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Interview with Nancy Josephson from The Angel Band

2008-06-05T17:38:38Z

Angel Band makes big noise. Loud noise. Boisterous, sad, sweet, goofy, glorious and angelic. Any which way you look at it this stuff gets your attention. Whether it’s the crazy tight three part harmony, the killer backup playing, the stories, the passion or the compassion, it gets your attention. The love of the sound that three female voices make together is at the center of this group. The chord rules the day. Both mystical and elemental when the three hit “it” the hair on the back of your neck’s gonna stand up.

My Interview with Nancy Josephson from The Angel Band:

http://www.cincygroove.com/?q=node/321

Scott

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Celtic Myth Podshow

2008-05-29T01:40:58Z

Hi all,

I apologise if advertising here causes offence but I am hoping that
the subject of this podcast will be of sufficient interest to the
subscribers to this list to warrant inclusion.

I produce the Celtic Myth Podshow (http://celticmythpodshow.com ) which
is a free MP3 download and aims to tell the stories of Celtic
mythology to its listeners. We have started with the Irish
Mythological Cycle and the arrival of the Tuatha De Danaan(the faerie race) in Erin
We aim to cover all of the Six Nations in the series.

The by-line of the show is "Bringing the Tales and Stories of
the Ancient Celts to your Fireside" which is the atmosphere we would
like to create. The old legends were recounted orally and only written
down in later years, so by hearing them told we are getting a step
closer to their original presentation and hopeful, meaning. That's
the theory anyway :)
Our website also includes Maps of Ireland
with the places mentioned in the stories marked. Many of these places are
still exist and are spiritual centres to many people
You can find these maps in the resources section of the website.

You can find us on itunes or download/listen to the episodes on the website

I hope this is of interest to some

Thank you

Ruth

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Owl songs / Birdsong

2008-03-16T02:28:10Z

Hey all - know any good owl songs or other bird songs?

Owl

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This Saturday Cape Cod Chantey Sing

2008-02-20T22:49:10Z

At last - a group Chantey Sing on Ol Cape Cod.

When:

Feb 23 08 3:00 Pm till 6:ish

Where:

The Black Spot Cafe
10 Ocean St
Hyannis Ma

www.theblackspotcafe.com/

(508) 771-4004

Micah and I hope to make this a monthly event. This is to be a group participation event. So if you like Sea Chanteys or would like to learn bring yourself, your voice, any instruments you might play and join us for an afternoon of fun.

So come on over and share songs and stories of the sea. Even lubbers are welcome.

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Starting A Chanty Sing On Cape Cod

2008-01-12T18:48:13Z

What - A monthly Chantey Sing at The Black Spot in Hyannis - thats right.

When - To be determined. Micah and I are discussing his calender and if necessary we will decide when is most convenient for him. That said we would like as much input as we can get from those who are interested as to best times for most people. Right now it comes down to one Thursday evening per month or a Saturday or Sunday afternoon per month. At the moment the Black Spot is not open on Sundays but if there is enough interest Micah will open for events.

Needed - Anyone who has an interest in Sea Chanteys or maritime lore to come sing, tell stories, play an instrument - generally act like your sitting around the forecastle between watches.

I have high hopes for this as an old timer who would love to see the maritime tradition of the Cape be better preserved. Any one on who has ideas, suggestions, or comments please post here. I will also be posting information on the related Tribe groups and Myspace forums I know as well as making individual contacts.

So lets all heave a pawl and get pointed into the wind.

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Tune?

2007-12-28T19:45:44Z

Does anyone know how to get the music for a tune called "Miss Lindy Barker"? It was on a June Tabour album called "Apples," but I can't find the music anywhere.

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Request for Assistance with Men's Folklore Project

2007-11-13T23:22:30Z

Let me start this request by saying that I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Folklore at Memorial University, Newfoundland. As part of a central assignment for a class on Folklore Genres, I am studying the subject of beliefs, taboos, and warnings related to male masturbation and auto-genital-touching behaviors. Since the study of folklore relies on the oral transmission of knowledge from one individual to others, I am reaching out to the men I know in an effort to discuss this subject with them. Anything you can tell me regarding your experiences with the subject-matter would be greatly beneficial to my project. The contents of your replies will be treated as anonymous for the purpose of writing the paper, unless you specifically say otherwise—so your privacy is assured.

