The Hollands! We are obviously more than just a band, we are a family. However, as we celebrate our five year anniversary of full-time travel, we thought it would be fun to take a look at all of the merrymaking our little family has made.
Our children, Graciana and Banjo were 14 and 10 when we hit the road full-time but began performing with us well before. I can’t even imagine how many total shows they have already played at their young age, but the list below showcases approximately 90 shows a year since 2011, and displays the hard work of touring through the whole of the US, Canada, Australia, and SE Asia. Even more than that, every single one of these performances we had the honor of teaching and leading our favorite song “Old Man’s Town.”
If you haven’t heard “Old Man’s Town” have a listen here. Video was recorded in 2014 at the Habanero Collective in Phoenix, AZ
The song was written in 2010 and originally appeared on our album Ashes to Beauty. However, the song quickly became our families heart song and appeared again as a more rollicking version on our 2013 release, Over Land and Leas. We are currently laying down tracks for a new project and the hope is to add another version of the song to that album.
“Old Man’s Town” is based on the Banjo Patterson Poem, ‘The Road to Old Man’s Town.’
The fields of youth are filled with flowers, The wine of youth is strong: What need have we to count the hours? The summer days are long. But soon we find to our dismay That we are drifting down The barren slopes that fall away Towards the foothills grim and grey That lead to Old Man's Town. And marching with us on the track Full many friends we find: We see them looking sadly back For those who've dropped behind But God forfend a fate so dread -- Alone to travel down The dreary road we all must tread, With faltering steps and whitening head, The road to Old Man's Town!
We had been doing an Australian folklore workshop and found the verse in one of Banjo Patterson’s books of poetry. The poem really struck a cord at the time as I had been working in nursing homes doing music therapy and was really taken by how important community was in our understanding of meaning and quality of life. At the same time, Craig and I were journeying thought a reconciliation process in our marriage and the poem just really hit home. The song showcases a sing along chorus that encourages our audience to see the value in each other, to push through the storms of relationship, to find the beauty in community, believing the ancient words, ‘that when one falls, we all fall and when one is honored, we are all honored.’
Sing my woes, sing my joys Sing my friends, now don't be coy Sing my sad and pretty song Sing oh sing, oh sing along
We have lead this song at festivals and in more intimate gatherings to handfuls of kinfolk all willing to bellow out the chorus with us. Whether a large or small group, hearing others heartfelt voices in one accord has brought more joy than anything else on this musical journey.
Of course, we’ve had a few cherished moments that stand out including leading the song in our hometown venue, Kavarna, which we performed at the night before we left in the bus. We were covered in sweat from packing and getting the bus ready, and rushed over to Kavarna, set up the stage and together with all of our kinfolk we sang with bittersweet voices as the last note rang out.
Another of our favorites was in Chuck Parson’s basement in St. Louis MO. The crowd of kinfolk packed in and stood about two feet from us in a simi-circle. They danced and danced and sang their hearts out. Another would be at the last ever Cornerstone Festival in 2012 where 1000 or more kinfolk sang along, while our friends and former members of Seeds and Ballydowse joined us on stage. Then there was that time in Jesse and Janae’s backyard in Austin TX, under all of the twinkle lights and another time at the Fox Valley House in Appleton, WI when all the counselors from Camp Tekawitha came up on stage and sang with us. Speaking of Camp Tek, some of our fondest memories are of our Wednesday night sing-alongs. And, even that summer when we couldn’t make it, the campers still sang the song and our friend Eric sent us the video.
Teaching the song to our first French speaking crowd in Vann and Chantels barn in Quebec, CA was a blast and prepared us to teach it to all of our kinfolk in SE Asia. In fact, on of our favorite memories was leading the song in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). We were playing on our hosts front porch, which opened to the busy street and many gathered around. We asked for a translator and a beautiful young woman stepped forward. She translated the lyrics and those standing there began to sing along with gusto. Then there were all the folk festivals in Australia, boy do folkies down under like to sing! And our kinfolk in Glenrowan, such a fun, rowdy bunch. Whew! Honestly, the list could go on and on!!
