Sam Boyce

My father-in-law, Sam Boyce just passed away.  He was a wonderful person, a person that anyone would be proud to emulate. - Bob Lusk

Ernest E."Sam" Boyce, 86, a resident of  Woodstock and World War II veteran,died at his home on  Saturday, January 27, 2007.  Born May 15, 1920  in  Wyoming  Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan, he was  the youngest of  seven children of the late Ernest E. and Flora  Lanfear  Boyce.

A U.S. Army Staff Sargeant in the ETO during World War II, he received the  Silver Star for gallantry in action near Sterkrade, Germany, March 29, 1945. During the  Vietnam era, he  volunteered as a draft  counselor, and  during recent years marched  with the Veterans  for Peace.  His descriptive letters from the  ETO will  be preserved in the Library of Congress, Washington  D.C.

A graduate of Wyoming  Park High School  in Grand Rapids, he joined his lifelong  friends in class  reunions, the last in 1990.   He attended Michigan State University, majoring in horticulture,and received his B.S.in  1942.

He retired as a food chemist  after  a  career with Gerbers, Red Wing,  Mitchell Foods, and American Foods. He spent two years before entering  the army as  an inspector of U.S. Army food for the U.S.D.A.

He moved to Woodstock  in 1973, where he hand  built his dream house on the West Saugerties/Woodstock Road.   A lover of nature,swimming  and the outdoors,  he donated to  Sierra Club,and  enjoyed his pond and woods on Band  Camp Road.  A longtime volunteer for Family of Woodstock  and board  member of the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, he was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills.   He was  known for his  love of family, as a doting grandparent,and his willingness to help others, acting as a Migrant chairman, church Elder,  sponsoring children through World Vision.

He  married Jean Garcia Boyce on May 28,1943.  They  celebrated  their 60th  anniversary with family and friends in May 2003.   In  addition to  his wife,  survivors include his sister, Flora Buckhout of  Grand Rapids;  his children, Barbara Boyce and son in law BruceAckerman  of  West Saugerties, Penelope Lusk,  son in  law Robert Lusk and grandson Roberto Lusk of Kingston, Rebecca S.Boyce of Miami Beach, Florida and children Daphne Gomez-Mena of NYC and Niccolo  Gomez-Mena of Coral Gables,  Steven E.  Boyce and wife Miriam Boyce and children Michael and Naomi of  New York City, and Robin Boyce and Richard Bixby and children  Taylor, Eli, and  Chunmei of Portland, Oregon.   In addition, he leaves six nieces, two nephews, and several grand and great  grandneices and  nephews.

A  memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, February 3, 2007 at the Unitarian Universalist  Congregation  on  Sawkill Road,Kingston,  the Reverend Dr. Linda Anderson officiating.  In lieu of flowers, he  family asks  that donations  be  made to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation  of the Catskills (UUCC) 320  Sawkill Road, Kingston, NY 12401.

Join the Hudson Valley Folk Guild

In case you didn't know- I'm a member of The Hudson Valley Folk Guild -
They've been around for a good 30+ years, run several coffeehouses, concert venues, etc.
Membership is $10 a year, you can send a check to Hudson Valley Folk Guild - Membership, P.O. Box F, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12602 or drop it off at one of their events - look on their website for a schedule. http://www.hudsonvalleyfolkguild.org/,

Lusk Family Music Party 2007

The Lusk Family Music Party 2007 was a blast! Check out details at http://bobluskmusicparty.blogspot.com/

The Robert Burns celebration next week at Vincents was cancelled. Boo Hoo.

Cabin Fever Concert Series

If you are looking for something slightly more sedate on 1/27, but still very good music, check out the Cabin Fever Concert Series in Pine Hill.

The Cabin Fever Concert Series takes place at 7:00 pm at the Pine Hill Community Center on January 27th.
Join four sets of performers for an evening of great acoustic music. Warm up with friends and neighbors,
good song, coffee and snacks.

Featuring: Dennis Havel (with Bruce Hildebrand); Kimberly; James Krueger; and Jeanne Weiss and Ernie
Mortuzans (with Wayne Nord).

The cost is $6; $4 for Community Center members; 7-9 PM.

Take Rt. 28 west from Kingston to Pine HilL, take fork left onto Main St. The center is at 287 Main St.

