So Many Songs The first six months of the pandemic were a mix of “What am I going to do?” and “Oh shit, what just happened?” It wasn’t until the beginning of 2021 that I learned to relax enough to let the songs flow. Also in February 2021 I released my new CD, Overdue, which […]
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Lockdown Lemonade #55 by Jean Mann
Finding the Lemonade As the pandemic began and gigs disappeared, I found it hard to focus, especially on songwriting. Featured in an article about Zoom teaching, I gained new ukulele students, gratefully keeping my voice and fingers from rusting! SeattleTimes In September 2020, I learned about “Art 365”. The goal: do something creative every day […]
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FAR-West News, Monday, Oct 25th
Just Published Today, Monday, Oct 25th: Lockdown Lemonade #53- How I got my groove back by Nalini Lasiewicz Excerpt: “In the summer of 2018, I faced a career choice: either seek a new part-time position or focus on my own music. I committed to music and set out to find a community of artists I […]
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The Same Thing, Only Different I’m a new board member of FAR-West. I was asked to contribute to Lockdown Lemonade, and it seemed like every time I got ready to write about my lemonade, I got hit with more lemons. In March of 2020 I heard about Zoom (what?) for another board I am on […]
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We are here for but a moment… Time If you really knew me… you would know I am a creature of habit. If you REALLY knew me, you would know that I keep things WAY longer than needed because…. 1) I don’t like change… 2) I don’t want to have to set anything new up… […]
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A Special Message from your Lockdown Lemonade Team We have reached a significant milestone! Your Lockdown Lemonade team is thrilled to celebrate our 50th weekly installment as we close in on a full year of the incredible observations, insights, and ideas that you have contributed. Together we have dealt with all aspects of the effects of […]
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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 TagFAR-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 […]
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