"Kaithola" - The folk song that made me (semi) famous in India
Song Story #2: Kaithola
by Melody Walker
While attending college in 2007, I wrote a grant which allowed me to travel to Kerala, India to study music for one month. I wanted to learn the South Indian or "Carnatic" style of classical singing, as well as the centuries-old
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My Journey with John Stewart: Memories of the Lonesome Picker
by
Terry Roland
"The rain crow calls to the setting sun
The curtain falls on everyone
All my love was holy art
That I might live within your heart"
John Stewart
(Portrait credit to Jerry Blank: www.goblankart.com)
On January 19, 2008, the world lost its least
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