http://merridancing.com/wp Around the Dance-osphere Tue, 06 May 2008 23:41:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings, Folkies, FOLKMADS is going to an all-electronic newsletter and calendar to save paper and postage. You can ask to continue to receive the paper version though, if you prefer it. Visit http://www.folkmads.org/ for details. Well, Folk Wedding #9 (to the tune of "Love Potion #9) happened May 10, 2007. That's right, ... http://merridancing.com/wp/2008/04/may-2008-folk-enews/ Greetings, Folkies, A special English ball will take place in Taos on Friday, April 25, details below. AND Santa Fe has a special guest from California, Ray Bierl from Hillbillies from Mars (I once drove 18 hours to Wyoming to dance to them, and they played at our Folkmadness Camp last ... http://merridancing.com/wp/2008/04/april-2008-folk-enews/ I'm late posting a report about the 2008 Stellar Days and Nights weekend. I hope I can remember stories from two weeks ago. Dave, Noralyn, Hamish and I hit the road the morning of February 21, and despite a little detour in Española through the San Ildefonso Pueblo ("Dave, the shadows ... http://merridancing.com/wp/2008/03/a-stellar-experience/ Greetings, Folkies, March is sneaking up on all of us, even though we get an extra day this year. Please note that a fabulous band, Groovemama, is doing a southwest tour, starting with a house concert in Corrales on Thursday, February 28, an Albuquerque contra dance on Saturday, March 1, and ... http://merridancing.com/wp/2008/02/march-2008-folk-enews/ Inevitably the death of a pet makes you contemplate your own mortality. So I suppose I've been holding my breath and denying my mortality as we saw Baby Cat through his final days this past week. Each year we celebrate our natal days; each year the anniversary of our death passes ... http://merridancing.com/wp/2008/02/baby-cat-february-1993-february-13-2008/ I just spent a whole weekend in Oklahoma City at an English country dance weekend. It was fantastic! My long-time dance friends know that this is a remarkable declaration. I failed to embrace English country dance for more than 20 years, and only in the last five years have I discovered ... http://merridancing.com/wp/2008/02/bare-necessities-in-oooooooo-kla-homa/ Howdy, Folkies, I never thought I'd be saying THIS, but a musician friend has been nominated for a Grammy award. He's played with Ruthie Dornfield, Rodney Miller, and other folk musicians, as well as some of Nashville's finest country stars. I've hung out with him at Pinewoods, danced to his ... http://merridancing.com/wp/2008/01/february-2008-folk-enews/ Mark and I just got home from seeing the movie ENCHANTED. Amy Adams' earnest princessness was delightful, despite the overly swelling score and rather abundant product placement of New York icons such as McDonald's (I haven't eaten there since I saw SUPERSIZE ME) and Coca-Cola. However, I noticed a glaring error ... http://merridancing.com/wp/2008/01/enchanted-error/ Howdy, Folkies, Well, no one was more surprised than I to conduct my 10th folk wedding at the break during the Albuquerque dance on December 15. Longtime dancer Margie Colberg's daughter Jennifer Potrykus married Levi Hatter. Levi's dad Edward was best man, and Jennifer's sister Jessamyn was maid of honor. The ... http://merridancing.com/wp/2007/12/january-2008-folk-enews/ No matter what your religious belief, here's a feel-good animated holiday song for you... I'm dreaming of a white Christmas.... http://badaboo.free.fr/merryxmas.swf Howdy, Folkies, As the winter solstice approaches, go forth into the dark to play, sing, dance and laugh. December has many events to entice you in between holiday feasting. And several ... http://merridancing.com/wp/2007/11/december-2007-folk-enews/