https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/ The Mandelbear's Musings - Dreamwidth Studios Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:45:25 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios mdlbear personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/15740388/505737 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/ 96 96 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1935787.html Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:45:25 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1935787.html <p> This weekend, Thursday through Sunday, m and I were at <a href="https://www.dfdf.rocks/">D.F.D.F. | Das Frühlingsfest der Filksmusik</a> in Hanstedt, Germany -- one of the two German filk cons. We got in a couple of good rehersals, Sunday and Wednesday. We'd signed up for a two-song set in the Main Concert, which is basically a couple of hours of two-fers interspersed with voice auction items. This is f'n brilliant, because the auction items overlap the tech setup for the next concert set, allowing the whole affair to proceed seamlessly. <p> Our "set" was <a href="https://kaleido-folk.com/Songs/millennium-s-dawn/">Millennium's Dawn</a> and <a href="https://kaleido-folk.com/Songs/ship-of-stone/">Ship of Stone</a>. We'd done quite a bit of hacking and slashing to bring "Millennium's Dawn" up to date (removing the verse that starts "There ought to be talking computers...", taking out the first chorus, and making some minor wording tweaks.) We absolutely <em>nailed</em> both songs. <p> The open filking mostly started after my bedtime, We did get to perform Gentle Arms of Eden and The Bears (<a href="https://steve.savitzky.net/Songs/ms-bear/">middle-sized</a> and <a href="https://steve.savitzky.net/Songs/ma-bear/">middle-aged</a>). m stayed up later, and their singing was also well-received. We'll be back. <p> There <em>may</em> be a proper con report in a few days. <p> The flight back was <em>not</em> fun, with hassles in both Hamburg and Schiphol. And Sunday afternoon and evening were kind of a blur due to <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1935787.html#cutid1">a health issue</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div> that had me <em>very</em> worried. Fortunately it resolved this morning. <p> I note in passing that the song pages for <a href="https://kaleido-folk.com/">Kaleidofolk</a> are in pretty sorry shape right now and badly in need of troubleshooting. Later this week. I also need to put up a page for our new album (in progress), <cite>Winds of Time</cite>. <p><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___2" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1935787.html#cutid2">Notes & links, as usual</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___2" aria-live="assertive"></div></p></p></p></p></p></p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1935787" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1935787.html dfdf done links 2025 filk DFDF, all weekend! mostly still high from the con public 3 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1935464.html Sun, 01 Jun 2025 06:34:16 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1935464.html Welcome to June, 2025. Almost halfway around the year. <p> The usual "done since" will be posted tomorrow, after the con.</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1935464" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1935464.html recurring 2025 dfdf Mixed, mostly good public 0