The Show Must Go On I’ve worked as a musician all my adult life, albeit subsidized by part-time “other” work. Since 2017, after 30+ years performing as a jazz vocalist & guitarist, I’ve been exploring Americana/Folk and Country music, and in 2019 I went to my first “FAR-West” Conference in Woodland Hills, which was so […]
Read moreMore TagLockdown Lemonade #47 by Ken Stern
How the Carl Memorial Alzheimer’s Poker Game Led Me to the Path of Singing Outside My Shower When the pandemic hit, I contacted friends, telling them to stay safe and eat lots of cookies. Little did I know, cookie eating would become a major pandemic activity. But, I digress. This story is about how the […]
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FAR-West Weekly Update, Monday, Sept 6th, 2021
Topics in this post: Register for our 2021 FAR-West Virtual Conference / Lockdown Lemonade #46 /FAR-West Campfire Sept 21st / FAR-West Community Archives / FAR-West Teaches Archives / Call for Spotify Submissions / Where to Post your Events / The 18th annual FAR-West conference will take place October 14-16th and will be entirely virtual, allowing […]
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Lockdown Lemonade #46 by Bev Praver
New Friends Are My Silver Lining The silver lining of this pandemic for me has been ZOOM! I live in a small town with few opportunities to meet other folk singers and writers. My husband and life-long singing/writing partner passed away in April 2018. I was just starting to venture out into the world on […]
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FAR-West Weekly Update, Monday, August 30th, 2021
Topics in this post: Register for our 2021 FAR-West Virtual Conference / FAR-West Town Hall TOMORROW, Tuesday, August 31st / Lockdown Lemonade #45 / FAR-West Community: She’s Speaking TONIGHT (August 30th) + Archives / FAR-West Teaches with Steve Postell and Tariqh Akoni THIS Thursday, Sept 2nd+ Archives / Call for Spotify Submissions / Where to […]
Read moreMore TagLockdown Lemonade #45 by Debbie Newman
Gifts from My Constant Companion I have always been a professional audience participant. I love hearing live music. I study the lyrics to glimpse the meanings and feelings behind each song. I love to see the poetry and how carefully each line is crafted. I can’t help but sing along to my favorites. I have […]
Read moreMore TagWeekly Update, Monday, August 23rd, 2021
Topics in this post: Register for our 2021 Virtual Conference / Lockdown Lemonade #44 / FAR-West Campfire TOMORROW August 24th: CRaZy Hats! / Community ‘She’s Speaking’ August 30th + Archives / FAR-West Teaches Sept 2nd + Archives / Where to Post your Events / The 18th annual FAR-West conference will take place October 14-16th and […]
Read moreMore TagLockdown Lemonade #44 by Jennifer Leonhardt
In Search of Home I spent the last year and a half ironically traveling a great deal. After the quarantine was mostly lifted, I found that I was compelled out the door, on a journey of a little bit of searching for something, and a little bit of just getting away. What I found was […]
Read moreMore TagFAR-West Year-Round Online News, Monday, August 16th, 2021
Topics in this post: Registration Now Open for the 2021 FAR-West Virtual Conference / Lockdown Lemonade #43 / Community: TONIGHT! August 16th and August 30th + Archives / FAR-West Campfire August 24th: CRaZy Hats! / FAR-West Teaches Sept 2nd + Archives / Where to Post your Shows / The 18th annual FAR-West conference will take […]
Read moreMore TagLockdown Lemonade #43 by Duff Ferguson
FOR WHEN FRIENDS RETURN Instruments don’t know what is happening Who is winning and what is getting worse Guitars still sound the same, still Gush their waterfalls of melody. Everything collapses, they still need dusting Still need tuning That doesn’t change The instruments don’t feel what is happening Though friends no longer gather The guitars […]
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