CONTENTS
Denise Guren
Music Circle
Swil Kanim
Contradances
Laurel Bliss & Clifford Perry
Pipeline Explosion Commemorative
Gregory Alan Isakov
Annabelle Chvostek & Myshkin
Fl!p & Zeke Father's Day Sing Along
The 3D’s
Tom Hodge
Seeking Part Time Bed

DENISE GUREN
Long time member of the local folk music and folk dance community, Denise Guren died Sunday evening May 31, at 5:10 PM.  It happened very fast.  I saw her Saturday afternoon, walking through the farmers market, and on Sunday, she collapsed and died, very suddenly.  She's been fighting for her life for years, and made a really good run at it.  I've known Denise since we were teenagers.  I think it's not how long the story is, but how well it's told. She told it well.

Her funeral  will be tomorrow morning, Wednesday, June 3rd at The Meadow at Green Acres in Ferndale at 11 AM.  They chose Green Acres because it's the one local place with natural burial available.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bellinghamherald/obituary.aspx?n=denise-guren&pid=127946777

MUSIC CIRCLE
Wednesday, June 3 at our house 7:30 - 10:00 PM  Free
As always, talent is optional, but there's been a lot of it lately, and it's been a real sweet time....

SWIL KANIM
Friday Jun 5, Stuart's Coffeehouse
1530 Cornwall Avenue 714-0800
http://www.swilkanim.net/

CONTRADANCES
Dances have been moved during the Fairhaven Library renovation.  Info here:
www.bellinghamcountrydance.org

LAUREL BLISS & CLIFFORD PERRY
Sunday afternoon, June 7th, 2 PM at Nancy's Farm
This is a CD Release Concert for their brand new album, "Spirit of Love."  It's American Roots Music at it's finest from two deeply rooted singers who are also fine instrumentalists on guitar, dobro & fiddle.  Cliff's guitar and Laurel's resonator guitar blend together as beautifully as their voices.  Their first CD, Old Pal, remains one of the most beautiful in my collection.  Don't miss this!  I can't wait....
http://cdbaby.com/cd/clifflaurel

PIPELINE EXPLOSION COMMEMORATIVE
A week from tomorrow, Wednesday, June 10, marks the 10th anniversary of the pipeline explosion at Whatcom Falls.  There are a variety of commemorative activities planned, including a walk through the explosion site at 3:30 PM, and a gathering at Maritime Heritage Park at the mouth of Whatcom Creek just below the museum at 6 PM.  I just posted a song I wrote at the time of the explosion at flip.breskin.com, because it still feels true ten years later.  You can find out more about Bellingham's day of remembrance here:
http://pstrust.org/whatcomcreek/index.htm

GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV
With a fiddle player and a cellist.
June 13 at Pandaland 8pm doors, 9pm music.  No reservations will be taken, so come early.
hello@caseyconnor.org or 715-1127 for directions.
Gregory was recently was named 2008's Best Acoustic/Folk Artist by the Denver Westword (Audience Award) and was named by the Denver Westword as the Best Singer/Songwriter 2007 (Critics Award). Isakov is also the 2007 winner of the Telluride Troubador Songwriting Competition. Gregory Alan Isakov has shared the stage with numerous artists such as Ani Difranco, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Richie Havens, and Fiona Apple. He has appeared at music festivals such as South by Southwest, Falcon Ridge Folk Fest, Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Monolith at Red Rocks.  He's playing with a fiddle player and a cellist.
http://gregoryalanisakov.com/
http://www.myspace.com/gregoryalanisakov
(check out "the stable song")

ANNABELL CHVOSTEK & MYSHKIN
House Concert at Bellingham Cohousing
2614 Donovan Avenue, Bellingham WA
Saturday, June 20, 7 PM
Tickets at door $10
Parking MUST be on the street
Info: nancysimmers@bellcoho.com

Annabelle Chvostek, a singer-songwriter from Montreal, is a former member of the Wailin..' Jennys, a band that  won several Juno Awards for their album Firecracker, which featured four of Annabelle's songs, and built quite a buzz during her tenure, touring internationally, playing festivals, and appearing frequently on Prairie Home Companion.   Annabelle has released a solo album, Resilience, recorded in New York and Montreal with Grammy-nominated Canadian record producer Roma Baran (Laurie Anderson, Rosalie Sorrels, Penny Lang, Kate & Anna McGarrigle).  The album features Bruce Cockburn, Mary Gauthier, Michael Jerome Browne, Julie Wolf (Ani DiFranco..'s keyboard player), and a slew of other great players.  It's getting rave reviews so far.   Her web site is www.annabelle.org.

Myshkin is a stunning songwriter and singer with a very unique style.   Her songs have a dark and subtle wit, raw honesty, a painter’s eye, and incorporate far-flung musical ideas with a passionate ease. She creates an uncommonly timeless modern music with flavors from tango to electronica, old time to folk to jazz.  Her band Myshkin’s Ruby Warblers was born in New Orleans, where she was based for nine years before moving to Portland, Oregon in 2002.  Last year she moved down to  the woods of Southern Oregon to build a cob house/studio and work on a new album.
www.myshkinsrubywarblers.com or myspace.com/rubywarblers.

FL!P & ZEKE FATHER'S DAY SING ALONG 
Sunday June 21 at The Willows, 6:15ish - 7:30.
Our monthly foray into music that has stood the test of time. 

THE 3D'S
Friday, June 26 7 - 9 PM at Stuart's Coffee House
The 3D’s started playing together about four years ago. They play bluegrass and Celtic music. Vocalist Chris Boernke plays the bodhran (Irish Drum) on Celtic songs and the washboard on bluegrass songs. On softer songs she uses brushes or other percussion devices. Donald Denney plays 12-string guitar and sometimes mandolin or bass; Dale Bjornson plays mandolin and sings; James Higgins plays tub bass and sings; and Jan plays beautiful Celtic flute.
http://www.myspace.com/3d39s

TOM HODGE
June 11, Haynie Grange out in Custer.  No more details yet, but Tom writes great songs and plays beautiful guitar and uke.
http://www.tomhodge.com/