Happy to be here
Forest of Bliss is a house, a way, and an ongoing experiment
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Pot Luck & Tenderbellies ~ Sat Sept 19
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Join us to round out the summer with Tenderbellies and, oh yeah, the pot luck! Tenderbellies belongs to this generation’s string band musicians that are bringing fresh perspectives to acoustic music. They play the good old stuff and have knit their varied influences – the blues, hints of jazz, and rock – into the endlessly…
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Pot Luck & Chatham Rabbits ~ Sat May 30
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Chatham Rabbits slept here. That’s what I learned when I returned home from a retreat to find a signed LP waiting for me. While I was out of town, Laurelyn saw Sarah and Austin McCombie perform live at Club Passim where they played music from their 2025 album “Be Real with Me.” Laurelyn was infatuated…
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Joyce Andersen & Harvey Reid, SAT. Feb 7
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If you’re like us, you keep discovering great musicians in plain sight. Laurelyn and I started learning to play and sing only a few years ago. Our friend and bandmate introduced us to a set of recordings (Thanks, Pat Sorenson!) by Harvey and Joyce as examples of traditional songs, clean arrangements, stunning singing, with just-right…
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Nov 16: Sadie Gustafson-Zook & Luke Concannon
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In the summer of 2024, I went to music camp for the first time. Sadie Gustafson-Zook was one of my teachers. Hers was a new, unforgettable, name to me. She taught guitar, baffling this beginner with moveable chord shapes. She was so patient. But then I heard her sing at the faculty concert. That changed…
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Carlisle Open Studios
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We’ll be opening our home for two dates this fall, 10/25 and 11/8, between 11-4 pm for Carlisle’s Open Studios. I will be selling all of my block prints, including kitchen art towels, napkins, runners, pillow covers, and lots of tees, toddler, youth, women’s, and unisex cuts. Our location is 188 Judy Farm Road, Carlisle…
Hi! John and Laurelyn here.
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.
