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Our Cara and Laura are joined by Carly Campbell for the Writing Songs That Matter tribute to Nanci Griffith October 27, 2021. This is one of the best expressions of a song I've ever heard [DM]

In 2021, Traditional Song Week at the Swannanoa Gathering was relegated to Zoom. That was, as Matt Watroba said, "Much better than nothing". Better even than that, a small crew of exiles met at a farm house near Durham, NC. There was ample camaraderie during the day and friends came in for evening song circles. We called ourselves "Swanny in Exile" (but, of course, not in polite company). On Fr...

Bill Foote and Dan Matthews sing together for the first time since starting COVID lockdown March 2020. These are literally the first notes of our practice for the "Ok, Boomer" Reunion Tour

At the Pavilion one night, I (Dan) asked Laura, because she's techy as well as a great singer, if she'd like to do a distance recording with me. I said I liked songs where people sing over each other. L; "Like what?" D: "Like, 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'" L: "Oh, you mean the date rape song?" D: "Ok. But what if..." L: "Ohh.." She got it without my explaining. This is the result. We we 1700 miles...

Bill was asked to add "I'll Fly Away" to a montage of birds for a church service in the near future. Here's our "quartet"

Master teacher Tim May forms a fine bluegrass quartet with neophytes Cara, Bill and Dan. Thanks to Swannanoa Gathering Staff Videos and Tim May.

We were only in the Pavilion of our Dreams this year, but we performed anyway and stayed up until all hours singing after that.

Dan Bill and crew lead Albuquerque Folk Festival Sing-along Phil Ochs song.

Easy Does It: Sung and written by Cara and Laura

Jul 08, 8 25 51 PM exquisite harmonies, like they do. from a Grace Noll Crowell poem

Video Jul 08, 8 25 51 PM

The infamous and indefatigable; interwebbed and inescapable Swannettes bring you their 7th hit in as many years, despite severe shortages of sleep, costumes and our favorite snack, tangelos.

01 Jim Magill, Director

02Julee & Declan Weems

03 Tim May

04 Fiona Ritchie

05 Joe Newberry

06 Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh

07 Kathy Bullock

08 Cathy Jordan

09 CarlJones

10 Reggie Harris

11 Dáithí Sproule

12 Matt Watroba

13 Ranger Doug

Celtic Week: John Doyle & Nuala Kennedy

14 Closing night of The Swannanoa Gathering Traditional Song Week Mom and I

Janis Ian & Nuala Kennedy Swannanoa