I reckon, even if touring comes to a close, even if we never make another album, our family will keep singing this song, with whomever, and where ever the Spirit allows.
And so, here’s a peak at our nearly 500 shows over the past five years. Have a gander, maybe you were at a few?
2016 Oct 2 Red Poles Mclaren Vale SA Sept 30 Metro Mt. Gambier SA Sept 29 Sianni's House Party Warrnambool VIC Sept 17 Rhys and Esthers Wedding Yackandandah VIC Sept 11 Camperdown Rest Memorial Park NSW Sept 10 The Factory Kirrawee, NSW Sept 3 Kihilla, Lawson, NSW Sept 1 House Concert Glebe, NSW Aug 25 Lazy Bones Lounge Marrickville, NSW Aug 14 Live-n-Lounge Macarther NSW Aug 6 Hidden Valley Farm Ourimbah NSW June 24 Selah Farm Mullumbimby NSW June 10 SeeChange Community Jannalli, NSW May 14 House Concert Gundaroo, NSW May 13 Folk Session St Barnabas, Canberra, ACT May 8 River City Albury, NSW May 3 House Concert Glenrowan, VIC April 29 Old Church on the Hill Bendigo VIC Feb 20 Bonnie Doon Folk Festival Bonnie Doon VIC Feb 12 Albert Park Folk Club Melbourne VIC Feb 9 House Concert Glenrowan VIC Feb 8 Euroa High School Euroa VIC Feb 6 St. Leonards Winery VIC Feb 5 Cocoa Collective Albury NSW Jan 31 Zac's Place Harden NSW Jan 29 Smith Alternative Canberra ACT Jan 22 Humph Hall Sydney NSW Jan 16 KCC Singapore Jan 10 Muditar Yangon Myanmar Jan 2 Art in Chai Pai Thailand 2015 Dec 23 Tamar Center Pattaya Thailand Dec 11-13 Alongsiders Phnom Penh Cambodia Dec 2 Red Apple School Phan Thiet Vietnam Nov 28 Haven Bar Vung Tau Vietnam AUSTRALIA TOUR Nov 5-8 Bendigo Blues and Roots Festival Bendigo VIC Oct 29 Barb's Kew House Concert Melbourne VIC Oct 25 Concert in the Park Wodonga VIC Oct 24 Court House Concert Series Yackandanda VIC Oct 21 Nethercote Music Factory Nethercote NSW Oct16-18 Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival NSW Oct 11 Illawara Folk Club Kiama NSW Oct 10 Northern Beaches Music Festival Collaroy NSW Oct 9 Kimandi House Concerts Port Maquarie NSW Oct 4 Tintenbar Upfront Tintenbar NSW Oct 3 The A&I Hall Bangalo NSW Oct 1 Treehouse on Belongil Byron Bay NSW Sept 25-27 Wallaby Creek Music Festival Rossville QLD Sept 12 Mountain Vista Music Albuquerque NM Sept 7 Golden Grace House Concert Golden CO Sept 3 Kearney Public Library Kearney NE Sept 2 5150 House Concert Des Moines IA Aug 30 Phoenix Band Shell Delavan WI Aug 27 Harbor Park Egg Harbor WI Aug 23 GBCC Green Bay WI Aug 21 Waukegon Library Waukegon IL Aug 13 House Concert Milwaukee WI Aug 10 Hackley Library Muskegon MI Aug 9 C3 Grandhaven MI Aug 7 Concert In The Park East Jordan MI Aug 6 Courthouse Concerts Charlotte MI July 18 Delorey Barn Severin De Beauce QC, CA July 14 Music on the Green Calais ME July 9 Old Town Library Old Town ME July 5 Community House Hamilton MA July 3 Dover Free Library Dover VT June 28 Grace and Truth Chapel Boston MA June 26 Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center Middletown CT June 23 Roots Cafe Brooklyn NY June 20 Caffe Vivaldi Greenwich Village NY June 17 Allentown Library Allentown PA June 12 Harrisburg Improv Theatre Harrisburg PA June 1 