Joiks are a form of traditional music of the Sami people, who are indigenous to Northern Europe. Each one is meant to reflect a specific person or place. Joiks were stifled for hundreds of years by Christian Missionaries who believed that they were “songs of the devil.” Many contemporary artists have revived the art, some [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 26, 2008
Folklife
The Folklife Festival is taking place here in Seattle this weekend, and I stopped by for a few hours yesterday to check it out. It’s about the only festival that you can go to where the street musicians are as good as the performers onstage (this is a comment about the great street musicians, [...]
May 19, 2008
Words of wisdom…
“Tom Waits’ True Confessions (a conversation with himself)”
The guy is so clever. Here are some of the best moments…
“Q: Do you have words to live by?A: Jim Jarmusch once told me “Fast, Cheap, and Good… pick two. If it’s fast and cheap it wont be good. If it’s cheap and good it won’t be fast. [...]
May 12, 2008
Looking back…
I’m sitting here exhausted, yet procrastinating on homework. Last night I spent some timelooking through photos from our trip last summer, and it was thoroughly enjoyable. I just thought I’d post a few of my favorites here.
We started in Peru (stayed in Cuzco and made a trip to Machu Picchu), then traveled down to [...]
