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 […]
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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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Janet Dukes
Dear FAR-West community, It is with deep sadness that I share the unexpected passing of our past President, and longtime board member, Janet Dukes. Many of you may remember Janet at the registration desk during the first days of each conference. And she was one of the last people to say goodbye as you pre-registered […]
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FAR-West News Just for You, Monday, July 12th, 2021
Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #38 / Campfire: Camp Songs TOMORROW, Tuesday, July 13 / Community July 19th & Archives & Upcoming / FAR-West Teaches DIY Video July 29th + Archives / Best of the West & Beyond Archives / Where to Post your Gigs / JUST PUBLISHED Today! Monday, July 12th Lockdown Lemonade […]
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FAR-West Teaches Presents: DIY Video ~ Tips for Home Studio Video (July 29th)
FAR-West Teaches Presents: DIY Video ~ Tips for Home Studio Video Thursday, July 29th at 2pm Pacific https://youtu.be/F7rjwHJKS5E Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-West) is proud to present DIY Video ~ Tips For Home Studio Video as part of the “FAR-West Teaches” series. The panel includes singer songwriters Natalie Gelman, Kris Angelis and Abby Posner […]
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