tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5301897408691823072024-03-05T20:36:13.100-06:00Zenabowli's Art Scene A blog about Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley art scene and news about artists, musicians, entertainment venues, festivals and other cultural events. This will include Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Menomonie and surrounding communities. Also cultural experiences around the country that I visit.zenabowlihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10537586163470965537noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530189740869182307.post-36969609613124155552014-06-23T19:36:00.001-06:002017-06-05T05:49:22.581-06:00Charlie Parr - Old Time Country BluesThe first time I heard <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Parr" target="_blank">Charlie Parr</a> was at an event called "Barn Aid" held at a place called Bubbling Springs, a communal farm over in Dunn County, just outside of Menomonie Wisconsin.<br />
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<a href="http://www.gregbrown.org/" target="_blank">Greg Brown</a> was the featured performer for the day, along with <a href="http://www.jeffwhitemusic.org/" target="_blank">Jeff White</a> and the Front Porch. But the surprise performance of the day was the old time, hard drivin',<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_blues" target="_blank"> Mississippi Delta blues</a> sound of Charlie Parr. <br />
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His voice has a genuine and haunting quality. It expresses an eternal sound that takes us back to the core of American Blues. I've only met him once, just briefly... long enough to get his permission to video record him and post it on YouTube. He strikes me as being a very thoughtful and pleasant young man. <br />
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zenabowlihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10537586163470965537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530189740869182307.post-44830753998672937292013-08-16T11:52:00.000-06:002017-06-05T05:55:17.331-06:00The Mile Markers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
There are many excellent, progressive string band and blue grass musicians, that come from the Colorado "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Front_Range" target="_blank">front range</a>" these days. <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/themilemarkers" target="_blank">The Mile Markers</a> are one of my favorite of these new groups. </div>
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Julie Stratton is the lead singer and primary song writer for the group. She is backed up by Bevin Foley on violin, Nicki Handy on bass, and Sal Clark on banjo.</div>
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This performance was back in August of 2011, at a benefit and festival put on by <a href="http://www.whysradio.org/" target="_blank">WHYS</a>—<a href="http://www.ci.eau-claire.wi.us/" target="_blank">Eau Claire</a>, Wisconsin's, listener sponsored, community radio station.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hear more music from the <em>Mile Markers</em> at Reverb Nation.</span></div>
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I personally enjoyed their new song Medicine Man.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Last year I won 90 minutes of recording time at the <a href="http://www.eauclairemusicschool.com/" target="_blank">Eau Claire Music School</a>. Shawn Smetz is the owner and director who engineered the recording. Rather than shoot for perfection by doing multiple takes of the same song, I opted to use the time to record a jam session. With Kalin (my son) on bass, along with a very talented mandolin player, Caleb Horne.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">We had never played together as a group and with only an hour to warm up, we just let the tapes roll (figuratively) and just played music. I threw songs at these young guys that we never rehearsed, and they pulled it off, pretty damn good. It was my pleasure to play with such fine talent. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">The recordings were done just before Thanksgiving. So, I decided to just call the session "Turkey Tracks. Kickin' the Dawg—an original instrumental—is one of the tunes from the session.</span></div>
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This was the Winterbloom String Band at a St. Patrick's Day party in 1986. On this particular night, the group consisted of Bruce O'Brien on lead vocals and banjo, Tom McCausland on guitar, T (Moose)Nyhus on mandolin, and myself, Larry Capra, on hammer dulcimer.<br />
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At that time, they were one of the first groups to introduce Celtic music to northern Wisconsin. What they, may or may not have lacked in virtuosity, they made up for it with enthusiasm and fun.<br />
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This posting was a response to requests made by old fans. Hope this isn't a disappointing flash back... thanks folks.