Music on the Steps Fredericksburg VA May 30 Dante's Bar Frostburg MD May 25 Savage River Farm Lonaconing MD May 17 Chatham County Community Church Chaple Hill, NC May 16 Hayes House Concerts Pittsboro NC May 10 Feed and Seed Fletcher NC May 9 Crooked Door Marion NC April 19 Satellite Bar Bluegrass Jam Wilmington NC April 9 Dukes Wilmington NC April 4 One Life Camp Winnabow NC March 30 NTMH Sanford FL March 28 Spring Beach Fest Melbourne FL March 8 The Beach Church Pensacola FL March 4 Music Camp Gulf Breeze FL Feb 13 Island Folk Concerts South Padre Island TX Feb 4 Zeplins Creative Gathering Austin TX Jan 6 Fort Stockton Library Fort Stockton TX Jan 4 Monterey Court Tuscon AZ 2014 Dec 29 House Concert Phoenix AZ Dec 21 Foothills Albuquerque NM Dec 20 Burton House Concert Albuquerque NM Dec 13 Jones Wedding Lafayette LA Nov 24 MLF Thanksgiving Feast for the Homeless Austin TX Nov 21 House Concert Round Rock TX Nov 19 Vespers Service ARCH Austin TX Oct 24 New World Deli Austin TX Oct 4 St. Francis Celebration New Braunfels TX Sept 25-28 SWRFA, Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Conference Austin TX Sept 14 Sweetwater Bar Austin TX Sept 6 Listening Session Lafayette LA Aug 28 Caney High School Caney KS Aug 26 Coffeyville Community College Coffeyville KS Aug 19 House Concert Lexington KY Aug 15 Waukegon Public Library Waukegon IL Aug 13 Benefit Concert Milwaukee WI Aug 9 Seaquist Orchards Door County WI Aug 1 Gordon Lodge Bailey's Harbor WI July 26 Packerland Concert on the Ledge De Pere WI July 19 Fox River House Appleton WI July 13 GBCC Green Bay WI June 12-16 Steel Bridge Songfest Sturgeon Bay WI June 9-11 Construction Zone Writers Camp Sturgeon Bay WI June 8 Phoenix Band Shell Delavan WI June 7 UUFD Dubuque IA June 6 Anderson Barn Concert Mt. Vernon IA June 6 Burlington Library Concert Series Burlington IA June 1 Ox Cart Farm Bowling Green KY May 16 Newell House Concert Austin TX May 10 Under the Canopy Concert Series Dripping Springs TX May 3 Two Rocks and a Hub Cap Santa Fe NM April 27 Foothills Albuquerque NM April 19 Front Porch Concerts Phoenix AZ April 13 Prescott Public Library Prescott AZ AUSTRALIA TOUR April 1 The Old Church on the Hill Bendigo VIC March 30 Theatre Royal Brickyard Concert Series Castlemaine VIC March 29 Kelly's Bar Olinda VIC March 28 Ranges Concert Series Upway VIC March 25 House Concert Glenrowan VIC March 21-23 Yackendanda Folk Festival VIC March 15 Fiddlehead Yinnar VIC March 14 Surrender Conference Belgrave VIC March 13 A Quiet Place Concert Series Castlemaine VIC March 8 House Concert King Lake VIC March 1 Gibson House Concert Eden NSW Feb 26 Old Kirk House Yamba NSW Feb 25 New Earth Tribe, Cloverdale House, Byron Bay NSW Feb 22 Troubadour Folk Club Woy Woy NSW Feb 16 Norwa Folk Club NSW Feb 15 Illawarra Folk Club Wollongong NSW Feb 14 Humph Hall Allambie Heights NSW Feb 8 Daniels Wedding VIC Jan 16-19 Illawarra Folk Festival NSW 2013 Dec 19 Old Town Library Fort Collins CO Dec 17 Cowgirl Bar Santa Fe NM Dec 15 Foothill Church Albuquerque NM Dec 14 Main Library Albuquerque NM Dec 12 Erna Fergusson