Sue Fink is part of the July 15, 8 pm Haiku Milieu concert at Uncommon Ground Lakeview, their first Live Music show back after the pandemic, celebrating their 30th Anniversary. Seating is limited, so get your tickets now.
Sue…
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7/15/21, 8 pm Haiku Milieu returns to live performance at Uncommon Ground in Chicago
Do you know what I love? Old friends. Having them. Being them to other people. Being with the old friends of my old friends, even if we never met before.
There is a special kind of magic in old friends…
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"A Stranger to Talk To"
Each Sunday, I send the Sunday Haiku Milieu email. The first Sunday of each month is New Song Sunday, and I include a new song. Here is this month’s song, “Stranger.”
TWO VERSIONS
There are two versions: the Sunday Haiku…
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Ashley & Simpson: be true to yourself and each other to be free
Ashley & Simpson are Jennifer Ashley and Joel Simpson. Jennifer is a classically trained pianist, and also plays guitar and banjo; Joel plays guitar, mandolin, dobro, banjo and bass.
Ashley & Simpson are folk scene favorites. They bring traditional and…
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RelationSHIP
RelationSHIP
not everything
has to go on forever
to be a success
a relationship
after all is said and done
is merely a ship
sailing the high seas
one wave after another
of more aliveness
though you set the course …
Jonas Friddle and Anna Jacobson: The Moon This Morning
Jonas Friddle: the man, the myth, the legend. You can find more about him here: https://jonasfriddle.com.
As his website will tell you, Jonas Friddle is a singer, songwriter and Old-Time banjo player whose songs have received The John Lennon Songwriting…
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You'll know when it's happening, but not what it means.
A year ago, this weekend, my Dad made his transition from this life, to the next.
Though we did not know it, my husband Robin's Mom was preparing to make her transition too. She left this earth one week to…
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Jenny's ABCs
"No" is not my favorite word. I don't love it when a big old "no" comes at me, especially when it is coming FROM me.
We live in a world of contrast. "Yes" is as meaningful as it is, as…
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The Genesis of Haiku Milieu: Duos
I am a singer songwriter. I never considered myself a visual artist. I cried when I thought I had to pass an art class to graduate, as you learned last week. Yet I had this romantic notion.
I would take…
A song is a bridge
It is one of the profound joys of my life to write alongside fellow songwriters, to bring songs to life solo or in collaboration, and to share them with the world.
This Friday, April 23 at 7:30 pm via Facebook…
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