My central question for the men reading this message is: What beliefs, taboos, or warnings regarding male masturbation and/or auto-genital-touching (vernacular: “playing with yourself”) have you heard, and at what point in your life did these ideas become familiar to you?

Just to give you some examples, I’ve paraphrased some answers I’ve received here:
--When I was very young, perhaps 4 or 5, I heard that if a boy pulled on his penis too much, it would break off his body.
--When I was in junior high school I heard that frequent masturbation could lead to hairy palms and blindness, but this warning wasn’t treated as serious by the people who told it too me. These people, boys I knew in school, said it like was something people in the “old days” used to take seriously.
--When I was in high school I heard the rumor that if a man masturbated too many times in a row, the internal workings of his testicles might be damaged. The rumor also said that the evidence of the damage would be having an orgasm but not ejaculating and/or having an orgasm, but blood would come out of the penis instead of semen.
--Around the same time, in high school, I started to hear rumors that frequent masturbation could lead to perversion and insanity.

Cheers,

Stephen

p.s. Even if your answers are identical to the examples, I still want to hear your take on these experiences because, in the study of folklore, it is a very meaningful when people tell the same stories in different ways.

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Sea Music Festival in SF on 9/10

2007-10-26T22:16:22Z

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is presenting a Festival of Sea Music on Sept. 10th

The festival runs from 10am to 5pm, and will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ship Balclutha's restoration and opening to the public. Scottish and English music will be featured, as well as our local community of sea music performers. Attached is the complete festival schedule of events.

FESTIVAL OF THE SEA 2005 SCHEDULE
Saturday, September 10, 10am-5pm

MID-PIER STAGE
11:00 – Danny and Joyce McLeod
12:00 – Oak, Ash and Thorn
1:00 – The Johnson Girls
2:00 – Alasdair Fraser
3:00 – Andy M. Stewart and Gerry O’Beirne
4:00 – Holdstock and MacLeod
4:30 – Finale, all hands

FOREPIER STAGE
10:30 – Salty Walt and the Rattlin’ Ratlines
11:00 – Sons of the Buccaneers
11:30 – Lintie (Kim Hughes and Christa Burch)
12:00 – Holdstock and MacLeod
12:30 – Peter Kasin and Richard Adrianowicz
1:00 – Malcolm Rigby
1:30 – Oak, Ash and Thorn
2:00 – Revell Carr
2:30 – The Johnson Girls
3:00 – Dogwatch Nautical Band
3:30 – Skip Henderson and the Starboard Watch

BALCLUTHA
10:15 – Living History Capstan and Pump Demos
11:00 – Balclutha Dedication Ceremony: Music by Chris Caswell, Steve Canright
11:30 – Living History Sail Raise
12:00 – Alasdair Fraser
1:00 – Scottish Songs: Andy M. Stewart and Gerry O’Beirne, Lintie, Allan MacLeod, Pam Swan, Chris Caswell
2:00 English Songs: Danny and Joyce McLeod, Dick and Carol Holdstock, Malcolm Rigby, Riggy Rackin

VISTOR CENTER THEATRE
11:00 - Kids Concert: Dogwatch Nautical Band
11:30 – Puppet Show, w/ Inge Wessels
12:00 – Kids Concert: Adam Miller
12:30 – Kids Concert: Kathryn Daskal
1:00 – Songs of Sea Disasters and Superstitions: Revell Carr, Valentine Doyle
1:30 – Kids Concert: Shay and Shosi Black
2:00 – Puppet Show, w/ Inge Wessels
2:30 – Nathalie Reginster

ROVING CHANTEYMAN: Bruce Sherman
ON GOING ACTIVITIES (VARIOUS TIMES)

Kids Crafts, aboard Eureka, 10am-4pm
Library Friends Book Sale, aboard Eureka

On Hyde Street Pier:

Hicks Engine Demo
Donkey Steam Engine Demo
Rope-Making Demo

In victorian Park:

Kids Jump Houses

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Alice's Restaurant

2007-10-23T16:13:39Z

I've just re-seen this, after about 8 years, and it's made me recall one of my favorite folksingers: Arlo Guthrie. A natural talent for songs of the times, son of one of the greatest folkwriters ever, and damn handsome to boot! Let's give it up for Arlo, comin' into Los Angeles on a train they call the City of New Orleans! :)