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF7F0aBVmVio7hBJTc3HaYm4Ew_qRtXNFW9cZh6isxA7GotebYlLsIivW8gyl5oy7mtrpQzvb2Ug5kM9mksW_7M9IzuDayvAgpnfa4DPuWA9STVg8LZgiULPnZPWaZpEvThh8XlWiUmA/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"></a>I would like to introduce Walter Craft; a friend, music comrade, and fellow road scholar. Walter has tapped into some of his oldest memories, in order to reclaimed the spirit of his past. From which; he has succeeded in fashioning his artistic presence into the now.<br />
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This is his new CD, "Grounds for the Blues". You will find it to be more than a hackneyed catalog of old folk songs. This CD and all of it's contents is an eloquent work of art. It is a union of song and soul, of which, both have truly endured "the test of time."</div>
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These pictures are some of my computer graphics, displayed with a little creative ingenuity by a fellow named Gil Megidish. Gil is a software designer from Israel and a very creative individual. You can find links to his widgets at <a href="http://www.dumpr.net/">dumpr.net</a>. He also has a blog at <a href="http://www.megidish.net/">http://www.megidish.net/</a> . Check him out for a little artistic fun.<br />
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This is a pic that I am posting to test compatibility with Blogger and Picasa. At the time of this posting I am still experimenting and familiarising myself with various blogging tools. In time this weblog will showcase my artwork and the artwork of individuals, from the community that I have affiliated my artrepreneural interests with. As usual this will be an evolving process in creative discovery and networking. <br />
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I am still open to anyone wanting to communicate there experiences in the world of online artistic promotion. I'm interested in independent artists, their web sites (that I can profile) and there successful insights in developing an artistic online presence. Until next time. <br />
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zenabowlihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10537586163470965537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530189740869182307.post-49134263796737130692007-01-23T21:58:00.005-06:002016-10-03T22:37:52.648-06:00The Era of the Artrepreneur and Decentralized Creativity<blockquote>
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At this point I have created a wider network for the Zenabowli Art Scene.<br />
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Admittedly, this is both a promotional site and a sharing site. The eventual goal is to become creativly and economically independent in the global market place. I am open to any feed back about this. Share your experiences and wisdom. <br />
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This is still an experiment, and I'm quite willing to push a notion as far as it will go. This is a venture that started just a month ago with very little knowledge about the mechanical ins and outs of online communications. I have visited many sites with many diverse objectives, and conlude there is a world of opportunities for the creative community to decentralize the world of media, art, and entertainment. <br />
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Inovation should not be in the hands of the limited perspectives of corporate R & D labs when there is a wealth of inginuity hanging out in garages and studios all over the world. I find that this is a growing opinion. This is the era of the ARTREPRENEUR. Go for it... share your thoughts.<br />
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zenabowlihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10537586163470965537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530189740869182307.post-77130626439559466272007-01-19T16:47:00.001-06:002016-10-03T22:31:16.387-06:00Digitial Fine Art<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPpJ3DwRVBVOpYYkBch4Ls-3qbF5FibDEA8fkSWyrgyjkud9wevtC-5otUDOLyj6op7kcMySv35eVDxTl1n8MQUrmcw2lkZR8oj_0eFsowZ9ZY2j6ulXCiMJDa06_K_eKhU5F8sjOnDI/s1600-h/Butterfly+on+Lattace+w+Fractal+1d.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5021894790797425586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPpJ3DwRVBVOpYYkBch4Ls-3qbF5FibDEA8fkSWyrgyjkud9wevtC-5otUDOLyj6op7kcMySv35eVDxTl1n8MQUrmcw2lkZR8oj_0eFsowZ9ZY2j6ulXCiMJDa06_K_eKhU5F8sjOnDI/s320/Butterfly+on+Lattace+w+Fractal+1d.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a><br />
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This is my first post. I'm in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">pursuit </span>of opening a dialog with other artist and art lovers who are interested in digital art as a viable medium. <br />
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I am an artist, who has worked for many decades in various mediums and styles. In recent years I have focused on the computer and its use as a design tool for the creation of both commercial and fine art imagery. Many of my colleagues have been <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">reluctant</span> to recognise the validity of this fabulous innovation, and the use of computer generated images as an acceptable art form. <br />
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Ansel Adams, the photographer, faced the same narrowness in acceptance for his art nearly a century ago. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">believe</span> digital fine art has almost no history of its own; and we, the first generation of digital artists, will define this history.<br />
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I've worked in many styles (traditional and modern) as well as video, conceptual art, performance art, literature, and music. Creativity is a life style that has served me <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">spiritually</span> and economically for a lifetime. I think of myself as a multi-medium freestyle artist. I have transitioned and evolved creatively for nearly a half century, and openly prepared to experiment in this world of new media.<br />
Please, tell me who you are, what do you know, what do you do and think?</div>
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