"Follow the Drinking Gourd" history

Here is a wonderful compilation of history by Joel Bresler related to the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd".
www.followthedrinkinggourd.org
He will be presenting on Saturday, February 24th at 1:30 pm at a conference: "The Underground Railroad: Uncovering the Voices of Women"Organized by: The Underground Railroad History Project of the Capital Region, Inc. Site: The College of St. Rose, Albany, New YorkDates: February 23, 24, 25, 2007
http://www.ugrworkshop.com/conference/index.html

Bob

Chord Changer

From Pat Lamma

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bexIdm0awwo

 

Can someone please give me one for my birthday?! - Bob

 

Robert Burns' Celebration

Sat, Feb 3rd. Robert Burns' Scottish Celebration at Vincents in Saugerties. With Ernie Shultis, Bagpiper's, songs, instrumental music, reading of the Haggis.....more! Call 338-8587 for more information.

The Winds of Forgiveness

A wonderful story from my music teacher, Anjali Nandedkar.

The Winds of Forgiveness
When someone does something to harm you, write your hurts in the sand. A parable for today.

Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything wrote in the sand:

Today my best friend slapped me in the face.

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning—but the friend saved him.

After he recovered from the near-drowning, he wrote on a stone:

Today my best friend saved my life.

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone. Why?"

The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.

Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in stone.

My Songs Back on Line!!

I finally got my audio files going again and you can listen to some of my old songs at http://boblusksongs.blogspot.com/

Pete Seeger's Prophetic Words

From: John Pietaro

To: leftmus@earthlink.net

Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:50 PM

Subject: Pete Seeger's Prophetic Words

Friends,

 

Always interested in any posting concerning either Pete Seeger or the prophetic words of the Left, I was pleased to see this one by Matthew Weinstein, who generates an intersting political list-serve of his own. The more we look back on the works of artists such as Pete, Woody Guthrie, Paul Robeson, Bertolt Brecht, Joe Hill, Phil Ochs, Sis Cunningham, or the hordes of others who've used their music for social change, we can best understand our own surroundings and times.

 

Please do read over the following anti-war song lyric by Pete as you think over the false modesty of George Bush's speech last night. Other than the calculated decision to finally stand up and admit to wrong, it was simply more of the same old thing. Left to his own devices, this man would have US troops committed for decades this war. Surely, a civil war that his intervention has caused.

 

And the big fool says to push on...

 

In Solidarity,

John Pietaro

www.flamesofdiscontent.org

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From: Matthew Weinstein
Sent: Jan 11, 2007 9:57 AM
To:
Subject: Pete Seeger's Prophetic Words

Jan 11, 2007

 

Friends,

 

Apropos of my previous post, I thought you'd enjoy reading the words to Seeger's 1963 song (and the notes that precede it).

 

Matt 

Waist Deep In The Big Muddy

by Pete Seeger 1963, planned for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967 but CBS objected to the blacklisted Seeger making obvious references to the"big fool" in the White House, finally sung by Seeger on the Comedy Hour in 1968 as the finale in a medley of anti-war songs

It was back in nineteen forty-two,
I was a member of a good platoon.
We were on maneuvers in-a Loozianna,
One night by the light of the moon.
The captain told us to ford a river,
That's how it all begun.
We were -- knee deep in the Big Muddy,
But the big fool said to push on.

The Sergeant said, "Sir, are you sure,
This is the best way back to the base?"
"Sergeant, go on! I forded this river
'Bout a mile above this place.
It'll be a little soggy but just keep slogging.
We'll soon be on dry ground."
We were -- waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool said to push on.

The Sergeant said, "Sir, with all this equipment
No man will be able to swim."
"Sergeant, don't be a Nervous Nellie,"
The Captain said to him.
"All we need is a little determination;
Men, follow me, I'll lead on."
We were -- neck deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool said to push on.

All at once, the moon clouded over,
We heard a gurgling cry.
A few seconds later, the captain's helmet
Was all that floated by.
The Sergeant said, "Turn around men!
I'm in charge from now on."
And we just made it out of the Big Muddy
With the captain dead and gone.

We stripped and dived and found his body
Stuck in the old quicksand.
I guess he didn't know that the water was deeper
Than the place he'd once before been.
Another stream had joined the Big Muddy
'Bout a half mile from where we'd gone.
We were lucky to escape from the Big Muddy
When the big fool said to push on.

Well, I'm not going to point any moral;
I'll leave that for yourself
Maybe you're still walking, you're still talking
You'd like to keep your health.
But every time I read the papers
That old feeling comes on;
We're -- waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool says to push on.

Waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool says to push on.
Waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool says to push on.
Waist deep! Neck deep! Soon even a
Tall man'll be over his head, we're
Waist deep in the Big Muddy!
And the big fool says to push on!