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In Harmony's Way

2007-10-23T05:28:02Z

For those in the Northern California area....
(Winters, CA-near Davis)

At the Palms Playhouse
Saturday, December 3
8pm $15

In Harmony's Way

In the spring of 2005, eighteen Bay Area singers got together to record
some of their favorite chorus songs from the American and British Isles
traditions in a CD collection called "In Harmony's Way." The project
sought to document the rich local heritage of a-cappella singing, and to
share these wonderful songs with a greater audience. The rehearsal,
recording process, and concert were filmed for a documentary by El Mundo
Bueno studios.

Pete Seeger gave the concept a hearty endorsement, and the group did its
debut concert at Berkeley's Freight and Salvage, in July. Locals Dick
Holdstock and Allan Macleod, early Palms organizers and singers of
traditional English and Scottish songs, are part of the group, and will
serve as Masters of Ceremony for this performance.

In Harmony's Way is comprised both of well known singers with multiple
recording projects to their credit, such as Shay Black of the famous
"Black Family of Dublin", Sylvia Herold of "Awake the Dead", Doug Olsen
of "Oak Ash and Thorn", and others who love the music. Each member is a
long-term participant in the Bay Area song session scene. In its
performances the group seeks to recreate the atmosphere and energy of
the informal song sessions that have been an integral part of folk music
for over a century.

http://www.palmsplayhouse.com/palms2005-12.html#December%203

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Still Recruiting For TLAPD

2007-09-04T16:09:06Z

I am still trying to recruit a boarding party for TLAPD ( Sept 19 ) at The Black Spot in Hyannis MA.

So if your on Cape Cod, close by or just would like to stop on by for some Piratical fun then drop me a line.

Attitude a must. Singing a plus. Proper attire a bonus.

As an added bonus scuttlebutt has it that Micah is working up a special recipe for Pirates Grog that night - what more can you ask for?

So work on your best pirate song and join us for a set at open mic night and Talk Like A Pirate Day.

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Talk Like A Pirate Day

2007-08-31T21:15:07Z

I am trying to put together a small boarding party to land at "The Black Spot" on Cape Cod for Talk Like A Pirate Day; Sept 19.

Wednesday is also open mic night at "The Black Spot" so I thought it might be fun to take over for a brief time and share some pirate songs with the lubbers there abouts.

So if you are interested, available and have the proper attire contact me to sign articles.

As Always

Keep To The Code

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Tommy Makem has passed

2007-08-03T05:28:51Z

Tommy Makem died yesterday (Wednesday, August 1) at the age of 74.

Just thought it should be acknowledged.

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9Muses Acoustic Haus (Tribe)

2007-07-13T22:09:56Z

Hey EVERY ONE!!!

I'm the Official BOOKING MNGR @ 9Muses (27th & Belmont, SE PDX), and I'm Looking to Fill the Schedual in Aug/Sept with the BEST ACOUSTIC MUSIC in PTown- and BEYOND!!!

Spread the GOOD WORD, and Join the Tribe!!!

Love&Light
Rev. Jordon Feathers
503.901.1269

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Pagan Bluegrass Tribe

2006-08-31T08:25:43Z

Hey!
For all of you Pagans who love Bluegrass come join my new tribe. It is my hope that one day we will have a large body of Pagan Bluegrass music for us American mountain loving Pagans to enjoy & call our own.

Bluegrass music is considered a form of American roots music with its own roots in the English, Irish and Scottish traditional music.

http://tribes.tribe.net/paganbluegrass

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Ride Share Tribe

2006-07-27T17:24:16Z

Need a lift from San Jose air port? or a ride from SanBernadino to Casa de Faire?
So I just started a Tribe, well Bevan is doing all the typing, not having any opposable thumbs and all.

http://tribes.tribe.net/ride2share4casa

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Florida Folk Festival

2006-05-19T20:51:31Z

May 26, 27 & 28

In White Springs, on the Suwanee River. Be there or miss something wonderful.

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Story needed

2005-10-19T15:36:57Z

Hello folks,

I'm a storyteller in Brazil, with an important opportunity to tell a story for a special audience in December. I need urgently a story that happens in Summer, or one that talks about Summer in some way. I thought of coming here and asking if anyone has one story to reccomend to me.

