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Maria Muldaur came to Nelson last weekend, Sept. 26 and 27th and played at the local Royal Grill. It was a rather small intimate older venue. We heard that Saturday night rocked. It was pretty quiet and subdued Sunday when my friend Kathryn and I went. MARIA CHANGED MY LIFE!!! I bought two of her CDs (well one was a set-so three). A bit of that was because I felt sortof bad there were only 40 to 50 people there - for this amazing, fantastic, still going strong Live in person dynamic singer and her band. Best Things I've bought in years.

You have to understand all my life I've gotten my music from whomever I happened to be with. My parents were first with the big bands and Andy Williams, WLW radio and Perry Como. My paternal grandfather, who I almost never met, gave me a little radio for my 13th birthday. My Mother hated that he did that. I'm not sure I found my own radio stations... So much never occurred to me.

When I started dating and marrying I listened to my men's music. Martin was the best. He has an eclectic taste in music, literature and art. I didn't need my own music - he had plenty to go around. By the time we split up and I stopped listened to the cassette tapes inherited or bought I was beginning to prefer to have quiet around me. Except when I was working in my jewelry studio then I would let my country music side roar.

And Jimmy Buffet - OK somewhere I still have a bunch of JB cassettes - and I've still kept a radio/cassette player just for that. A few years ago Robin turned me on to Pandora and then Jango. LOVE JANGO streams in Canada. When I'm up here I can find music I like that way.

But going to Maria's Live Performance and seeing this 72 year old woman singing with a clear strong juicy voice and looking hot, sexy and ALIVE I realized I'd been missing out on live music all these years. Her multi-media slideshow that went along with her show was awesome. I was deeply moved by her willingness to put images of her gorgeous younger self, at all ages, up there. If you are over 50 you get it. Getting older isn't easy especially for a woman - in this world that values young beauty. But Maria was a shining star in that regard. And she is such a proponent of live music. You can tell by her schedule and show that she has been performing weekly for years. She's produced forty albums in about the same number of years. I just looked at her website http://www.mariamuldaur.com/discography.html and she's also an activist! Just like the rest of us - really wants to Save Our Planet! Wake Us Up! Oh Yeah! loving your music. Thrilled with my CDs, will be buying more. FOR GREAT UPBEAT GOOOOOOD MUSIC TREAT YOURSELF TO AN ALBUM!!!

THANKS MARIA you started a whole new phase for me - at almost 65 - a whole new thing to look forward to - to be appreciative of - to ENJOY! Music - never to late to ENJOY! P.S. Today is Chavin Kinti's 1st birthday - think I'll play her I'm A Woman - one of those songs (besides Midnight at the Oasis, that formed my life). I still think I can do it ALL! XOX

Click on a picture and you will go to Maria's Tour schedule or Bio. XOX

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