Library Albuquerque NM Dec 10 Desert Trails Tucson AZ Dec 7 La Cocina Tucson AZ Dec 6 Monterey Court Tucson AZ Nov 8 Habinero Collective Glendale AZ Nov 3 Kineo Phoenix AZ Nov 1 Eight Day Coffee Phoenix AZ Oct 21 House Concert Carlsbad CA Oct 13 Gathering by the Bay Monterey CA Oct 6 New Hope Oakland CA Oct 5 Queen Bean Modesto CA Sept 25 CSL Concert Roseburg OR Sept 21 Kenyon Hall Seattle WA Sept 19 The Green Frog Bellingham WA Sept 8 Vast Sisters, OR Sept 6 House Concert Boise, ID Aug 31 The Branch Park City UT Aug 30 Miner Park Park City, UT Aug 25 Avogadro's Number Fort Collins CO Aug 25 Fort Collins Covenant Fort Collins CO Aug 23 House Concert Golden CO Aug 21 Hillside Garden Concert Series Colorado Springs CO Aug 20 Secret Garden Colorado Springs CO Aug 18 P.C.C.R.S Parker CO Aug 17 Music on the Mesa Castle Rock CO Aug 16 Hays Public Library Hays KS Aug 14 Fremont Library Mundelein IL Aug 4 Black Soil Firehouse Lansing MI Aug 3 Cornbread and Jazz Elkhart IN Aug 2 The Avenue Lansing MI July 28 Sun Dog Farm Concert Series Maple Plain MN July 25 Concert in the Park Long Prairie MN July 24 Fon du Lac Live Fon du Lac Wi July 23 Knights on the Fox De Pere WI July 21 GBCC Green Bay WI July 20 Fox River House Appleton WI July 15-19 Camp Tekawitha Shawano WI July 14 Top Deck Gordon Lodge Bailey's Harbor WI July 13 Blackhawk Folk Festival Mt. Morris WI July 12 Town Hall Concert in the Park Bailey's Harbor WI July 10 Lake Park Wonderful Wednesday Milwaukee WI July 8 Ephraim Town Park Ephraim WI July 6 Galena Performing Arts Festival Galena IL July 3 Sister Bay Concert in the Park Sister Bay WI June 27 Jackson Square Concert in the Park Green Bay WI June 25 Hayner Public Library Alton WI June 22 Bishop Hill Summer Festival Bishop Hill IL June 16 Summer Concert Series Antioc Library Antioc IL June 14 Courtyard Concert Series Waukegon Library Waukegon IL June 6 Music on the Green West Branch IA June 2 Park Farm Winery Bankston IA May 31 Two Way Street Coffeehouse Downers Grove IL May 26 New Hope Greenwood IN May 18 Official Showcase SERFA Montreat NC May 10 Charles and Myrtles Chattanooga TN April 27 Doss Barn Concert Evansville IN April 20 Luxemburg High School Luxemburg WI April 14 Neenah Public Library Neenah WI April 13 Cup o Joy CD Release Green Bay WI March 23 House Concert Lafayette LA March 21 Sound Scape Workshop Austin TX March 19 House Concert Austin TX March 13 Opening Bell Listening Room Dallas TX March 10 United Methodist Lubbock TX March 9 Dinner and Song Lubbock TX March 3 Foothills Church Albuquerque NM March 2 Solid Grounds Albuquerque NM March 1 Burton House Concert North Foothills, NM Feb 27 Australian Folklore Workshop ECM Albuquerque NM Feb 22 Apple Mountain Music Albuquerque NM Feb 16 Santa Fe Center for Spiritual Living Santa Fe NM Feb 14 Red Sands Mission School Winslow AZ Feb 13 Apache Mission School Show Low AZ Feb 10 Grace Church Show Low AZ Feb 8 Bookman's Flagstaff AZ Feb 7 Cornville Mission Cornville AZ Feb 3 Center for Spirituality Salt Lake City, UT Feb 2 Folk Songs for Climate Justice Concert Murry UT Feb 2 Sound Scape