Walk in Beauty.

Thanks in advance,
Awen

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Things I’ve learned from British folk ballads... :)

2005-09-16T10:03:38Z

OMG!

http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/006448.html

Too damn funny... :)

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folksong in Toyota commercial

2005-09-01T05:08:26Z

Has anybody noticed that Toyota is using "What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?" as the music in a commercial these days?

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Ball of Ballynore (R-rated)

2005-07-27T04:37:04Z

A question for anyone who does any of the renaissance faires...

Have you ever made any verses you would care to share for a
song we call the Ball of Ballynore? I know there are tons of
verses online ... but I'm looking for faire specific ones,
preferrably ones about faire folk and or groups.

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In Harmony's Way

2005-07-12T10:25:43Z

On Friday, July 8 at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, come sing your heart out with folks like Shay Black, Oak, Ash and Thorn, Holdstock & Macleod and others. See link below or go to the freight's web site and click on calender for July.

http://www.freightandsalvage.org/2005/july/info_08.html

You can also get the CD at www.harmonysway.com

~celticoma

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Scottish mandolin for sale

2005-07-10T22:27:48Z

I need to sell my mandolin, which I recently brought over from the UK.
It's handcrafted by Freshwater of Scotland, electro-acoustic and in very good condition. Comes with case, rainbow/leather strap, spare strings... has a sweet woody sound.
It cost $750 new, and I'm asking $400 for it.
Please call Kate: 510 395 4479
We don't have tribe in the UK and I'm not sure if I posted in the right place...sorry guys...

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2005 FAERIEWORLDS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL IN EUGENE, OREGON

2005-06-21T20:42:08Z

The magic of the Faerieworlds Festival returns to the Pacific Northwest for a weekend of extraordinary live music, world-renowned art, elaborate multimedia and stunning live performances.

We invite you to join us in the beautiful forest outside Eugene, Oregon on July 23rd and 24th at the Secret House Winery, for a very special weekend of magic and celebration. Visit www.faerieworlds.com for complete details.

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.FAERIEWORLDS.COM
Space is limited so buy your tickets now to be sure you don't miss the magic. Faerieworlds features many of the world's great artists, crafters, musicians and folklorist whose work reflects the magic and beauty of the faerie realm. Join us this summer in the beautiful green valley of Secret House Winery for a time you'll never forget.

2005 MAINSTAGE LINEUP:

KARAN CASEY BAND
The Faerieworlds Festival is proud to present world-renowned Irish vocalist Karan Casey. Karan's stunning voice and her beautiful repertoire of magical songs has been inspiring to us for many years. We are very honored to feature her at this year's event on the evening of Sunday July 24th.

WOODLAND
Woodlands music is inspired directly by the realm of Faerie. Their songs explore the landscapes of Faerie, with mythical lyrics and ancient melodies. For three years Woodland has worked to create and produce the Faerieworlds Festival with Robert Gould of IMAGINOSIS. Their set of Faerie dance songs will feature the World of Froud Digital Faerie Lightshow on Saturday evening.

TRILLIAN GREEN
For years, Trillian Green dazzled audiences with their raw acoustic tantric-trance music. The trio is comprised of Christine Gunn on cello, Ben Klein on flute, and Jarrod Kaplan on percussion

Founded on the wooded trails of the Oregon Country Fair in the early 90's, Trillian Green is known for their ability to inspire audiences to get up and stomp wildly to their energized celto-tribal acoustic sounds. Trillian Green returns to the forests outside Eugene, Oregon at Faerieworlds this year on Sunday July 24th.

KEVIN BURKE
Kevin Burke is a world-renowned Irish fiddle master, playing the beautiful fluid, highly ornamented style of County Sligo. Kevin has been a mainstay of several seminal Irish supergroups, from The Bothy Band to current all-star Irish band Patrick Street, and the Celtic Fiddle Festival which featured Faerieworlds favorite Johnny Cunningham for many years.

"Lyric, fluid and precisely as tricky as he needs to be...probably the greatest Irish fiddler living."
- The Village Voice

SASHA BUTTERFLY
Immersed in music since childhood, Sasha has been recording and touring extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and Europe. Graced with a voice of an angel and a soulful grit, Sasha performs on a wide variety of instruments including guitar, flute, piano, djembe and more. Her timeless original lyrics and melodic creations leave listeners visibly moved. She brings the feel of a gospel singer into her heartfelt music about love, creation, and the beauty of the earth.

