last weekend
at the 44th annual ann arbor folk festival
5 live streamed hours on saturday night
every kind of music and performance
big and small
i once again
heard beautiful poems played
by my favorite pianist
george winston
whose song ‘thanksgiving’ i heard for the very first time
many years ago on the radio while on a road trip to toronto
having no idea who it was or what the song was
being very moved by it
not knowing if i’d ever hear it again
serendipity stepped in
when driving back home
with a windham hill artists’ compilation cd
an unexpected gift from my host
on which he was a featured artist playing that very song.
“music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.”
-pablo casals
there’s no better way, Beth ; many song lyrics could double for poetry anyway, so beautifully are they written 🙂
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I believe they are just poetry set to music
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hey! I’m first cab off the rank 🙂 how good is that ?
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you win!
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George Winston and Ray Lynch were both suggested to me as music I needed to listen to in order to de-stress. I went from having cassette tapes of both to CDs of both, which I still have. I’m so glad to find someone else who gets moved by George Winston’s music!
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I’ve never listened to ray Lynch but thanks for the suggestion!
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Lyrics are but poems painted with the beautiful colors of music. And poetry is what turns music into a song. Like all things, if we are patient, our blessings always find their way back to us! Happy Super Bowl Sunday, Beth!
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yes, both are so important to each other. thanks, and enjoy your game too!
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Jealous 😦
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you can find beautiful music in so many places
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I make my own. lol
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A warm way to get up on a frigid day, Beth. “Yes!” to everything you say. Thank you.
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you are so welcome
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I was fortunate enough to witness George Winston perform in person when I worked for the big daily, and he became one of my piano favorites as well. Thanks for sharing this tale of introduction and continuing admiration, Beth.
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yes, I saw him years ago in Detroit and it was amazing
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Wow! It’s so wonderful when this happens.
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yes, I love things like this!
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❤️
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In Crested Butte, Colorado, nearly every summer, George Winston comes to visit friends. While he’s there, he gives a free concert — the price is a contribution to the Food Bank — in a tiny venue, unadvertised. When we lived nearby, we always attended. No program, no intro, just this guy in a plaid shirt and jeans playing his music. What magic! He’s my favorite too, Beth.
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yes, I saw him live once in Detroit, and he quietly came on stage, in socks and just sat down and played beautiful music for hours. he does a free concert from home to raise money for the Feed America program, during the pandemic, and I watch and donate to every time I am able. he will be doing another one in Ann Arbor at the end of the month as another fund raiser. what a compassionate talented person he is
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When I saw him in Denver, he came on stage right at 8, in socks, levi’s and a flannel shirt. He adjusted the piano bench, and there was a smattering of applause. Most thought it was a stagehand getting things ready. Then he sat down and played. A wonderful moment!
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same exact experience here
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George Winston. I’ve seen his ‘Love will come’ album and I can say He is a Legend.
You are really lucky, saw him performing live.
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this time was live-streamed due to the virus but I have seen him live and it is beautiful and intense
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Yeah, I can only imagine.
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George Winston is the Bomb. We’re hopeful of actually attending the Sisters Folk Festival in Oregon again this year. We’ll see what the first weekend in October looks like.
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fingers crossed for you
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talk about serendipity!
I am also a fan of George Winston, and my son and I were lucky enough to see him in concert a couple of years ago…
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he’s an awesome live performer and quite an eccentric
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agreed, quite the talent and eccentric is a good word to describe him…
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Love George Winston!
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he’s magic
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I can’t wait until this Pandemic is over so we can go to outdoor concerts and folk festivals. This sounds like an awesome time. I love all kinds of music.
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me too and me too!
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Music heals, soothes and inspires! Thanks for sharing this
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it sure does and my pleasure –
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Well…and I say to myself…what a wonderful world.
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Yes-
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Hearing good musicians is such a delight.
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Beautiful! I looked him up!
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❤️
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