Workshop Salt Lake City UT Jan 26 Artistree Arts Conference Phoenix AZ Jan 20 Kineo Phoenix AZ Jan 19 Multicultural Festival Chandler AZ Jan 18 Quartzsite Bus Rally Quartzsite AZ Jan 16 Wine and Song Firefly Bistro South Pasadena CA Jan 13 New Hope Oakland CA Jan 11 House Concert Oakland CA Jan 6 Center for Spiritual Living Roseburg OR Jan 5 Axe and Fiddle Cottage Grove OR 2012 Dec 30 McMenamins Bend OR Dec 30 Antioch Bend OR Dec 24 Christmas Eve Service Bend OR Dec 23 VAST Sister OR Dec 20 Operation Elf Box Celebrate Salem OR Dec 19 Operation Elf Box Celebrate Bend OR Dec 15 Morford House Concert Bend OR Dec 7 First Friday Art Walk Bend OR Dec 1 High Note Cafe Boise ID Nov 30 Cypress House Concert Salt Lake City UT Nov 28 Folk School Workshop Salt Lake City UT Nov 25 ECC Fort Collins, CO Nov 24 Avogadro's Number Fort Collins, CO Nov 18 1st Pres Colorado Springs CO Nov 14 Swallow Hill Denver CO Nov 11-13 Timberline School Winter Park CO Nov 9 The Urban Farm Denver CO Oct 22-25 Sedan High School Sedan KS Oct 21 Epiphany Episcopal Church Sedan KS Oct 15-19 Coffeyville Humanities Program Coffeyville KS Oct 13 Town & Country House Concert St. Louis MO Oct 11-14 Folk Alliance Midwest Conference St. Louis MO Oct 7 Snus Hill Winery Madrid IA Oct 6 Progressive Voice Concert Series Des Moines IA Oct 5 Zekes Ames Ia Oct 4 Barn Concert Mt. Vernon IA Sept 26-30 CCDA Reconcile Conference Minneapolis, MN Sept 23 GBCC Green Bay WI Sept 21 Venture Theater De Pere WI Sept 16 First Methodist Church Sturgeon Bay WI Sept 15 Appleton Farmers Market Appleton WI Sept 14 Brummel Haus Concert Green Bay WI Sept 13 Soul Rebel House Concert Appleton WI Sept 8 O'Morey House Concert Elkhart IN Sept 7 Magnolia House Concerts Grand Rapids MI Sept 6 The DAAC Grand Rapids MI Aug 30 Zeppelin's Music Hall Lansing MI Aug 23-24 Back to The Roots Chelsea MI Aug 16 Brewed Awakenings Grand Rapids MN Aug 16 Green Scene Farmers Market Walker MN Aug 13 Baudette Train Depot Concert Series Baudette MN Aug 12 Concert in the Park Bemidji MN Aug 10 Legends and Logging Festival Park Rapids MN Aug 9 Glacial Ridge Winery Spicer MN Aug 8 The Local Blend St. Joseph MN Aug 6 Camp Tekawitha Shawano, WI Aug 4 "Un-Regatta" Banquet Menominee Park Oshkosh WI July 29 SBCC Sturgeon Bay WI July 28 Picnic in The Park Beaver Dam Park, Green Bay WI July 27 The Fox River House Appleton WI July 25 Terry Naturally Farmers Market, Green Bay WI July 24 Concert in the Park Red Smith Park, Green Bay WI July 22 Gordon Lodge Baileys Harbor WI July 21 Parallel 44 Winery Kewaunee WI July 20 Fri Private Event Kewaunee WI July 19 Brilliant Stranger Fish Creek WI July 18 Lunchtime Live Fon du Lac WI July 11-15 Lifest Sunnyview Expo Center Oshkosh WI July 3-8 Cornerstone Music Festival Bushnell Il June 23-29 Camp Tekawithia Shawano WI June 22 Gordon Lodge Baileys Harbor WI June 20 Terry Naturally Farmers Market, Green Bay WI June 16 Fyr Bal Festival Ephraim WI June 14 Summer in the Park Jackson Square Green Bay WI June 10 Steel Bridge Songfest Sturgeon Bay WI June 3 Green Bay Botanical Gardens Green Bay WI May 30 Windhover