GAIA CONSORT
The visionary Seattle, Washington pagan rock band Gaia Consort mixes tribal rhythms and mythic themes to weave a driving sound that is beautiful, original and inspiring. For almost a decade Gaia Consort has been creating powerful music with intelligent lyrics that evoke the beauty and magic of the Old Ways.

FIDDLEHEAD
Hailed as one of the finest Celtic groups in the Northwest, Olympia, Washington's Fiddlehead plays an exciting blend of Celtic music and song. The band features Anthea Lawrence on fiddle and vocals, Audra Poor on Uillean pipes, flute, and whistle, and Lawson Dumbeck on guitar, banjo, and bodhran. The distant drone of pipes, sweet ballads sung in Gaelic, upbeat jigs, melodic airs twining between guitar and flute, fiery reels driven by the fiddle; all this is part of a Fiddlehead performance.

THE SUGAR BEETS
Playing their own style of high-energy acoustic music, the Eugene, Oregon's Sugar Beets are unlike any contemporary band on the scene today. Defined by impeccable musicianship, multiple singers and songwriters, and unbeatable live performances, their music draws from the foot-stomping traditions of bluegrass and Celtic music, mixed with contemporary and pop sounds. This year at Faerieworlds they will present a never-before-seen Faerie themed set.

TRANCE ZEN DANCE
Trance Zen Dance is a collective of performance artists, poets, and cybernauts, coming together to celebrate and share their gifts and intentions through live performance. Featuring highly-acclaimed world-music vocalist Kimberly Bass, California based Trance Zen Dance weaves realms of acoustic music and electronica to create energized live performances, while bridging worlds between the future and the past.

LORANES WELL
Featuring Kathryn Claire and Matthew Hayward-McDonald of Toad in the Hole, Loranes Well is a rich blend of original and traditional music inspired by the Celtic and old world sounds. The groups powerful harmony vocals, matched with Karthryn Claire's precision fiddling makes Lorane's Well one of the pacific northwest outstanding new Celtic acts.

MAIN & VILLAGE STAGE SCHEDULES:

MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE:

Saturday July 23rd
1:00 David Helfand and Friends
2:00 Fiddlehead
3:00 Magical Strings
4:20 Sasha Butterfly Band
5:40 Gaia Consort
7:15 Kevin Burke & Ged Foley
8:30 Woodland
10:00 Phoenix Rising

Sunday July 24th
1:00 Glenno Falkenburg
2:00 Loranes Well
3:10 Trance Zen Dance
4:40 The Sugar Beets
6:20 Karan Casey Band
8:00 Trillian Green
9:30 Closing Ritual

VILLAGE STAGE SCHEDULE:

Saturday July 23rd
1:40 Joshua Safford - Storyteller
2:40 Dancing Moon Orchestra
4:00 Sharon Knight
5:20 Tom's Kitchen

1:40 Dragon Scales
2:40 SJ Tucker
4:20 Joshua Safford – Storyteller
6:00 Sharon Knight

Each year Faerieworlds features wandering and theatre performers throughout the fest as part of the ambience of the event. To perform or be part of his years event please write bookings@faerieworlds.com

This years Performers will include:

PHOENIX RISING
Phoenix Rising is a performing arts troupe which originated in Santa Cruz, CA that specializes in fire dance theatre, stilting, costume design and wearable art.
Sacred theater, personal expression, and a unique blend of traditional dance and spontaneous movement are combined to tell stories of passion, creation, love, and mischief.

Phoenix Rising paints a colorful, exciting landscape that allows imagination to carry the audience beyond their day to day reality.

THE MUDFAERIE EXPERIENCE
Amira the MudFaerie is a one-of-a-kind, organic performance artist that touches and entertains people of all ages. The MudFaerie blends music and art in a completely unique manner. Amira turns a pile of mud into a sculpted world of fantastical beings before the eyes of observers.

TOBY FROUD
Born in London, England, Toby Froud began his acting career before he could speak. Starring in his first motion picture when he was still a toddler, he played Sarah's baby brother "Toby" in the Jim Henson film Labyrinth.

