1st Day in Edinburgh

April 29, 2016 at 9:18 pm


I shot about 150 photos in this wonderful city yesterday. This is at the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens, where we spent about 2 hours with our friend/guide Diana Sykes, marveling at the botanical wonders of the natural world, tended by master gardeners with skill and love.

And the people! It’s like stepping into an alternate universe. People are so friendly and jolly, helpful and sincere. Good vibes everywhere.

Today we took the train from Glasgow, and are now in the fishing village of Mallaig. I just had the best fish and chips in my life, along with a dark beer from Skye Island. Tomorrow we take the ferry to the small island of Eigg, where we’ll spend a week in a small cabin.

I’ll try to post more when I can.

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Northern California Indian Basket

April 26, 2016 at 6:42 pm

The Marin Museum of the American Indian (in Novato, Calif.) has an extensive basket collection (not now on display). Here is one of them.

Karuk tribe, Northwest California.

Twined open rim; beargrass

Alder dyed with black fern stems.

Beautiful twinned base shown in lower photo.

Info supplied by Coleen Hicks

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Music

April 24, 2016 at 4:58 pm

Hayes Carll – Beaumont

Hayes Carll KMAG YOYO

Billie Holiday – PS I Love You

Billie Holiday: But Beautiful

The Carter Family Vists Jimmie Rodgers in Kerrville, Texas

‘Let Me Be Your Sidetrack’ JIMMIE RODGERS (1931) Blues Guitar Legend

Clifford Gibson – Society Blues

Roots of Blues — The Mississippi Sheiks “Sitting On Top Of The World”

Mississippi Sheiks – I am the Devil

Jimmy Rogers – Blue Bird (Full Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=772FWz6QdZ4

The Jimmy Rogers All Stars – Blues Blues Blues – Non Stop Full Album – With Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Taj Mahal, Jimmy Page

Gotta Serve Somebody – Mavis Staples and Bob Dylan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXNVEAxBdAM

The Melbourne Mass Gospel Choir with guest vocalist and lead guitarist Jeff Lang (also with Ross Hannaford on guitar) perform Bob Dylan’s Slow Train at the Port Fairy Folk Festival in March 2012

Gotta Serve Somebody – Melbourne Mass Gospel Choir with Suzannah Espie

A Tribute To Jimmie Rodgers: Merle Haggard – Same Train Different Time (1995 CD Reissue)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZFHN-PjG9A

The Punch Brothers, Marcus Mumford sing “The Auld Triangle”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfUiuLnFL1A

The Dubliners-“The Auld Triangle”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGTTcf4v0k

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