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sebastopol celtic music festival...where i decided i wanted to play every instrument on the planet

9.29.2009


the drive to sebastopol is just what you'd hope for
on a saturday morning after a long week.
you pass garden after garden,
antique store after antique store.
i could tell it would be a brilliant day.

so many fiddles, bodhrans, and accordians.
heaven.



moira smiley.
you've got to hear her live.
especially her bosnian folk songs.
you'll think you've entered another sphere.
{plus, check out those amazing tights!}



i'm pretty sure that if i did my wedding over,
i'd have a celtic band play for us
{the bagpipe would be a must}


this was an amazing session...
four beautiful, talented, kind women all singing together.
it was every girl's dream:
singing, harmonizing, and dancing.
my brothers would NOT have been invited.
the teasing would have been unbearable!



there was no end to the dancing.
at one moment i was frustrated with the dancers who stood right in front of cj and i, blocking our view of the stage. but then i realized they were not the rude ones...we were the rude ones for actually staying in our seats. so, i let it go, and was happy to watch the dancers.



i took a picture of these little irish dancers.
my niece takes irish dance lessons, and they remind me of her.
i think i'm going to find some adult dance classes.
what do you think?

can't wait for next year.

photos by ceej and me. sebastopol 2009.

On Colors & Festivals...

3.31.2008



We drove as fast as we could from Indian Creek to Spanish Fork for the Festival of Colors...sadly, we were too late. As we approached the Hari Krishna temple people were walking back to their cars covered in bright colors...sniffle. I was disappointed, to say the least. We walked up to the festivities nevertheless in hopes of raising our spirits. As I walked around I was randomly attacked by a stranger possessing bright purple dust...my entire head and neck were now covered in holy dust. Next year I will be there for sure for the initial dusting extravaganza.

Note: the band really does sing over and over "Hari Krishna"