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Posted By admin on August 22, 2010
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Ian Byington
songs, stories & things seen & unseen
Thanks for dropping by...
It's kind of handy to be able to put all your stuff in one place, and that's what I'd like to do with this blog. Hope you find it useful, informative, inspiring, and funny (these are not mutually exclusive). Blessings to you - Ian
Living in a small town…
Posted By admin on August 22, 2010
When I first moved to Friday Harbor in 1994, we went to the San Juan County Fair for the first time that year. It was the beginning of a sense that this really was a great place to land, a great place to raise my sons, and a good & nurturing place to grow personally.
The County Fair for 2010 ended last night with The Clumsy Lovers providing high energy hybrid Celtic/bluegrass dance music (you had to be there – it was awesome!), then ended an hour later when the rides closed down. It’s a great gathering of the tribe, and a great way to head into autumn, and school, and the end of the summer season.
See ya there, next year.
Playing this Friday at the Peppermill…
Posted By admin on August 9, 2010
Just spoke to Steve Keys – he’s been hosting an acoustic night on Fridays at the Peppermill in Friday Harbor this summer. He asked me to play this Friday (August 13th) – the gig is from 6-9pm, with him playing the first part, me the second, and we’ll play together for the rest of it.
Come on by – I’d love to see you!
Getting back together…
Posted By admin on August 9, 2010
That's Mary & Ian, reunited at Island Studios for a couple of sets...
It was awesome to have Mary Tachibana (and her husband Dennis) come to the island last weekend…Mary & I sang together as Mary & Ian back from 1988-1994, after which I moved to the island and we had to settle into our lives in different states.
It was great to see them, and great to play again – we sang for a couple of hours at Island Studios (who also sells my cds), and it was like old times. Great to get the chance to visit with a dear friend….
Here’s a song of ours from an album we made in 1992 (it’s called the Lemonade Song – you’ll hear why!) – see what you think!
Broken guitar undergoes incredible fix….
Posted By admin on June 9, 2010
The head was broken away; the neck was in splinters...
When Cameron returned to San Francisco for school in January, we shipped his guitar to him…and it got there looking like the picture to the right.
And now – it’s whole again. Here’s the amazing story.
Do you ever think about….
Posted By admin on May 16, 2010
Lately, I’ve been caught up in re-reading Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, Made to Stick by the Brothers Heath, and The Jesus Sayings by a guy in British Columbia. All of them look at things we’re all really familiar with, and look a little deeper.
Makes me wish they all lived next door, just because I have so many questions for them… it’s possible they’re glad they live where they do.
Sunny days on the island….
Posted By admin on May 16, 2010
Walking on Mount Young....
It’s been pretty sunny on the island the last few days – great for getting outside & getting around! It was nice to take a walk up Mount Young on the westside the other day…. and to take a run coming down.
This weekend has been busy enough – a lot of folks I know tell me they’re already getting a little crush of visitors to the island, which is pretty important to our little businesses & shops. Interesting summer ahead!
Getting going….
Posted By admin on May 16, 2010
Some people get nervous & get butterflies...I get fireflies...
Well, this is the first of what I hope is a series of posts about things that are going on around the island I live on, the planet I love, and observations about how people do things, seen & unseen.
Looking forward to having you drop by every so often!
Peace,
Ian