Tag Archives: music

Reality Check

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Bob Lee died suddenly on August 11. His death was a shock: he’d been in poor health for some time, but he got around, sang and drummed in the M.V. Spirituals Choir, and frequented the West Tisbury post office — … Continue reading →

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Outings

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

In my last blog, I strongly implied that I rarely go out in summer. This week I’m making a liar of myself: having just got home from Spirituals Choir rehearsal, I’ve now been out five nights in a row. Liar, … Continue reading →

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Drumming in the Rain

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

The second of the three jobs that have kept me crazy-busy since Memorial Day has gone home (on time!). Finally I’m getting back to Squatters’ Speakeasy. What little writing I managed to do in June was mostly tweaking and revising. … Continue reading →

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Town Lines

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

It just dawned on me that here it is only Wednesday and I’ve already been in five of the six island towns. This is unusual. West Tisbury is a no-brainer: I live in it. I do most of my grocery … Continue reading →

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Poison Ivy

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

The undersung green in the landscape. Everyone rhapsodizes about the coming of spring, but no one rhapsodizes about poison ivy. There’s a lot of it out there. It climbs up trees, it lurks under scrub oak and huckleberry, it even … Continue reading →

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Drummer

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

More about the weirdness of writing: In Squatters’ Speakeasy young Mark Churchill has a band, and of course the band has a drummer. Drummers usually sit back in the shadows with their drum sets so until a few months ago … Continue reading →

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Todd’s Legacy

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Saturday morning I arrived at the Ag Hall a little after the appointed hour of 10 a.m., and already most of the tables and chairs were in place. I fell in with the crew: helped move a few tables, set … Continue reading →

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Willy Mason Carries On

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

I missed the pre-Christmas CD release party for Willy Mason’s newest because I had the three-week malaise that may or may not have been the flu. Fortunately a friend scored me a copy of Carry On. In typical Vineyard fashion … Continue reading →

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The Year That Was: Everything Else

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Susanna J. Sturgis

There was much more to my 2012 than politics. How do politics and “everything else” fit together? Here’s hoping 2013 offers some clues. Travvy Trav and I took several trips off-island, including four for Rally Obedience trials and one for … Continue reading →

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Giving Local 2

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Here’s the promised musical follow-up to “Giving Local,” un/fashionably late, as usual. I’m not a musician, but the grassroots music scene has been a vital part of my life since I landed on the rock.  It’s been a vital part … Continue reading →

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