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Irish music and dance traditions flourishing together in eastern Iowa.

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Of all my precious memories from I LIFT MY LAMP— songs & stories of Irish immigration, this one takes the cake. Champagne Academy of Irish Dance and McGovern Music Studio collaborated on the traditional song Rattlin Bog which is a cumulative song describing all the living creatures in the bog (“twig on the branch and the branch on the tree and the tree in the hole and the hole in the bog...”) Our last verse of this song was added by my youngest son years ago when he used to sing it regularly (at top volume which is the only way to do anything) and he felt there should be an extra part even smaller than the flea that normally ends the song so he added a red bow tie to the flea (“tie on the flea and the flea on the feather and the feather on the bird and the bird on the egg and the egg on the nest...”) That’s your context. This weekend, one of our brilliantly talented 8 year old dancer/musicians beautifully illustrated all the parts of the Rattlin Bog using dry erase markers including the genius detail of a zoom lens panel to show the flea (2nd photo) and another zoom lens panel to show the red bow tie on the flea (3rd photo). When we say that this is a living tradition in which we participate, THIS is what we are talking about. #rattlinbog #livingtradition
Join us at Sanctuary Pub for an Irish Christmas celebration! The Soft and Low will open the evening with a carol countdown of the top ten most requested carols of the season. Send in your carol requests: thesoftandlow@gmail.com
Smitten.
I love this photo by Nathan Kula @raven_lord_kula taken from backstage where he was keeping everything running smoothly. There were so many moving parts to our concert last night and every member of the team was at the top of their game.
My very favorite thing about playing for the fantastic Champagne Academy of Irish Dancers @champagneirishdance is the way they flash their beautiful smiles of pure joy at the band as expertly dance past us. I’m truly grateful for our village and for the privilege we have of keeping these meaningful traditions alive together.
3 new friends to walk today: beautiful pittie mix Isabelle, sweet and mild bichon Lychee and adorable goofball German shepherd mix Phantom. Also pictured: Phantom’s gigantic paws. Adoption details at icanimalcenter.org

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