Well, the Celtic Winter Gathering concert was nothing short of amazing. And humbling. And loving. And fun. And incredible. And….the list goes on.
The turnout simply astounded me (the show sold out and sadly 25 or more folks had to be turned away at the door), as I’d never have dreamed of that kind of thing happening. All of the performances were nothing short of brilliant and the entire evening seemed to have this very “warm glowing happy fog” vibe to it (and not just for Paul and I). In the end I think it took about 2-3 days for me to really get my head around the whole thing.
Grand Finale
Best of all, our friend Karen did such a wonderful job producing the whole event that I’m learning now just how multifaceted the night ultimately was. There were several layers of things happening all evening, and so the “benefit” – which had its ostensible focus on Paul & I – is actually starting to bear fruit far wider than just the two of us. This makes me extremely happy. A space was created for all of these different rivers to come together and intermingle….or the soil was tilled and more than one kind of seed was planted and they are now beginning to grow….choose your imagery, but the point is: the good was spread around. It puts me in mind of Dave Rankine & Liz Jefferson’s Spiritfest events, where a focus on creativity in the service of community leads to an outflowing of benefits for all, many of which are not foreseen.
And that’s pretty much what we had on January 14th – a community generating benefit through creative activity. And we were lucky enough to be part of it.
Group Shot
So here’s where I get to say thanks in e-print:
To Beth, Les, Mary, Paul, Rob, David, Fernando, Saskia, Steafan, Oisin, Eile, Ayisha, Bob, Carole, Cathy, Joanne, Kathryn, Mike, Ruth…..thank you for the gift of joy through your music and art;
To Lawrence, Amy, Christa, Earl and the staff at the Registry Theatre….thank you for the gift of your time, expertise and wonderful facility;
To all of our friends, old and new…..for your generosity in joining us and sharing the evening;
And mostly to Karen….thank you for your extraordinary organizational work in creating such a rich event and for your loving friendship.
Karen
