@Colin: For some reason, when I got up this afternoon, my wife was trying, unsuccessfully, to tune in to a local radio station that plays popular flamenco music. It reminded me of when we lived back in the States, and would practically wear-out her CDs that had artists like Pastora Soler, Nina Pastori or Alba Molina, whenever she was feeling homesick.
So, now we're in Spain, whenever I'm feeling the 'blue Virginia blues,' I find myself getting out the Alison Krauss and Union Station, or Rhonda Vincent and the Rage CDs, and going for a drive.
Back when we lived in Virginia, my Dad would play the Stained-Glass Bluegrass show on the radio as we drove to church on Sundays, and my Mom would put on the Thistle & Shamrock show on the drive home.

I got back from my own drive today, and started listening to this music done by these Scythian guys, and it was truly a nice touch, and well timed.
I've been reading about Alan Lomax, and wondering now if he wouldn't have loved getting a couple of Ukrainians to "sing into his can."

Also, back in Virginia I was taught under the Suzuki school as well. Mostly, I just fiddled around, though ;-)

On Virginia's flag, the victor stands over the conquered tyrant, wearing her Amazonian garb. On a few occasions the ancient Scythians joined ranks with the queens of the Amazons to attack the Greeks. Ages later, the Goths started their migration from the northern shores of the Black Sea, ending up in Spain, and even today, in the Canary Islands, teenage punks spray paint "Fuera Godos" on the handball courts.

How many of us, throughout time, have imagined retiring to the golden shores of some blessed and fortunate island in the west, only to find we're still stuck in Spain, eating macaroni and cheese?

As Joe Walsh says, "I can't complain but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."

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http://espanol.video.yahoo.com/watch/2827047/v33881861

http://wamu.org/programs/sgbg/

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