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Michael Macklin reading "Two Lanes" (before it became "Resurrection")

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Many moons ago & for many many moons prior I was Michael Macklin's neighbor. He & his wife Donna were great neighbors. Thoughtful & very loving toward Kiki. Long before we were neighbors we'd see each other on various jobs in Southern Maine, concerts, or at events  he was always quick with a good batch of words, many a kind gesture, a good story, a helpful hand, a calming wisdom and many great thoughtful conversations.  He had a pervasive calm, a golden voice and had become a great Maine poet, in fact a great American poet. I witnessed his 'becoming', as many of his friends & peers did, thankfully.

About four years ± ago I had asked if there were some poems he would like to record and this one was one of six. I noted from this piece in the "Portland Press Herald recently published as "Resurrection" .

Rest in Peace Michael Macklin. Kiki & I will miss you 'lots', thank you.

Chris Darling

May 21, 2012

Here's a link to this post; http://bit.ly/Michael_Macklin_Two_Lanes

Here's the SoundCloud~Two Lanes

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Conversation with Noam Pikelny / #Us_Folk @WMPG December 9, 2011

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Noam Pikelny & Friends Play TONIGHT December 13th @ One Longfellow Square Recorded @ WMPG Southern Maine Community Radio from USM The show tonight is now SOLD out! Thanks for listening and thank you for supporting Community Radio in Maine. 

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one minute twenty eight seconds, 640 images (pummelvision-ed)

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A Year in New York (video) by Andrew Clancy/ Music; James Vincent McMorrow >via @Brainpicker

Awesome piece. Thanks Maria!
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Street Recording; First Friday Art Walk Tricky Britches "Hot Corn Cold Corn"

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Hard working Bluegrass musicians from Portland Maine, Tricky Britches have just 6 days to raise the rest of the $5,000.oo for their van to get to New Orleans. 

So they have until Saturday to get their Kickstarter.  Consider helping these guys out! 
Enjoy the Street recording from October 7th's First Friday Art Walk  in front of the Portland Museum of Art in the sound file above. Definitely checkout their Kick Starter video below.
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Back Cove Bay Portland, Maine

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The lower one is the Cell pic (low rez cell phone) 

All others taken on a Canon G12.

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(Images) Maine Songwriters Brad Strause, Phil Daligan & Rhonda Dale @ Mayo Street Arts

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Photos of members of Maine Songwriters Association ; Brad Strause, Phil Daligan, & Rhonda Dale did a 'round robin' set opening for the very talented award winning songwriting genius Craig Bickhardt August 26th here in Portland town over at the very cool Mayo Street Arts space  just off of Cumberland Avenue.  I will post images of Craig in a separate post. 

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Flat tire bike ride yields images Aug 21, 2011 Back Bay Portland

Experimenting with NIK  these captured Back Bay Portland, Maine. 

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Songwriting legend Eric Taylor to play Peaks Island 'Songwriters by the Sea' series Aug 11th, 2011

When I first saw the posting about Eric Taylor in Maine, I could not believe it!,,, that (Eric Taylor) Texan all the way up here !?! Well yes it is true and he's not playing the Merrill or One Longfellow, no, not this time, he's playing a long running Peaks Island Songwriter's series!  Certainly a treat for Mainers to have Texas artist Eric Taylor in the state & just a short boat ride away playing on Peaks Island at 5th Maine Museum hosted by Phil Daligan one in a series of Phil's Songwriters By The Sea concert presentations ("Summer Musical Odyssey"). Phil has brought many an artist to the island introducing artists to Maine & introducing Maine to many songwriters who have rarely if ever set foot into the state. Having a veteran songwriter, exquisite guitarist & performer like Eric Taylor stop in for a show is certainly a coup for Maine , Peaks Island, this series, acoustic music lovers & upcoming songwriters as well.. If you have never been to this series consider this Show in particular, It is definitely the show to get to.  The venue is just a 10± minute walk up from the ferry landing & is certainly an intimate venue BYOB.
Thursday night August 11, 2011 Peaks Island 7:30 p.m.  5th Maine Museum, call for details; 207-766-4421.
Peaks Island is a 15 minute ferry ride from the Portland waterfront. Take the Peaks Island ferry from Casco Bay Lines, 45 Commercial Street, (207-774-7871 or www.cascobaylines.com).

From the Peaks wharf, go straight up the hill and turn right onto Island Avenue. Then turn right onto the second paved road - Whitehead Street. At the end of Whitehead, turn left onto

Avenue. The Fifth Maine is the large yellow building on your right. It's just a 10 minute walk from the wharf.

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Tweakin in NIK's Silver Effects Round Mountain's Robby & Char Rothschild

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Saw these guys Saturday night, In a word ; Inspiring!  The subject:  Robby Rothschild half of the duo Round Mountain Performing in concert.

Second image; of Char Rothschild the other half of this duo. here blowing a balkan pipes made from Goat skin, all the while playing Accordion .  I ran it thru Silver Effects which is a deep, and fascinating & image wise sometimes fitting to see these two gentlemen, profoundly gifted musicians appear to step out from another time as if from Vaudevillian times. 
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