Holly Near (good articles at the link) official website here Holly Near (b. 6/6/49 in Ukiah, CA) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist. She was raised on a ranch in Potter Valley. She has two sisters, Timothy Near and Laurel Near, and a brother, Fred. One of her first cousins is actor Kevin Bacon (their mothers are sisters.)…
Month: March 2025
Mixed Music Bag 2025 March – “Streets of Laredo,” Buck Owens and The Buckaroos
Buck Owens and His Buckaroos played an historic Carnegie Hall show in 1966, immortalized on a live album. GAB Archive/Redferns(l. – r. Willie Cantu, Tom Brumley, Buck Owens, Don Rich, and Doyle Holly) I first heard, “Streets of Laredo” on the “Carnegie Hall Concert with Buck Owens and His Buckaroos” album as a kid. I…
#FF — Juvie
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Juvie He’d done it on a dare. Pete was new to Oakridge. It was his third new school this year. His folks struggled to pay rent with minimum wage jobs. They were familiar with the ham-fisted pound at the front door. Kids that move around a lot are left with…
Women Music March 2025 — Day 5 — Vienna Teng
Vienna Teng Cynthia Yih Shih (b. 10/3/78,) better known by her stage name Vienna Teng, is an American pianist and singer-songwriter who lives in Washington, DC. A native of Saratoga, California, she began playing classical piano at the age of five. Both her parents came from Taiwan. official website here New video just came out!
Women Music March 2025 — Day 4 — Carly Simon
Carly Simon, photo by Invision (link leads to Stereogum article where Carly reveals info about “You’re so Vain”) wiki: Carly Elisabeth Simon (b. 6/25/43 in NYC) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records. Her father, Richard L. Simon, was the co-founder of Simon &…
dVerse — Haibun Monday — March Madness
“Night of the Crescent Moon” by Zana Brown March MadnessIt’s the season when skin flakes and bones ache. When one is cast away in a sea of snow and watery grey. It’s the season when moon pares to silver arc. A time when one slings mad hope at it with lasso’s faded memory of summer’s…
Women Music March 2025 – Day 3 – Maddy Prior/June Tabor (Silly Sisters)
Silly Sisters ‘Terry (Pratchett) has listened to our music from way back,’ said Maddy Prior. ‘He was introduced to Boys of Bedlam as a young man and when you read his books you recognise references to our work. He quotes lines from our songs and you sort of recognise them. So he uses ‘you love not where…
Tao Talk 