
Forest of Bliss is a house, a way, and an ongoing experiment
/

That’s Hazel Dickens. The Hazel Dickens. With Alice Gerrard, she’s often called a pioneer of bluegrass and a grandmother to women in bluegrass. But just the other day, a friend said, “It was Hazel and Alice who turned my attention to this music in 1972.” Together and separately, they’ve poured so much raw emotion and…
/

Everything is at once familiar and strange here. The language is foreign, but like this language, the one you’re reading, it doesn’t convey the thing. We can all music many things, but after all, it is feeling.
/
I’ll keep this short. When I was a teenager, I met a priest who liked to say that he was practicing loitering with intent. It was a humorous way of saying that he didn’t have a vision, a passion, or an agenda. Things were developing. They’d take time. And he could wait. I thought it…

We have a simple aim in mind: live a little more each day in such a way that when we die, we have few regrets. Not a life of more, but a life that is rich, deep, and connected to people, those we love and whoever we encounter.
Take a look at Laurelyn’s art and consider joining us for a house concert.