A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass - on Sunday ( Happy New Year subsection)

Bill Keith doing Auld Lang Syne in a variety of styles and with a variety of backup musicians.

Hope your 2024 is happy, prosperous and progressive.

Associated Performers:, 

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A great video from Mark Stoffel (of Chris Jones and the Night drivers fame0 Barnyard Funk.

Mark Stoffel - Mandolin Ross Sermons - Bass Gina Furtado - Banjo Niall Murphy - Fiddle Chris Luquette - Guitar Tony Creasman - Drums, cowbell

Boxing Day Div (The usual entries subsection)

The Irish Rovers doing my favorite song of the season Good King Wenceslas. 

... and it's message:

Therefore, Christian men, be sure
Wealth or rank possessing
Ye, who now will bless the poor
Shall yourselves find blessing.

 ...... and my tradition (borrowed from NPR) of John Henry Faulk's Christmas Story. 

Geography Div ( Christmas Dinner subsection)

 So, you and yours are sitting down for chow. Whatcha havin' ??

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (Christmas Time subsection)

A Nice light, catchy tune written by Crandall Creek founding member Jerry Andrews along with a cute animated video done by group publicist Penni McDaniel, very simply titled Christmastime.

I thought I'd forgo Little Orphan Joe this year.

Jerry Andrews and Roger Hoard - Guitar,  Dustin Terpenning - banjo and mandolin, Sav Nelson - bass.Carly Greer - lead vocal and  Kathy Wigman Lesnock sings harmony.

Geography Div ( Christmas is a comin' subsection)

 Be sure to get the favorite (last year's anyhow).  Scroll for detail.

Nothin' Fancy with a new Christmas Album, appropriately, A Nothin’ Fancy Christmas.

Here's God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen.

• Mike Andes--mandolin/vocals
• Chris Sexton--fiddle/vocals
• James Cox--bass/vocals
• Curt Gausman--guitar/vocals
• Jacob Flick--banjo/vocals

Geography Div (Black Death subsection)

 Here's something to brighten the holiday season. Interesting map Showing the spread of the "Black Death" in Europe  1347 - 1352.

Scroll across to see Eastern detail ........

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (Happy Birthday subsection revisited + Christmas)

Looks like the mini-Bears made a digital error for my birthday .........

PS  - -  "Banjo" continues to progress with my training.

Anyway, it's that season again and here's one of my favorite songs of Christmas, Oh Beautiful Star of Bethleham from Marl O'Connor's Appalachian Christmas Tour in 2014.

Mark O'Connor - violin Carrie Rodgriquez - violin and vocals Cia Cherryholmes - banjo and vocals Forrest O'Connor - mandolin and vocals Joe Smart - guitar Kyle Kegerreis - bass

Geography Div (Talkin' Turkey subsection)

 It's that time of year when the damned things routinely invade the back yard. Fortunately, though extremely stupid, they've learned that when the deck slider opens, a BB from an air rifle awaits any straggler to encourage movin' on.

ALittle Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (Happy Birthday subsection)

 Well, tomorrow I will celebrate the completion of 78 years on this troubled planet. 

It’s gained me several things: four distinct careers - Military, travel agent, shuttle driver and Park Service Ranger; survival of cancer and a 60 year association with and love of acoustic Bluegrass and “folk” music, including (in my younger days) the opportunity to meet and jam with several noted performers and groups. It’s been quite a ride so far.

Anyway, my loving wife decided I needed more exercise, excitement and fresh air in my life so she bought me a present:

You might guess what his name is  - hint, it's more generic than Ephiphone or Masterbuilt

 

Thanks, Rob Bourassa

Geography Div (Just for fun subsection)

 You really can't argue with this one:

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Nice video by Florida group Remedy Tree, Don't Look Back.

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"Peaceful" mentions per 1000 reviews on Trip Advisor:

For a better view, go here

Side note: Mrs Bear and I were married at the Chapel in the Hills.

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Well, here we are, Bear and Mrs in Phoenix and right about now attending the Bear's 60th high school reunion. Thought it would be appropriate to put up something by an Arizona group, The Sonoran Dogs here doing Alice in Nogales.

Mark Miracle - mandolin, Peter McLaughlin - guitar, Tyler James - banjo

Former Bassist Brian Daives has obviously been replaced and I can't find her name anywhere (even on the band's wwebsite or facebook page - other thn her first Joleene (?)

Geography Div (Set yer watch subsection)

 Well, Daylight Savings Time ended yesterday - did you remember?? 

Think about this: The time difference between Western Samoa and American Samoa is 24 hours, even though the two places are only a little over 200km from each other

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Well, it is November and here in the Black Hills we've already had our first taste of Winter.

Larry Cordle's newest,  November Wind.

Sorry  - -  can''t find any info on the attending musicians - -  hate it when this happens.

Geography Div (Speculation Subsection)

 I stumbled upon this interesting map and article  - -  Shades of The Man In the High Castle  - -

What If America Had Lost WWII?

A Little Saturday Night Bluegrass Div (Halloween subsection)

Well, It's almost Halloween .......

The Country Gentlemen doing Bringing Mary Home.

John Duffy - Mandolin, Charlie Waller - Guitar, Eddie Adcock - Banjo and Tom Gray - Bass

Geography Div (Hava Drink subsection)

Why we always carry bottled water when traveling  ............

