November 2011
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November 28th, 2011.
ilyAIMY joins forces with mOsno practicing for our big ass New Year’s Eve show with Carbon Leaf. Ash won a battle of the bands and now it looks like we’ve got a party to go to! I’ve been really impressed with how we all sound together – ilyAIMY + mOsno + sahffi (holding the camera)…
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November 27th, 2011.
I must admit, I’m in a sad place at the moment. We’ve had a sick cat at home, and there’s a pall over the house because of it. The cat’s getting sicker and the pall is getting more palpable and I’ve known this cat for a very, very long time. It’s not the same as…
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November 23rd, 2011
I Love technology. I’m amazed by it, I’m in Love with it and it’s the one thing that constantly fills me with optimism. I grew up on science fiction and I grew up with a NASA Dad. Though that means I grew up with the horrible conflict of knowing that reality could NEVER catch up…
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November 21st, 2011.
A special surprise guest at my open mic was Keith Carr! I was really flattered to have this marvelous Irish Cittern player rocking my little open mic night! Acacia Sears was our last-minute featured artist as Greg Klyma had to tap out. I’ll take Acacia Sears though… she was absolutely wonderful and I INSISTED that…
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November 19th, 2011.
I have no idea what’s occurred in the jam session, but Greg Klyma is clearly horrified! Unfortunately, GK realized what kind of insanity NERFA and the following days were going to be and bowed out of being my feature back in Maryland. I was disappointed, but I think this photo shows he was already clearly…
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November 16th, 2011.
Heather “Danger” Lloyd as she appeared 10 years ago when she first joined the band. If someone had turned to me that night and said “btw, she’ll still be in the band a decade from now” I think I’d have been stunned. Happy Ten Year Anniversary Heather Lloyd. That’s amazing. I can’t believe she’s stuck…
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November 15th, 2011.
As a preview and guide to the journal I’m writing on NERFA, here is an exhausting (to make) not exhaustive (as it represents only a smathering of what appeared at the conference and what I saw in shared showcases, main-stage appearances, song circles, etc.) hitlist of songs I plan to reference. You can just about…
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November 13th, 2011.
When you’ve been up till xam, morning always comes as a nasty shock and every meal at NERFA you saw a number of stunned expressions. We’re About 9 has NO excuse for looking stunned, however, as they’re veterans and I feel that perhaps Brian and Pat were merely making fun of me. Below, Zoe Mulford…
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November 10th, 2011.
Oh sushi, how I Love you. It’s close to a perfect food when done well. The sushi place we frequent in Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh, PA has got to be one of my favourites in the country. Heather concurs. U Pitt Greensburg is ALSO one of my favourites in the country. Heather concurs with that…
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November 9th, 2011.
Eight hours of driving later, we park the car in Kerhonkson, NY for NERFA (North Eastern Folk Alliance). It’s a beautiful night… we go inside and the chaos begins. I think I left my keys at the bar. Needless to say I’m non-plussed. I’m not SURE, of course, but I think it’s pretty likely. Don’t have…