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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Category: music

Buffy Sainte-Marie sings family and power

Posted on July 1, 2015March 3, 2022 by Van Waffle

Buffy Sainte-Marie never falls behind. Her new album Power In The Blood, released when she’s 74, appears to coincide with the conclusion of…

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Sibelius’s music of cities

Posted on September 6, 2013March 3, 2022 by Van Waffle

In a biography by Glenda Dawn Goss, Sibelius: A Composer’s Life and the Awakening of Finland (University of Chicago Press, 2009), I came…

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Inspiration: Buffy Sainte-Marie

Posted on May 5, 2012March 3, 2022 by Van Waffle

We all need people who inspire us, whether heroes, models, mentors or friends. During the WordCount Blogathon Speed River Journal will present a…

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Genius Loci: The Spirit of a Place is a Flickr group curated by Van with 250 members and growing, exploring how places influence our lives.

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