Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #19 / Campfire March 16 / Best of the West and Beyond / FAR-West Teaches / FAR-West on Spotify / Positive Jukebox JUST PUBLISHED! Monday, March 1st Lockdown Lemonade #19- Priorities by Russell Paris https://far-west.org/lockdown-lemonade19-by-russellparis/ You can read all Previous Lockdown Lemonade posts from Marlynn Block, Ken Holme, deb Ewing, […]
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Lockdown Lemonade #19 by Russell Paris
Priorities My wife and I have been live music junkies for many years. There’s nothing quite like the energy of a live performance and the energy that flows between the performer and the audience. Additionally, we have hosted monthly concerts for the past 23 years… which of course all came to an end early last […]
Read moreMore TagA FAR-West Folk Unlocked Thank You from Carey Appel
Dear FAR-West family, What a wonderful virtual experience this week! Many thanks to those of you who came out and performed and participated in the FAI unlocked conference. We loved seeing you there. Despite not being able to physically be together, the warmth and friendship rang through. I hope you were able to take advantage […]
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Best of the West and Beyond: Chris Hillman Interviewed by Journalist Randy Lewis
FAR-West Presents Best of the West and Beyond: Chris Hillman Interviewed by Journalist Randy Lewis Watch the Full Video of this interview at https://youtu.be/M6KgLFqzVvI Some who follow a path through the world of music dream of becoming a household name, a star. Chris Hillman, the legendary architect of what came to be known as country […]
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Weekly FAR-West News … Just For You (Mon., Feb 22nd)
Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #18 / Folk Unlocked Starts Today (2/22/21)! / Campfire March 16 / Elections Reminder / FAR-West Teaches / FAR-West on Spotify / Positive Jukebox JUST PUBLISHED! Monday, Feb 22nd! Lockdown Lemonade #18- A Little Help From My Friends by Marlynn Block https://far-west.org/lockdownlemonade18bymarlynnblock/ You can read all Previous Lockdown Lemonade […]
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Lockdown Lemonade #18 by Marlynn Block
A Little Help From My Friends Valentine’s Day this year was hard. I loved seeing the lemons right up there on the trees when I first moved to California from citrus-less Connecticut in 2012. But there were just too many lemons for me to digest in 2020, even though I’d had plenty of experience making […]
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Weekly FAR-West News … just for you!
JUST PUBLISHED! Monday, Feb 15th at 10 AM PST! Lockdown Lemonade #17- How I Spent My Covid “Vacation” by Ken Holme https://far-west.org/lockdownlemonade17bykenholme/ You can read all Previous Lockdown Lemonade posts from deb Ewing, James Lee Stanley, Bonnie Beckman, Pat Nason, Simon Petty, Gary Paul, Celia Chavez, Deborah Crooks, Judy Nazemetz, Hillorie McLarty, Brett Perkins, Thanksgiving […]
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Lockdown Lemonade #17 by Ken Holme
How I Spent My Covid “Vacation” Before Lockdown, I spent much of my time hanging with my tribe at music shows; either on stage, as a singer-songwriter; or in the audience, as a photographer. With music show venues closing due to the Lockdown, I had nowhere to sing, and no folks to photograph. So, Gigs […]
Read moreMore TagFAR-West Teaches “Stream Now, No Waiting” with Dan Navarro
If you missed our first FAR-West Teaches, “Stream Now, No Waiting” Parts 1, 2 & 3, with Dan Navarro, they now streaming on YouTube! Co-Hosts: Joel Tepp & Julie Maxey Zipperer Part I: Part II: Part III: What a wealth of information Dan gave us! Description of “Stream Now, No Waiting”: Live streaming is here […]
Read moreMore TagLockdown Lemonade #16 by deb Ewing
Don’t Come Over My parents locked down before the nation did. “Don’t come over,” my sweet momma said. That was in February, just before her birthday. By the end of March, I could feel the encroachment of COVID across the nation; I watched the news carefully to see if I’d have to cancel travel plans […]
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