Recently, Toby has been working as a stilt-walker and dancing bear with a troupe that performed throughout England this summer. Wendy made his incredible costumes and Toby has become a master stilt walker. Toby is also very interested in film making and is working on a short film featuring puppets he has made himself.

JOSHUA SAFFORD
Joshua Safford appears in two forms Raven and Jeremiah Wiggins. Raven is a magical bird that does an act that is a curious combination of balance, eggstraordinary magic and lunacy. Jeremiah Wiggins is the ambassador to the faerie realm, as well as a professional storyteller that has toured nationally for over a decade doing environmental theater, and has been part of the Faerieworlds Festival from the very beginning. His tales are a wonderful cross between humor and fantasy and are sometimes blended with magic. Jeremiah Wiggins is also the human “translator”(I.E. creator) of the faeries’ newspaper, the Daily Crock.. (What pixies read with their morning coffee.) Jeremiah is not hard to spot, just look for the large faerie mushroom perched on top of his head. He’ll plop it down and spin you a yarn. For more information on Joshua, his characters, and strange fantasy products, check out his website at www.ravenstory.com/new

SHADOW CIRCUS PUPPETRY THEATRE
Combining folklore, mythology, Lovecraftian monsters and pop-culture parody, Shadow Circus Creature Theatre has been one of San Francisco's most popular and outrageous puppetry troupes since it's formation in 2000. Using life-sized latex and foam creatures by puppetmaker Dave Haaz-Baroque, Shadow Circus creates a world that is utterly fantastic, and yet hilariously similar to our own.

"Haaz-Baroque's characters have much more depth than [Peter] Jackson's could have ever hoped to have achieved." -Silke Tudor, SF Weekly

VOLUNTEERED NEEDED!!!
Interested in getting involved more deeply with Faerieworlds? If you'd like to become an event volunteer, please write us using the email below, and tell us a bit about how you would like to be involved. Volunteers are needed in many areas.

Please email us at volunteers@faerieworlds.com for more information
After we have recieved your inquiry we will write you back to let you know what positions are available relative to your ineterest. There are a limited amount of volunteer positions this year so please write soon if you are interested. Thank you for your interest in Faerieworlds and we hope to hear from you soon.

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acoustic show at edinburgh castle on sunday!

2005-06-11T07:21:05Z

8pm
$3 suggested donation

a great night of acoustic folk music featuring:
ryan stively and his poison band
son valley
self-fulfilling prophecies

support local folk music and celebrate the beginings of summer!

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Zzzzz

2004-12-16T16:20:45Z

Kinda sleepy in here huh?

No new posts since July?

Are you guys really into folklore or what?

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HSMF!

2004-04-05T22:47:45Z

Yepper! Its that time of the year again. Nothing like a bunch of Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo & Fiddle Playing Hippies out in the Giant Redwoods, No?

http://www.hsmusic.net/hsmf

See you all there!

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Welcome, new Members!

2004-03-31T20:54:48Z

Feel free to post a listing---anything---anything at all---help---I'm drowning in all these listings---come on---you know yiou came here to talk about it---so TALK!

Taiko Macabre (trying to become more judgmental)

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Venues

2004-03-24T04:43:44Z

Anyone here know of any good pubs or other venues where people get together to sing songs and tell stories?
-Sara

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Anyone have anything funny to say?

2004-03-23T05:15:06Z

I mean, this tribe is like a fire that went out, yet we're all gathered around it, is it not so? Come on, folksong and folklore is a big topic, not just a ribbon to pin on your tribal bellybutton. Anyone hear any good folksongs lately? What is art, anyway? Is the theatre really dead? Can I spell theatre that way and still be folk?

Gravity Cupcakes, Mother Gazebo, the prophet of Emeryville (now living up on the river; drop in sometime!)

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RING AROUND THE ROSY

2004-02-11T22:40:21Z

If, as Snopes.com assures me, it is not true that the above children's rhyme has to do with the plague, then why do all the versions seem to have a last line that sounds like sneezing? (ashoo, ashes, ashieu,etc.--see Snopes.com)? All their other arguments seem reasonable. Do any eighteenth-century sicknesses start with sneezing, and relate to a ring around a rosy in some way? smallpox? gonorrhoea? (I'm stretching, here.)

Sadie

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