housefilk

Me and Chris Malme, a filker visiting from the UK.


Thanks to the Haymans for the lift that enabled me to attend the housefilk yesterday in Richmond Hill, and thanks so much to Sally Headsford for hosting the event. I noodled on the flute for the first time in long while; this is different from performing...noodling is improvising for fun, a luxury I didn't have when my tendinitis was worse.

I also debuted some of the penny whistle pieces I've been learning. I was nervous and squeaked (the whistle, not me), but I think it went all right. Allison did some Urban Tapestry songs as well as songs by Heather Alexander (Storyteller) and Mark Osier (Why Don't Barbarian Women Wear Clothes), among others.

Lots of fun! Much music and chatting; it was a great group. I originally heard Erica Neely perform Chris's Elektra song at a North American convention and loved it; it was a real treat to hear the original songwriter perform it last night. Also fun to hear Peggy's and Sally's version of Terror Time In Lancre, a song by Juliane Honisch (some people know this as "Bath-time for Nanny Ogg").

And of course it was great to see Chris Malme again. Really nice guy, easygoing, wonderful songwriter and performer. This is his first visit to Canada! Hope he makes a habit of it.

Also see Allison's LJ post about the filk.

Hey, Today's Parent magazine has chosen one of my sister's books as their feature on Book Nook! Do check out the this page on the Web site, where children's author Hazel Hutchins reads aloud from Sidewalk Rescue, a book that she wrote and that my sister illustrated.

Interesting links:

Meet Joe Blog: interesting overview of blogs, from Time magazine.



Judith with her new camera, mimicking the expression -I-
had on my face while taking this picture. :-)

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