Center for the Arts Fon du Lac WI May 20 SBCC Sturgeon Bay WI May 18 Kavarna Green Bay WI May 11 Cedar Vally House Concerts Cedar Falls IA May 9 Barn Dance Mt. Vernon IA May 5 Benefit Concert Shenandoah IA May 4 inCOMMON Community Development Omaha NE May 1 El bait Shop Des Moines IA April 28 Private Event Kansas City MO April 27 Starr's Cave Nature Center Burlington IA AUSTRALIA TOUR April 14 Box Forest Wesleyan Concert Series Glenroy, VIC AUST April 10 Ringwood Folk Music Club Ringwood, VIC AUST April 8 Hickinbotham Winery Dromana, VIC AUST April 7 Brunswick Hotel Brunswick VIC AUST April 6 Wesley Anne Northcote, VIC AUST April 1 St Stephens Anglican Church Warrandyte VIC AUST March 24 Private Party Wallan, VIC AUST March 18 St. Martin's Collingwood, VIC AUST March 17 The Chandelier Room Moorabbin VIC AUST March 11-12 Burke and Wills Folk Festival Mia Mia VIC AUST March 10 Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Rutherglen, VIC AUST March 2 Solid Grounds Littleton CO Feb 26 The Grove Chandler AZ Feb 24 Fiddlers Dream Pheonix AZ Feb 18 Isley House Concert Vacaville CA Feb 11 RiverRidge House Concert Series West Linn OR Feb 10 Skyway Bar & Grill Zigzag OR Feb 6 The Record Room Portland OR Feb 4 The Black Dog Snoqualmie WA Feb 3 SoulFood Books Redmond WA Jan 29 Sisters High School Auditorium Sisters OR Jan 13 Green Plow Coffee Redmond OR Jan 1 New Years Celebration Skyway Bar Zigzag OR 2011 Dec 31 NYE Celebration House Concert Bend, Or Dec 9 The Beech Party Portland, OR Nov 26 Sisters Christmas Parade Sisters, OR Nov 20 J&J House Concert Series Bend, OR Nov 19 Pike Place Market Seattle, WA Nov 17 Backyard House Concerts Kirkland, WA Nov 4 Skyway Bar Zigzag, OR Oct 28-29 MORE Married Conference Sisters, OR Oct 26 Ella Street Social Club Portland, OR Oct 22 Whisky Poets Room Far-West Eugene, OR Oct 22 Bill and Kate Isles Room Far-West Eugene, OR Oct 21 River Ridge Room Far-West Eugene, OR Oct 11 Bon Voyage Party! Kavarna Green Bay, WI Oct 7&8 MORE Married Conference Manitowoc, WI Oct 5 Terry Naturally Farmers Market Green Bay, WI Oct 2 SBCC Sturgeon Bay, WI Oct 1 Night of Jubilation 1st United Church of Christ Green Bay, WI Sept 30 Chefusion Green Bay, WI Sept 18 SBCC Sturgeon Bay, WI Sept 17 Bus Conversion Fundraiser Green Bay, WI Sept 11 Wausau Festival of the Arts Wausau, WI Sept 10 Parallel 44 Harvest Festival Kewaunee, WI Sept 7 Windhover Center For The Arts Fon du Lac, WI Sept 4 Gordon Lodge Bailey's Harbor, WI Sept 3 Appleton Farmers Market, Appleton, WI Sept 2 Concert in the Park Two Rivers, WI Aug 31 Mequon Country Club Mequon, WI Aug 30 Red Line Tap Chicago, IL Aug 24 Hoi Polloi Grand Rapids, MI Aug 21 House Concert Crystal, MI Aug 20 Black Soil Church Lansing, MI Aug 20 Brighton Farmer's Market Brighton, MI Aug 18 Canterbury House Ann Arbor, MI Aug 12 Legends and Logging Festival Park Rapids, MN Aug 11 Terrapin Station Nevis, MN Aug 11 Green Scene Farmers Market Walker, MN Aug 6 Three Crows Cafe' Delano, MN Aug 5 318 Cafe' Excelsior, MN Aug 4 Glacial Ridge Winery Spicer MN July 30 Riversong Music Festival Hutchinson, MN July 