Marek's Music

“John Weeks 1911″ Comics+Music Video!

Marek — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:13:08 +0000

Here’s a new BIG PAWS video about John Wingate Weeks and the Weeks Act of 1911!

We Got Yer Singing Animals

Marek — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:08:25 +0000

Here’s some artwork from recent Forest Jamboree shows:

Thanks to all our singers, artists, & hosts!

Forest Jamboree @ Hopkinton ~ 12 June ’11

Marek — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:34:53 +0000

NO MORE CONFUSION! THIS SHOW STARTS @ 4:30 pm! OKAY! GOOD!

Bring your whole flock! You can either sit back & listen & enjoy the comics, or jump right in & sing/draw/dance with the Forest Jamboree!

Hopkinton Town Library will provide their famous alphabet rug, and all participants can take home free forest comics from the Weeks Act Centennial comics project…

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Northern Forest Songs & Comics ~ 6 June 2011

Marek — Tue, 31 May 2011 03:02:34 +0000

>> PRESS RELEASE on WeeksLegacy.org

Maps & more info on: FaceBook | ReverbNation

Sumner Knight Chapel (Keene)

Marek — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:07:53 +0000

Jason Blad posted some intermittently blurred videos from last weekend’s sweet concert at the Sumner Knight Chapel:

Big Paws: “Doesn’t Matter Now”

Blackjack Crossing: “Minor Swing”

Split Tongue Crow: “Hearts & Valleys”

“White Pants, 1910″ (Big Paws!)

Marek — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:32:05 +0000

Here’s our new Big Paws video:

“As we go marching on…”

Marek — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:37:43 +0000

Two more reasons the American Civil War is so fascinating:

It was the last major American war to be fought to live musical accompaniment.
It was the first major American war to be fought with on-site photographers.

The 10th Veteran band at leisure, after the fighting was over:

A band & its soldiers at attention on Pennsylvania Avenue (1865):

(On can zoom in on higher-resolution versions of this image and explore the rooftops, awnings, and open windows of the residencies in the background.)

A sailor-band aboard the USS Wabash:

[BONES, BANJO, FIDDLE, FLUTE, & TRIANGLE]

Woody’s New Year Rulin’s

Marek — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:43:09 +0000

Ah, what a breath of fresh January 1940-something air! Q.V. especially #s {3,8,13,14,18,27} with special emphasis on subset {31-33}!

Fullsize pages posted at: http://woodyguthrie.org/newyearsrulins.htm

“Owl Pellets” by MC Paul Barman

Marek — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:33:48 +0000

Woo! Bonus beat-boxing ’bout bone-brunched barf-bunches!

Battle Cry of Freedom

Marek — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:07:19 +0000

I’m collecting some civil war-era songs, & this is one of my favorites:

Interestingly enough, it was sung on both sides of the conflict as a “battle cry of freedom”… For Southern singers, of course, the refrain was “Dixie forever”, with “freedom” meaning freedom from federal intervention in what were seen as issues of state government.