L'espoir est le rêve de l'âme éveillée

...says a French proverb, meaning: 'hope is the dream of the soul awake.' Somehow those words felt very present while witnessing the devastating effects of the earthquake in Haiti this week. There was one online piece I read that mentioned people singing and praying in the streets of Port-au-Prince...in our darkest moments, music is hope. Inspiring to read about the online and text rally of donations--that is love in action! We can continue to support the efforts of The American Red Cross as its admirable staff of citizens bring relief and comfort to the people of Haiti.

This week in our Night Rhythms Livebeat, we had the pleasure of meeting Elly Wininger...also known as Elly Greenberg in her CBGB's days...the legendary NYC venue considered by so many of us to be a Punk mecca, she reminded us, actually refers to its *C*ountry, *B*lue *G*rass & *B*lues origins, in its name.
Elly played Back Eddy Blues, from her album of the same title...

We also listened to the songs Next Year and Downtown Serenade.

Elly performs this evening at The Woodstock Library @ 7pm or you can find her with The Dave Kearney Trio at a new venue in Woodstock called Harmony, this Thursday, 1/21 @ 7pm. Find the complete calendar of performances, including a student-conceived Concert for the Arts @ Saugerties High School on 1/29 at her web home. Learn more about Elly, who is an award-winning music documentarian and guitar teacher also making music with The Jesse Janes. Thanks for your music, Elly!

My favorite escape into the intense world of Jack Bauer resumes this Sunday. : )

Love & hope to the people of Haiti & everyone there to help,

Catherine