I’m Not Dead Yet My first thought was, “I’m too old for this.” When I retired a few years ago and decided to become a full-time singer-songwriter, I had been out of the music scene for many years. I had to start all over again, doing open mics, and re-learning all my songs, many of […]
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FAR-West Teaches: “Guitar Orchestration ~ Arranging a Song for One Voice, One Guitar” June 17th
FAR-West Teaches with James Lee Stanley, Laurence Juber, Rick Ruskin “Guitar Orchestration ~ Arranging a Song for One Voice, One Guitar” Thursday, June 17 / 2pm Pacific Direct Archive Link: https://youtu.be/7_vVzxeYOig For the next episode of its popular “FAR-WestTeaches” series, FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region West) is proud to present “Guitar Orchestration ~ Arranging a Song […]
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FAR-West Community: The Woodshed Sessions Presents “Americana Bridge: Trad Meets the Modern Singer-Songwriter”
FAR-West Spotlights: Community A series of virtually hosted events celebrating the rich cultural musical diversity of FAR-West. Direct Video Link: https://youtu.be/BHCXQri0Fws Monday, June 21st, 7-9 PM PDT FAR-West Community: The Woodshed Sessions Presents “Americana Bridge: Trad Meets the Modern Singer-Songwriter” Hosted by Susie Glaze Featuring Brad Colerick, Iona Fyfe, Lauren Sheehan, and Rick Shea The […]
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FAR-West Spotlights: Community A series of virtually hosted events celebrating the rich cultural musical diversity of FAR-West. Monday, June 7th, 7-9 PM PDT Direct Link: https://youtu.be/2zH3kGwEm2E FAR-West Community: Yosemite Songwriting Retreat Hosted by Gail Dreifus and Adam Burns Featuring Karla Hutton, Dan Gross, Vera Bridges, David Hansen, Adam Burns, Gail Dreifus Just Added: Joe Craven (not performing) to talk […]
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FAR-West News of the Week, May 31st, 2021
Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #32 / Campfire June 1st / Community June 7th & Archives / Best of the West & Beyond Archives / FAR-West Teaches Archives / Where to Post your Gigs / JUST PUBLISHED! Monday, May 31st Lockdown Lemonade #32- ’60 to 0′ by Gaby Castro You can read all Previous […]
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Lockdown Lemonade #32 by Gaby Castro
60 to 0 Before the lockdowns, before the quarantine, before the stay-at-home orders and mask mandates, I knew I was burning out and reaching a point in my music career where I needed to stop and think. 2019 had been an incredible year: I went to FAI in February and all the regionals, traveling from […]
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50th Anniversary of Northwest Folklife
This Memorial Day weekend is the 50th Anniversary of Northwest Folklife, the all engaging, volunteer based major folk arts event in Seattle. Since 1971, Northwest Folklife’s work has centered on preserving cultural arts, bridging connections to heritage and identity, and cultivating the ever-evolving traditions of the Pacific Northwest. Many FAR-West members and officers have been […]
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FAR-West News of the week, May 24th, 2021
Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #31 / Community TONIGHT May 24th / FAR-West Teaches THIS Thursday, May 27 / Best of the West & Beyond Archives / Where to Post your Gigs / FAR-West on Undiscovered Music Network / FAR-West on FolkWorks / Subscribe to our YouTube! —- JUST PUBLISHED! Monday, May 24th Lockdown Lemonade […]
Read moreMore TagLockdown Lemonade #31 by Susie Glaze
The Silver Lining By Susie Glaze Nobody would have wanted to bring on a global pandemic so that we would develop innovations in almost everything we do, connecting dots where, we were jolted to realize, a lot of the dots had disappeared. We had to find new ways of doing things. And find them we […]
Read moreMore TagMay 17th FAR-West News Just for You!
Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #30 / Best of the West & Beyond Archives / Community May 24th / Campfire May 18th sign-up / FAR-West Teaches Thursday, May 27 / Election Results / FAR-West Memorial Board / Spotify / Social Sharing Volunteers Needed! / Where to Post your Gigs / FAR-West on Undiscovered Music […]
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