FAR-West Community A series of virtually hosted events celebrating the rich cultural musical diversity of FAR-West Monday, August 30th at 7 PM PDT FAR-West Community Presents “She’s Speaking“ Songs about women, by women, for everyone. FAR-West Board Emcee: Auntmama Moorman Hosted by Beth Wood Featuring Kristen Grainger, Bre Gregg, Shireen Amini, Gabrielle Louise, Aireene Espiritu, […]
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Janet Dukes Memorial Fund The last two years have been a time of transformation for FAR-West. We have evolved from an organization centered around a physical annual conference to a broader reaching all-year collaboration of our members and audience throughout the Western Region of North America. Janet Dukes, throughout her association with and leadership of […]
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FAR-West Community Curated Showcase: Slack Key Hawaiian
FAR-West Community A series of virtually hosted events celebrating the rich cultural musical diversity of FAR-West. Slack-key guitar (kī hōʻalu in Hawaiian which means “loosen the key”) is a fingerstyle guitar genre that originated in Hawaii after Mexican cowboys introduced Spanish guitars there in the late 19th century. The Hawaiians did not like the traditional […]
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FAR-West News, Monday, August 2nd, 2021
Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #41 / Registration Now Open for the 2021 FAR-West Virtual Conference: #forwardwithfolk / FAR-West Campfire August 10th! / Community Archives & Upcoming / FAR-West Teaches Archives / Best of the West & Beyond Archives / Where to Post your Shows / FAR-West Informational Footer JUST PUBLISHED Today! Monday, August […]
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Lockdown Lemonade #41 by Lee Penn Sky
The Evening Spoon Report So, what did I do to feel better during the Pandemic other than baking and eating literally hundreds of pounds of bread? Spoon carving. What?! Yes, my friends. Hand carving wooden spoons. It was a hobby I had picked up somewhere along the way. I start with a log which I […]
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FAR-West News, Monday, July 26th, 2021
Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #40 / FAR-West Campfire goes Electric! Tomorrow, July 27th / Community Archives & Upcoming / FAR-West Teaches DIY Video July 29th + Archives / A ‘Now See Hear’ Milestone / Best of the West & Beyond Archives / Where to Post your Gigs / JUST PUBLISHED Today! Monday, July […]
Read moreMore TagLockdown Lemonade #40 by Jackie Morris
A TIME TO REPAIR I typically look to laughter for solace, so at the end of last year, I wrote a song recounting my very practical, if somewhat obsessive attempts to make lemonade out of isolation. […]
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CALL FOR LEMONADE!!!! Hey, everyone – share your Lemonade with the FAR-West community!! In the many months that we’ve been publishing our Lockdown Lemonade blog, so many have come forward to share the positive lessons learned by creating lemonade out of the lemons handed to all of us once we went into lockdown mode. The […]
Read moreMore TagFAR-West News for You, Monday, July 19th, 2021
Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #39 / Community TONIGHT July 19th & Archives & Upcoming / FAR-West Teaches DIY Video July 29th + Archives / Campfire July 27th / Best of the West & Beyond Archives / Where to Post your Gigs / JUST PUBLISHED Today! Monday, July 19th Lockdown Lemonade #39- Reconstituted Lemonade […]
Read moreMore TagLockdown Lemonade #39 by Ed Brand and Leslie Beauvais
Reconstituted Lemonade “Now my question is, why are there always lessons? And what if we never learn them, do they return again? Is there magic that keeps us moving forward like a tide that pulls us shoreward? And will these lessons end?” –Severin Browne, Lessons With all his wisdom, our dear friend Severin probably never […]
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