Words and music by Pete Seeger (1967)
TRO (c) 1967 Melody Trails, Inc. New York, NY

Lusk Annual Music Party

I've made a site for the Lusk Family Annual Music Party at http://bobluskmusicparty.blogspot.com/

John St. Jam - This Saturday

From: Steve Massardo

Subject: John St. Jam - This Saturday

Hey everybody!

The John St. Jam starts its 4th season this Saturday with these terrific musicians:

Helen Avakian
Terry Seeley
Anne Loeb
RV Henninger
Erin Hobson
Doc Howells
Valerie Turner
James Krueger


Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime combination!!

The Jam is located at 16 John St., Saugerties:

Doors open at 7:00, music starts at 7:30
Admission is still only $3 and refreshments are available.

Frame Drumming Intensive: 6 Month Program

 

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From: Layne Redmond

To: Layne@layneredmond.com

Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 7:06 PM

Subject: Frame Drumming Intensive: 6 Month Program

Hi, I wanted those of you in the NE to know that my wonderful students Deb Reed and Hollie Marron will be teaching the 6 month frame drumming intensive that Tommy Brunjes and I developed back in 98.  I don't teach that program anymore but my advanced students do.  Deb and Hollie completed the very first 6 month program I taught back in 98 I think!  They have taken many advanced workshop since and studied with many other teachers.  This is a great opportunity!  And you will be using the material I recorded and created for the program.

Very soon I will be launching a new website that will have podcast and video clip long distance training available.  I have bought my apartment in Brazil and my new recording/music video studio there is half built.   I hope to move to Salvador sometime this summer.  I will have to leave every three months for awhile because I only have a tourist visa at this time, so I'll be teaching in the US on a regular basis!

Happy new year, and many blessings, Layne

Frame Drumming Intensive: 6 Month Program

Learn to play the frame drum, the ancient instrument of ritual, trance, community building and healing in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern world. Originally played by women, the small, hand-held tambourine and tar inspire meditative, energizing, and joyous rhythm making when played together in circle. Playing the frame drum can compliment meditative or movement practices, music, dance and percussion jams, and rituals and celebrations or simply add to your personal enjoyment and wellness. 

The program's core techniques and concepts will be derived from the GBTO (Giving Birth To Ourselves) curriculum as taught by Layne Redmond, master percussionist, author, educator and frame drum historian. We will explore and practice the sacred technologies and historical context of this style of drumming as handed down from Layne Redmond, including:

o     entrainment through rhythm, movement, breath, and voice
o        invoking the elemental energies of fire, water, air, and earth
o shifting states of consciousness for meditation and healing
o    slideshow presentation of documented frame drum history  

Deb and Hollie will infuse the curriculum with their unique professional experiences sharing rhythm and drumming with youth and adults in education, recreation, and mental health recovery settings.  Upon completion of this program, participants will have the skills to:

o maintain a personal drumming practice for health and wellness
o  teach basic frame drumming classes in the community
o    facilitate rhythm circles for educational, healing, or workplace settings

Prior drumming experience is not necessary, though it is suggested that participants attend an introductory class prior to attending the program. A commitment of a daily one hour practice at home to maximize and accelerate your learning and playing potential is expected from all participants. Practice CDs and worksheets will be provided (included in cost)

Deb Reed and Hollie Marron began studying the frame drum in 1996 and have been teaching and performing frame since 1998.  They are senior students of Layne Redmond, author of When the Drummers were Women, and bring a light, joyful approach to playing this ecstatic drum! Hollie is an occupational therapist, authorized Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention (REI) provider, and outdoor educator. Deb has a background in rehabilitation counseling and massage therapy; currently she is a doctoral student in audiology at UMass Amherst.


Location:  Institute for the Musical Arts, Goshen, MA    www.ima.org
Dates: May 18-20, June 15-17, *July 13-15, Aug. 24-26, Sept. 28-30, Oct. 19-21
*July's weekend: advanced drummers workshop with Layne Redmond in Portland, ME
Cost: includes 2 nights housing and 6 meals $1200, exclusive of July weekend

Registration:  a non-refundable deposit of $50 due by March 1, 2007
             50% of program cost due by April 1, 2007
                Register on-line at www.ima.org or call 413-268-3074

Questions: contact Deb Reed at 413-268-8313 or deebed@earthlink.net

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Layne Redmond

Golden Seed Productions

PO Box 2210

Chiefland, FL 32644-2210

Layne@layneredmond.com

www.layneredmond.com