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Hi Folks,
Steven Kapp Perry's "Cricket and Seagull" radio music show features an interview with FiddleSticks and Lisa Arrington about the new Farewell to Nauvoo CD. Tune in to hear samples from the new CD and hear Lisa and Marco talk about the evolution of the recording and their favorite tunes.
Here's the link:
Happy listening!
Other News:
FiddleSticks Cellist Liz Gets Married
Liz and Andrew Maxfield tied the knot in Salt Lake City on November 25. Andrew's a great guy, an inspired and creative musician, and a welcome addition to the family. FiddleSticks fans may recognize Andrew from his recent performances with the band -- on accordion, guitar and piano. He also appears on the new Farewell to Nauvoo CD. It's no coincidence that Liz also plays cello on Andrew's CD called "Roots Rising" -- see cdbaby.com/andrewmaxfield. In fact it was when he asked her to play cello for his recording that they first met, and the rest is history.
They'll depart in early January for Boston, where Liz will be attending Berklee School of Music. They didn't do a wedding reception, but they'll come back to Utah in August for a wedding reception and party that you can be sure will include lots of music!
We normally don't attach photos to our newsletter (virus concens, you know), but we'll send out a separate photo email out later today. Cheers!
Sister Katie is Prospering in Africa
FiddleSticks fiddler Katie is sharing her music in southern Africa this month. She is touring various cities in South Africa and Swaziland with a musical group, and enjoying things immensely. Marco can certify that she's doing well and loving the people there and speaking a lovely lilting Zulu, since he stopped by for a short visit in early November while on a business
trip in the area.
Here's the latest word from Katie herself:
Since my companion was leaving for home, we got to do all sorts of fun things this week before she leaves. On Friday, we went to Victoria Street Market and went souvenir shopping. That place was huge--a chaotic mix of Zulu wooden carvings, Rastafarian bongs, Indian brass and jewelry, and spices everywhere. I was proud of myself for only spending about $15 (american). That night we helped put on a stake youth activity with the other missionaries which ended in a missionary v. youth water balloon fight (we wasted them poor 13-year-olds...)
Saturday we did a carnival at an orphanage, complete with balloon-toss, face-painting, fish-pond, and egg-spoon toss, and a puppet show about health. It was heart-breaking to see those kids. But still fun running around and playing and laughing. One little 3 year old named Kwanele started calling me "mommy." It was really sad.
I got a mild case of food-poisoning and spent the day "repenting" of the "bad food" I'd put into my body. Yealch. But Sister Tina, a homeopathe, said an occasional tummy-ache can clear your skin and make you skinny. A small price to pay if that actually is the case, in my opinion!
But today was Great, why? Because we went to Tala Game Reserve and hung out with giraffes and rhinos (UP CLOSE!!! less than 15 feet away!), saw elephants and hippos, and pranced around with wildebeast and impala (not really, because we were in the car, but in our minds we were prancing with them.) It was incredible. There were also tons of ostrich(es). Then we went to a lion park and hung out with the regal, yet worn-out lionesses. I've been to that place before, and yep, the lions are still old.
We even taught lessons, too! I usually include the out-of-the-ordinary moments in emails because they're the highlights of the week, and spiritual experiences have become the "ordinary moments" of the week, which is awesome, but how would you like it if I sent you the same email every week saying how we taught people and we all felt the Spirit and then they STILL didn't come to church, and we tracted and were led to teach someone who, aftering feeling good about the things we said STILL wouldn't come to church......etc. Actually we do have lots of people come to church, and we've had some recent baptisms.
So, things are going very well. I have NO idea who my new comp will be. Hopefully someone cool and not boring.
Well, I love you a whole hekuvah lot.
Love,
sistah dah-beesss. (that's how you say my name in Zulu)
sistah dah-beesss. (that's how you say my name in Zulu)
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