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  A simple work song to help us get something done. 

  I am not comfortable with recording or making videos, but that will not stop me from trying!  This song was written when Azriel was a baby. He was not feeling great and having trouble falling asleep.  CHORUS Hush now little baby, don't you cry, your mama will be here bye and bye Hush now little baby, don't you cry, your mama will be here bye and bye VERSE Don't you know this pain will pass? It will not last Don't you know this time will pass? It cannot last  Your mama's here you're not alone You are safe at home Your papa's here he'll hold you close Feel his strength and love

"The subject is one of considerable interest, because it leads one to a point where the known and visible things melt away, and forces and influences of a deeper nature are at work. These may be called spiritual and formative; there is a hand guiding, but no one can see any hand; there is a creative mind at function, but it is not the mind of any human being." Morris, Kenneth. The Origin and Nature of Folk Music: As Exemplified in the Welsh National Melodies: Theosophical Classics . Lamp of Trismegistus. Kindle Edition. 

  It is an early evening now that the clocks have changed. I'm home alone. Matt is down at Nahanni's farm helping her get fencing in to keep the coyotes from picking off stray chickens. The fence will allow her two Great Pyrenees guardians to roam the property outside the donkey corral. This is the song I wrote after Mom passed. I worked on it during the weeks while we waited for her cremated remains to come home. Tom and I played it on the day we brought her remains home. I'm not used to playing alone. It isn't my favourite way to play music. I guess I am a social musician. I enjoy music-making the most when I can play with others.  When I am alone, it is easy to fall into the trap of self-consciousness and perfectionistic expectations that have no bearing on the reality of who I am, what I can do, and what I am doing. This evening the next right thing to do was to set up my camera and plug in my ubass. This recording isn't perfect, but will they ever be?  I got it...

  I had no idea what to expect for the second monthly Neighbourhood Folk gathering the first Sunday of November. The clocks changed today, so I felt a little disoriented with the time of day, especially when it got dark at 4 pm. It didn't matter.  It turned out to be a wonderful gathering, a unique combination of family and neighbours. It turns out our neighbourhood stretches beyond East Vancouver, out to Maple Ridge, to Chilliwack and even as far as Brazil. Holly came in from Maple Ridge and she brought Eridanus, Anna and Sophie. Our immediate and extended family was joined by several neighbours. It was fun to introduce each other and realize we have been living one or two blocks from each other and didn't know, or we live far away from each other but share music in common. We started off with a song I wrote many years ago, when Azriel was a baby, 'Hush Now Little Baby'. It was our first time playing it together and we did a lovely version of it. I still didn't get...