUS a good visit with my old open-mic-night buddy Chris Weber of CW StringWorks in Moose Jaw the day before that. (I was supposed to be attending a workshop with Murray McLauchlan, but he missed his plane, so my guitar got some TLC instead, and oohwee, it's sounding sweet.) I haven't had a slow moment to sort any of this out, so all my thoughts tend toward superlatives, but for the 'Pigs, they'd be well deserved. Wow!
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