Author Archives: yarnspinnerpress

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About yarnspinnerpress

Story teller, retired journalist, author, folksinger, folklorist, gardener.

Van Colbert – SouthArts/Mid-America Arts Alliance Folklorists Retreat

Splendid Band News! Van Colbert of the famous Colbert Brothers and our esteemed banjoist, has been invited to perform on stage at the SouthArts/Mid-America Arts Alliance Folklorists Retreat April 21 in Memphis. Are you folks in for a treat. Our … Continue reading

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Radio News

RADIO NEWS: “These Ozarks Hills,” a monthly series of essays on Life in the Ozarks broadcast on KSMU-FM regional public radio in the Ozarks, is moving from its traditional time slot on the last Friday of each month to the … Continue reading

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Arts Alive; Art News from West Plains Council on the Arts

June 15 & 16, 2012 Second Annual Dutch Oven Cook-Off The term Dutch Oven generally is used in reference to a cast iron pot or kettle with a flat bottom having three legs to hold the oven above the coals, … Continue reading

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Gigs and Such

Two things I’ve been meaning to tell you about and it keeps slipping my mind, and if you were in my mind you’d understand why. I’m still juggling way too many balls, ten-pins and jackrabbits to keep one from sailing … Continue reading

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This just in from Roots Music Review

We just got word of this review from Duane Verh in the Roots Music Report. “Marideth Sisco’s voice is an instrument pure and true, delivering a bounty of unvarnished emotion on a captivating set of masterful play and graceful arrangements, … Continue reading

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Whizzing around and singing. Nawt!

It’s a bad day to reconnect with friends old and new on this bog, er, blog. Don’t misunderstand. It’s not a bad day everywhere or for everyone. I just have a cold the size and quality of which is called … Continue reading

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Sunday Morning at Gaileys

Great breakfasts and really fine harp music. What a fun way to spend a Sunday morning especially on New Years Day.

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