29 Private Party St. Joseph, MN July 28 Sixth Ave Wine and Ale Alexandra, MN July 25 Ephraim Concert in the Park Ephraim, WI July 23 Parallel 44 Winery Kewaunee. WI July 22 Brumder Mansion Milwaukee, WI July 20 El bait Shop Des Moinse, IA July 17 Duffy's Lincoln, NE July 18 & 19 Camp Nebowa Onawa, IA July 17 City Church Omaha, NE July 16 Barley Street Tavern Omaha, NE July 9 Ledge Stone Vineyard Greenleaf, WI July 8 Cranky Pats Neenah, WI July 6 Windhover Center for the Arts Fon du Lac, WI June 29- July 3 Cornerstone Music Festival Bushnell, IL June 22 Mequon Country Club Mequon, WI June 18 & 19 Thistledown Faerie Festival Bonduel, WI June 17 Cup O Joy Green Bay, WI June 8 Terry Naturally Farmers Market Green Bay, WI June 5 Green Bay Botanical Gardens Green Bay, WI May 21 Chives School House Suamico, WI April 21 Hinterland Green Bay, WI April 16 Glas Sturgeon Bay, WI April 9 Boarders Oak Park, IL April 8 Molly's Cafe' Chicago IL March 26 318 Restaurant Excelsior, MN March 25 Red Rooster Aberdeen, SD March 24 Sturgis Center for the Arts; Writers Workshop Sturgis, SD March 22 House Concert Spokane, WA March 20 SCC Sisters, OR March 19 Harmony House Sisters, OR March 18 Mississippi Pizza Company Portland OR March 17 Maes House Concert Portland OR March 15 Ides of March Folk Festival The Linen Building Boise, ID March 13 The Laughing Goat Boulder, CO March 12 Stella's Denver, CO March 12 Edgewater Coffee Denver, CO March 11 Da Buzz Coffeehouse North Platte, NE March 10 Family Fun Night, River of Life Ceder Rapids, IA March 7 "Reflections" Workshop, Gibralter HS, Fish Creek WI Feb 25 Parallel 44 Winery Tundra Fest, Kewaunee, WI Feb 23 Writers Workshop The Appleton Public Library Feb 13 The Appleton Public Library Concert Appleton, WI Feb 12 Sweetwater Sea Concert Series Manitowoc, WI Jan 1- Feb 10 Recording "Ashes To Beauty"
We’ve had a blast reminiscing, remembering your sweet smiles, and gusto as you sang along. Thanks for all you’ve done to keep us folkies going! We couldn’t keep rolling without you!!
First off, going from sea level in Phan Theit, rolling through hills up to about 4000 feet into the highlands was spectacular! And the stops on the way up offered a taste of some of the best coffee in the world. And, for those who don’t know, coffee is one of Mr. Hollands love languages.
The community treated us to a traditional meal, coffee of course, and we sang together. We were honored to find out we were there first international guests! We shared our story and they shared theirs and what we learned is that they have the same struggles many of us have around the world with desires for a good, healthy, long life and dealing with the many obsticals that can get in the way.
We met Than, a generational coffee farmer. Thans ancestors had farmed over a hundred hectares but after the war, his families land was seized and he now farms about two hectares. From that 2 hectares he produces 10 tonnes of bean; Arabica, robusta and a third coffee which is a blend. Most is sold to dealers to be exported.
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