Staying Creative and Connected Little did I know when I signed up for an international online songwriting group at the end of February 2020 that it would become my primary music community for over a year. What a godsend. That accountability, camaraderie, and structure to keep up a songwriting practice have contributed to me writing […]
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Lockdown Lemonade #51 by Kerry Patrick Clark
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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Lessons Learned from Lemons When the pandemic hit, I was in the middle of renovating the upstairs apartment in my house. Gigs and gatherings were paused. This actually forced me to focus on managing the renovations. I’m grateful for small crews and good builders with patience and persistence. A few times I thought “Don’t try this […]
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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 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 […]
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FAR-West Campfire: Autumn
Tuesday, Sept 21st at 7 PM PDT is our next Campfire Song Circle: Autumn Songs. Songs about Autumn or Fall. Listeners and performers all Welcome! Register for the Zoom Link at found.ee/farwestcampfire
Read moreMore TagLockdown Lemonade #38 by Penelope Salinger
While I Stayed Home, My Songs Went Traveling One of my most satisfying musical activities is singing at the bedsides of the dying, through the Threshold Choir, an international service organization whose motto is “kindness made audible.” We sing softly, a cappella, usually in trios. Of course, the pandemic eliminated bedside singing, as well as […]
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FAR-West News for You, Monday, June 28th, 2021
Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #36 / Campfire June 29th / Community Archives / FAR-West Teaches Archives / Best of the West & Beyond Archives / New! FAR-West Website Events tab / Where to Post your Gigs / JUST PUBLISHED! Monday, June 28th Lockdown Lemonade #36- Catching Up While the World Was Slowing Down […]
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FAR-West News of the Week, June 21st, 2021
Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #35 / Community TONIGHT Monday, June 21st / Campfire June 29th / Community Archives / FAR-West Teaches Archives / Best of the West & Beyond Archives / New! FAR-West Website Events tab / Where to Post your Gigs / JUST PUBLISHED! Monday, June 21st Lockdown Lemonade #35 “How You […]
Read moreMore TagFAR-West News of the Week, June 14th, 2021
Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #34 / Campfire June 15th / FAR-West Teaches June 17th & Archives / Community Monday, June 21st / Campfire June 29th / Community Archives / Best of the West & Beyond Archives / New! FAR-West Website Events tab / Where to Post your Gigs / JUST PUBLISHED! Monday, June […]
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