Adventures In Art #46- “Everyone Has A Story” Songwriting Workshop With John Wort Hannam At CASA In Lethbridge

This weekend I stayed with Lee and did a 2 day songwriting workshop with John.  It was held at CASA in Lethbridge.   Beautiful facility, 22 people and an interesting lesson on how he approaches song writing.   I really enjoyed it.  

Saw Ryland Moranz perform with his bluegrass duo at the brewpub last night and went out for supper w Lee, John, Jenny and Charlie tonight.   Great fun and a great way to explore another avenue of creativity.

Solstice: The First 50 Years

38 years I have been involved with this group and this weekend Jean arranged a reunion weekend to celebrate the 50th year of the group.  Alumni gathered from far and wide for a weekend of reconnection, reunion, food and music.  Lori and Greg generously volunteered their beautiful home to gather over 2 days.  Many attended the concert on Saturday night at the Bassment.  

“Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down.”

-“Bridge Over Troubeld Water”

Paul Simon 

“Trickle, trickle, splash, splash

Tell me how long will this rain last

The rain keeps droppin’, there ain’t no stoppin’

Tell me how long will this rain last.”

-“Trickle, Trickle”

Manhattan Transfer

“Evening summer breeze

Warbling of a meadowlark 

Moonlight in Vermont”

-“Moonlight in Vermont”

Blackburn &  Suessdorf

“I sing because I’m happy

I sing because I’m free

His eye is in the sparrow

And I know He watches me”

     -“His Eye Is On The Sparrow”

Martin & Gabriel

“I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now

From up and down and still somehow

It’s cloud illusions I recall

I really don’t know clouds at all”

-“Both Sides Now”

Joni Mitchell

“Trickle, trickle, splash, splash

Tell me how long will this rain last

The rain keeps droppin’, there ain’t no stoppin’

Tell me how long will this rain last.”

-“Trickle, Trickle”

Manhattan Transfer

“Orange Colored (Prairie) Sky”

 -Delugg & Stein 

May/June

I finished another tutoring session today.   Much delayed because of my late start and my week off to go to Calgary, but it was so very good again.   Really enjoyed William, Mohammed, Wejdan, Georgia, Winson and Kyle.  Hope to do it again in the fall.

Fighting off a terrible cold/laryngitis and did a Brain Cancer Walk for Margot last weekend.  

The long awaited summer weather looks to have finally arrived.  🤞🏼