I mentioned to Rick (Gordon) the other day that I had heard that vocal harmonizing had its roots in Europe, and that I once had a CD with 5-part vocal harmony (but couldn’t find it). Rick, who is a singer in addition to being our book builder as well as tech meister, turned me on to the below. It gave me chills. It led me to exploring Georgian singing.

I wonder if Leonard Cohen has heard this: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-uK8Ac-rYY

More:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llfky6cyvpU

If anyone digs up more of this wonderful singing, please leave a comment.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=OpQuNY3XFI0

“The unconventional life of I, seeking thrills in hills of thighs, thighs of hills, on bikes resonating along the twang of banjos and books whispering beside the silence of now. Leave your mind, gasm a little and become one with the dingus, sporadic, raw and original material included. – T.P”

I caught up with Trevor a few weeks ago and he gave me his new online photo journal:

https://bikesbooksnbanjos.tumblr.com/

Here’s my encounter with him in 2012: https://www.lloydkahn.com/2012/01/13/ride-down-mountain-this-afternoon/

What a mayor! More info:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/whitehorn-village-meghan-trainor-future-husband-nenshi-1.3629723

Thanks to Anonymous, sent in as comment on “Pucker Up Buttercup.”

From Lew Lewandwski