Jennifer Wood's Folk Music Update - Release Party Preview Edition!
Friends!
It’s been a little while since I wrote. I’ve had very little energy for booking or playing shows so far this year, so rather than fill your inbox with chatter, I figured I’d skip a month.
I’m spending a lot of time up at the farm, patiently weeding the onions, carrots, and beets, while Chris piles the aisles with straw.
This is the same garden where so many of my songs have been written over the years. To honor those roots, here’s a little video of a song, played on the very spot where I found it.
Concerts!
Well… concert, so far. I only have one show booked this year, and that’s the release party, so I really hope to see you there!
Saturday, July 26, 7pm (gates at 6:30)
3915 Snelling Ave South, Minneapolis, MN
$15 or free if you’ve bought the record
Outdoors, Non-smoking. No One Turned Away For Lack of Funds! (“notaflof” as the kids say)
I’m excited to announce that this show will be opened by the innovative young folk duo, Ditch Pigeon
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Gratitude
Friends, it’s been a time. It’s going to be a time for a while, it seems. My wish for you is the same as it is for me: that we keep seeking the light, keep making music, and build resistance through joy.
I leave you with the chorus of a song from Gordon Bok, “Turning Toward the Morning”. I urge you to follow this link to the full recording, and this link to the lyrics, where the author has some moving and hopeful words about how the song came to be.
Oh, my Joanie, don't you know That the stars are swinging slow, And the seas are rolling easy As they did so long ago? If I had a thing to give you, I would tell you one more time That the world is always turning Toward the morning.
As always, I am wishing you love, light, music, and hope.
—Jen
jennifer@buskersguidetotheuniverse.org