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Category: The Arts
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Nancy Gift: “My Dad and David, too”
Nancy Gift is a former Winchester resident and professor of sustainability at Berea College. She is married to Jim Trimble, a mom to Emily and Hazel, and a stepmom to Riley. She’s the author of “A Weed by Any Other Name” and “Good Weed, Bad Weed,” as well as a textbook. Nancy and Jim recently…
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Jeff’s Playlist: The Royal Albert Hall Concert
This is the recording where Dylan “went electric” and disturbed his masses. In my opinion, Dylan needed to separate from his folkie past and move forward. This is a very good concert recording and a great documentation of the time. The Hawks, which later became known as The Band, played backup on this tour. Thanks…
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Paschal Baute: “A Short, Scary Story that Kids will Love”
Paschal Baute, 94, has had an amazing journey in life. In his youth, he was a boxer and long-distance runner who served in the military for 24 years in multiple branches. He answered God’s call by serving as a Benedictine monk for 16 years. After deciding to leave the monastery, he married and spent 40…
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Dana McCall: “Good old days”
Born and raised in Winchester, Dana McCall is a self-taught artist, writer, and dulcimer player. A member of the Winchester Art Guild, she can be seen playing her dulcimer in front of Arts on Main during the Beer Cheese and Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival, where her art is displayed. Dana was one of our local…
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Jeff’s Playlist: Going Back Home
Bobby Gray, a drummer friend of mine in high school, didn’t just bang on the drums, he played them as they were meant to be played. I asked him one time who his favorite rock drummer was, and he told me Ginger Baker. At that point I knew I was on to something by listening…
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Reel Classics: Way Out West
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, two kind-hearted souls, are headed out West to try to locate a young lady by the name of Mary Roberts. They are accompanied by their faithful mule, Dinah. They possess the deed to a gold mine that was owned by Mary's father. As he was dying, they promised him they…
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Dutchman’s Breeches
The spring wildflowers are blooming and every week different kinds are taking their turns putting on a show. On one recent walk in the woods, I saw lots of woodland phlox, trout lily, and bloodroot, but only a single plant of Dutchman's breeches blooming. A few days later, I walked through the same area during…
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Ken Howard and the Winchester Art Guild
Arts on Main, the retail store for the Winchester Art Guild, recently reopened after a winter hiatus. I toured the store along with Ken Howard, president of the guild, on Saturday, March 9. It had been a year or two since I visited Arts on Main, and I have to say I was blown away!…
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Jeff’s Playlist: Rolling Thunder
As promised. I think Mickey Hart was one of the three most influential musicians in the Grateful Dead. His rhythms and musical style were especially dominant in concerts and added much to each show. This is his first “solo” effort. Though he relies heavily on other Grateful Dead members and west-coast musicians, he is the…
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Jeff’s Playlist: Ace
As promised last week, this is Grateful Dead guitarist/songwriter Bob Weir’s first solo album. The album is essentially a Grateful Dead recording. Most members of the 1972 Dead play on this record, and most songs became Grateful Dead concert classics. The album initiated Weir's writing partnership with his schoolmate from Wyoming, lyricist John Barlow. I…