Hi Wail friends! The Ninth Annual  Midwest Gypsy Swing Festivalis upon us again and this year looks to be the most spectacular ever! So go to your calendars and ink in Friday September 16 and Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Art In The Barn in Fitchburg. The lineup this year is exeedingly fun and exiting, featuring a slew of new favorites and old friends.

• Robin Nolan Trio - back by popular demand – a festival favorite - direct from Amsterdam
• Ameranouche !!! – acoustic gypsy jazz power trio – two-time winner of Best of New Hampshire awards as well as being veterans of the famed Newport Jazz Festival.
• Jessica Fichot – Chanteuse/songwriter Jessica Fichot draws from her French/Chinese/American heritage and her youth in Paris to create a delicious blend of French chanson, gypsy jazz and international folk.
• Harmonious Wail - the award winning founders of this amazing festival return. Gypsy swinging, torch singing and Wailin’more than ever !
• more TBA

ahhh, back to wail world after an excellent road trip to savannah ga. plenty of chill. ocean, sunshine, full moon....a new song needing to be finished. glad to be back, now off to my writing chair.    hope you're all well, maggie

Hi!Had an excellent tour with my fellow Wailers. The Eastern part of our country is beautiful this time of the year. I've just gotta tell you about the game I play...You can try it at home! Turn up the player while in your car, any kind of music will do. Watch for people (or things) going about their business, and also matching rhythms. I had an excellent match of windsheid wiper rhythm while we listened to some Gypsy Swing on the road. While performing in D.C., I looked out the window and saw a window washer across the street moving perfectly in sync while we were playing Dark Eyes! (of course he couldn't hear us!).  I used to love doing this while picking up my son from soccer practice, watching the last bit of practice and how the player's movements aligned so fabulously with some Delta Blues I was listening to! Try it....It's the rhythm of life, and it's all around us, all the time. ahhhhh, cheers! m.