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Community Music at Chispas Farm – June 25

Join our wonderful neighbors Jason and Maria for an afternoon of community-supported music making. All music experience levels, especially beginners, are welcome. Grab your guitars, fiddles, whistles, banjos, trumpets, drums or anything else and join us in the beautiful woodsy at Chispas Farm on June 25! Jason is an educator, musician and visual artist. You can find him at Getting to Know Trees: Creative Inquires with Jason McInnes. knowingtrees.com Stay tuned for upcoming Farmily Music dates and times with Maria. No experience encouraged. All ages. Accessibility: The property has paths covered in wood chips, pretty flat, and very spread out. Once you arrive at the farm, you can park along the Eastside fence, enter through the gate, and make your way to the woods on the northwest corner of the property. 🍆🍅🌶🍆🍅🌶🍆🍅🌶🍆🍅🌶🍆🍅🌶🍆🍅 Únase a los vecinos Jason y María para una tarde de música apoyada por la comunidad. Todos los niveles de experiencia músical, especialmente los principiantes, son bienvenidos. ¡Traigan sus guitarras, violines, silbatos, banjos, trompetas, tambores o cualquier otra cosa y únete a nosotros en la zona bonita boscosa en Chispas Farm el 25 de junio! Jason es un maestro, músico y artista visual. Encontrarlo a knowingtrees.com. Estén atentos a las próximas fechas y horarios de Farmily Music con María. Música comunitaria en la recogida de CSA. No se necesita ninguna experiencia. Todas las edades. Accesibilidad: la propiedad tiene caminos cubiertos de virutas de madera, en su mayor parte planos. Se puede estacionar al lado este de la cerca y entrar por la verja.

The Hermit – June 28 Release Day

“The Hermit chronicles a journey. These instrumentals, played on acoustic guitar, banjo and other acoustic instruments, combined with poetry and accompanying artwork expresses a stepping away from an established, but unstable and consumptive, life path onto the ultimately more stable, yet unknowable trail of accepted impermanence.” Read more about the album and listen to preview tracks now at jasonmcinnes.bandcamp.com.

World-Wide Listening Party for The Hermit

Jason’s new album, The Hermit, will be released on Friday, June 28. But, you can join in a world-wide listening party to celebrate The Hermit the day before. Come along to listen to the music with the artist and chat about the making of the album. Click to RSVP

Music Crew Begins June 26 – Runs Through August 25

Working Together to Cultivate Music Knowledge & Expression A mix of in-person music ensemble classes and private lessons opportunities, located in Albuquerque, NM.In Music Crew we’ll focus on working together to play as a band!. All instrumentalist and vocalists are welcome to join. Musicians from all experience levels are encouraged. Both beginning and experienced musicians/singers will find value in balancing collective work and individual expression. More about Music Crew and Registration Options

Virtual Songwriter’s Exchange with Jess and Jason

Join Jess and Jason for an intrepid discussion about the accidents, discoveries, breaking apart and gluing together involved in the creative process and songwriting in particular. Registration is free, but is required.Register at https://www.knowingtrees.com/storeYou’ll receive an email with the Zoom link for the discussion. Find Jess’ music at https://joybirdmusic.bandcamp.com/ Find Jason’s music at https://jasonmcinnes.bandcamp.com/

Essays

Guest Post From Rose Signet – Thoughts On Writing, Recording and Collaboration

The song began with a gentle and cyclical guitar part. A jangly loop.

Grae McCullough with Lynda Miller holding up their book

Chicago

Grace McCullough Reads for Bosque Press ABQ inPrint #7

It was standing room only at Books on the Bosque yesterday for the launch of Bosque Press‘ ABQ inPrint #7. Grace was one of about 15 writers who read part or all of their piece which is published in this years’ edition. She wrote about meeting famed Chicago muralist Hector Duerte. The piece which she speaks about, Corazón Remendado (Stitched Heart), can be seen here. Thank you to everyone at Bosque Press and Books on the Bosque for creating such a welcoming, inspiring event.

The bulldog Toro sleeps while Maria sings and plays guitar.

Guest Journal Entries

Can I Sing You to Sleep? – Maria McCullough Shares a Sweet Moment with a Dear Companion

The sweet moments in this video took place on June 5, 2021. Toro was one of my dearest companions and rest teachers. Can I sing you to Sleep? was inspired by and written in a workshop guided by Octavia Raheem. Amongst all the layers in the world that might have you feel and do otherwise… May you feel loved. May you find rest. May you experience moments of ease. May you sing. Maria McCullough (she/they) loves to share and explore with others through music, movement, laughter, love and rest. Maria is grateful to be living on Tiwa Land/Tewa land in so-called Albuquerque, NM and is at the beginning of a relationship-building journey with the land and beings here.You can contact Maria and learn more about her offerings here.

Title card for "A Soft Place to Land" by Kevin Burrows.

Jason's Journal Entries

Landing Softly

It’s been three years since I left my home of the previous 25 years and drove this Uhaul trailer into the great unknown. During that time, as I laid my head down on my pillow, I heard the roaring wind and crashing waves on the Lake Superior coast and the sand-filled gales and coyotes howl in the foothills of the Chihuahuan Desert. The winds of change have been heaving me along the highway for a long time. Now, it’s time to settle back down. A few weeks ago I was packing up another Uhaul to make a move which I know would bring me to a lull in the vigorous wind gusts. My friend, Kevin Burrows, wrote a short piece on social media which summed up exactly how I am feeling, as the winds die down and I settle into my new home. I am honored that he agreed to allow me to share it with you. Where have you been blown from? Where did you get blown to? Did you find a soft place to land?

Musical Arts