John Sebastian sounded old when he started singing and I was beginning to wonder if this would be one of those festival workshops that would make me sad, reminding me of my own diminished abilities. But his guitar was sure … Continue reading Winnipeg Folk Festival, 2019
The Winnipeg Folk Festival is an annual compass point for our family, an annual highlight. This year was the 44th festival. We’ve been to 38. We go to connect with friends and introduce our grandkids to the joys of a … Continue reading A Joyful Noise in Winnipeg
We were “stuck” in Seattle and were going to make the best of it. The planes were full in Southeast Alaska, at least full enough so that the two of us could not get on the same flight, something about … Continue reading Victoria, BC
One of my favorite walks in Sitka is through Sitka National Historical Park, we call it “Totem Park.” I have been friends with many of the poles in the park since my first walk through in 1973. In the 44 … Continue reading Victoria’s Totem Poles
Here are some more pictures from the Winnipeg Folk Festival. Continue reading Winnipeg Folk Fest 2014 in Pictures
When we first started going to the Winnipeg Folk Festival it was a way to get away from everything and spend several days in Birds’ Hill Provincial Park 40 KM north of the city. There were no phones. Even when I started carrying laptops and mobile phones the Winnipeg Folk Festival remained a black hole for communications, for a while. I liked it that way. There was no internet and no cell service. After a few years cell service came to the site and a year or so ago there was wi-fi in the media area. This year the festival … Continue reading Winnipeg Folk Festival 2014
Driving south on the Alaska Highway we stayed in a Yukon roadhouse on Destruction Bay that looks Northeast across the frozen Kluane Lake. We breakfasted with a collection of travelers while we waited for it to get light. One was a guy from Kenai who drives a big rig up the Dalton Highway to the North Slope, the type of guy featured on “Ice Road Truckers.” At one point he said “I don’t know why I do this sh*t.” “Money.” Suzi replied. “Yeah, but why do they need two of this type of truck in Alpine?” He was driving a … Continue reading Breakfast in a Yukon Roadhouse on the Alaska Highway
Suzi and I have been attending the Winnipeg Folk Festival since 1976. It has provided refreshment to us in different ways depending on where we were in life. The first festivals came when we were struggling to get and keep … Continue reading 40th Winnipeg Folk Festival, 2013