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Bluegrass is filled with "murder ballads." Here's a new on from the Price sisters, Ten Cent Pistol."

Lauren Price - Mandolin, Leanna Price - Fiddle, Trevor Holder on banjo and Connor Vlietstra on guitar, and Dennis Crouch on bass 

Geography Div (What's in a name subsection)

 Did you ever wonder .... ?

Map of What Every Country’s Name Means.

by u/DarkEnergy9

FIRST NOTE: This is the etymologies of the ENGLISH names of the countries, not the native names.

SECOND NOTE: There are various countries which have names that are debated by etymologists and historians, so if you think one is wrong, it is most likely just a different theory than the one that you know of. Along with that, some countries have names that spread through multiple languages, so their name meaning comes out a little wonky, like Portugal comes from “Portus Cale”, with Portus meaning “Port of-” in Latin, but Cale also meaning “Port” in old Celtic, leading to the conclusion that its name technically means “Port of Port.”

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (Nostalgia subsection)

John Lawless' comments say it all. Most people don't realize that the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia was a banjo player.

Here's Old and in the Way doing I Ain't Broke But I'm Badly Bentl

Geography Div (Workin' subsection)

 ... and our idiot governor keeps spending money to get folks to move here !!

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass Div (that young, really ???)

 14 year old Wyatt Ellis Doing Grassy Cove along with Sierra Hull (when I heard on the radio that Sierra was his "mentor" I was a bit amazed since she's barely old enough  !!

Mandolins  - -  Wyatt Ellis and Sierra Hull, Guitar - Justin Moses, Fiddle - Deanie Richardson, Banjo - Cory Walker and Bass - Mike Bub

Geography Div (Get Your Pencils out subsection)

Like Tengrain at Mock, Papers, Scissors often sez, for 1/5 of 1 point on the internet  exam contest (#2 pencils only), get busy ........... feel free to enlist any Hobbits nearby ..........

Based on the map of the imaginary world source 1.A, choose the incorrect statement in sub-questions 1.1 to 1.10. There is only one incorrect statement in each sub-task. Some of the statements refer to items a-i on Map 1.A. Correct answer 2 p., wrong answer 0 p., no answer 0 p.

1.1 Land cover 2 p.

• There is one lake in the area.
• Only the northern parts of the area are marshes.
• There are no surface waters in Mordor.
• The area is mainly covered by forest.

1.2 Topography 2 p.

• Mountains separate Mordor from the rest of the map.
• Minas Tirith (a) is located in the river valley between the mountains.
• Mount Doom (b) is visible from the town of Minas Tirith (a).
• Edoras © is located on the lower slopes of the mountain range.

1.3 River network 2 p.

• The Ringló river (d) flows down to the southwest.
• The Ringló river (d) is not a branch of the Anduin (e).
• Anduin (e) flows from south to north.
• Edoras © is in the catchment area of Anduin (e).

1.4 Weather and climate 2 p.

• The weather in the Lebennin area is often warmed by warm downdrafts.
• The climate of the Lebennin region is wetter than that of the Anórien region.
• The prevailing wind direction in the Lebennin area is from the sea.
• The seaside balances the temperatures in the Lebennin area.

1.5 Road network 2 p.

• The road from Minas Tirith (a) to Edoras © passes through the forest in two places.
• The area between Minas Tirith (a), Morannon (f) and the northern parts of Mordor has the densest road network on the map.
• The road from Edoras © to the Ringlo river (d) is longer than the road to Mount Doom (b).
• The southern part of Mordor has a dense road network.

1.6 Interactions between regions 2 p.

• The southern part of Mordor is peripheral.
• Morannon (f) is a key transport hub.
• Edoras © is the northernmost town in the region.
• From Edoras © to Minas Tirith (a) there is both a road and a water route.

1.7 Air directions 2 p.

• Minas Tirith (a) is located west of Anduin (e).
• From Minas Tirith (a), the bay shown on the map is to the south-west.
• Minas Tirith (a) is located east of Mordor.
• From Minas Tirith (a), Mount Doom (b) is to the north-east.

1.8 Scale 2 p.

• A proportional scale would be more appropriate for this map, which can be zoomed in and out.
• The scale line indicates how much distance on this map corresponds to 100 km in nature.
• The scale line indicates that the area shown on this map is about 350 kilometres wide in a south-north direction.
• The scale line indicates that if the width of this map in the east-west direction were 45 centimetres when printed, its scale would be 1:1 000 000.

1.9 Distances and areas 2 p.

• Minas Tirith (a) is about 100 km from Mount Doom (b).
• The distance from Minas Tirith (a) to the sea by river is less than 400 km.
• The plateau south of Morannon (f), surrounded by steep mountains, is less than 2 500 km2 .
• Nindalf (g) is about 3 000 hectares in size.

1.10 Elevation curves 2 p.

• The highest point of the Ephel Duath mountain range (h) is about 800 m above sea level.
• Nindalf (g) is less than 200 metres above sea level.
• The summit of Mount Doom (b) is about 200 metres above the surrounding area.
• In the mountain area designated as site (i), the western slope is gentler than the eastern slope.

(Source: reddit.com)

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