Here are a couple photographic glimpses of the past 2 days, plus a bonus video clip of our singalong from last night. At about midnight we got his guitar out in the kitchen of our cabin (it ended up being too cold and windy to set up the tent) and sang "Four Strong Winds," one of the most quintessential Canadian folk songs. I taught him a geography lesson (i.e. "Do you know where Alberta is?") and we harmonized until we could barely keep our eyes open. It was musical and meaningful and just plain fun. What a guy.
He's already asked me to show him around Saskatoon when he comes for a visit - maybe we can find a gig somewhere and invite you all to the show. :o) Watch out - we'll be dynamite! Haha.
In front of the fountain in the Square - Palmerston North, NZ
We pulled out the guitar again at a park that was about a 2 minute walk from the theatre, played a few songs, then literally ran to catch our show... because making music is better than watching previews, right? :o)And finally, our midnight rendition of "Four Strong Winds." It's perfect because it's imperfect. I love it. And I hope you do too.
Four strong winds that blow lonely,
Seven seas that run high,
All these things that don't change, come what may.
If the good times are all gone,
And I'm bound for moving on,
I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way.
4 comments:
Oh my goodness Lauren - that is BEAUTIFUL!! Can't wait to see you in three weeks.
So incredibly beautiful - one of my favorite songs ever...first sung by Ian Tyson, then by my cousin John at family dinners on Berry Street, then the Greystones in Austria, and now you and Tommy in New Zealand, what a lot of wonderful memories it holds...thank you to Tommy for your great weekend.
I'm like Karyn - now your arrival is close I'm like a little kid waiting for Christmas! Love you
Wow Lauren and Tommy - That was great !! Thank you for getting that onto your blog so we could all see it. Sure beats a rickety rendition of "Taxi" with someone who can't really sing, doesn't it Lauren ?? Did you happen to tape "There's a Tear in my Beer" for some later posting?? I'm sure that's the usual genre for Tommy's talents, but I know that you're limited to your posting size, so we'll be looking for that one in the near future... Look forward to seeing you in 3 weeks!
Love you, Dad
Lauren - we love it!!! You won't believe this, but, Ron and I just heard that song on the car radio about an hour ago. We were saying how much we love that song. I had also said to Ron I bet Tommy would do a great job of singing that song. It was wonderful to hear you both singing Lauren. So we were so surprised when we got home, checked your blog and you and Tommy are singing that song.
We miss you so much and can't wait for you to be back home in Canada.
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