Ian & Sylvia, The Lost Tapes, Stoney Plain Records — First printed in September 2019, in The Paris News. Imagine being returned to the folk music era of the 1960s and 70s, the time when musical instruments were played to compliment the singers’ voices, not over-power them, and songwriters wrote songs with meaning and substance behind […]
Article by Julie Morris, photo courtesy of Pixabay When you are in the workforce, you daydream about all the things you’ll be able to do once you retire. Then you actually get there and the choices for what to do next can feel, well, a bit overwhelming. There is so much to do, so much […]
Kevin Fowler, “Barstool Stories,” Kevin Fowler Records — Also appeared in September 2019 issue of Buddy Magazine Kevin Fowler has gone and done it again — released a great album. Barstool Stories, this project is called, released Some of the songs have already been major hits, not only in Texas, but across the national charts […]
“I am very fortunate to have credits on some gold and platinum albums from artists like George Strait, Trisha Yearwood, Doug Stone, Alabama, and many others — but the road called me out to those folks who still love the live music experience in the intimate settings of small theaters, cafes, and house concerts. . . […]
Originally published in The Paris News, Aug. 4, 2019 Mary Jane Farmer, Scene In Town Everyone has idols, people who have inspired them over the years, those who have laid a strong foundation to walk or work on, those who are not afraid to be unique. Getting to meet those idols, live and in person, […]
Van Alstyne Feed & Hardware now under construction
By Mary Jane Farmer — This is the full-length article, the shortened-for-space-available version is in the January 17 issue of the Van Alstyne Leader. It’s a family project. Gerald and Jahron Strother, their daughter, Amanda, and her husband Gerald Rutledge are opening the True Value Feed & Hardware Store. Gerald Rutledge said that, after retirement, […]
Strike, Shake.Scrape to make music.
Mary Jane Farmer, originally written for the Van Alstyne Leader, but not published. Feel free to download any photos. The Van Alstyne Public Library continued Monday (July 8) with its series of summer programs designed to keep young minds active while not in school. Dallas musician Mark Shelton presented numerous styles of percussion instruments. Called […]
Story and photo by Mary Jane Farmer Van Alstyne Mayor Steve Riley opened the first of several meetings Tuesday night (May 14, 2019) with the City Council, acting as the Zoning Board of Adjustments, voting on a request for variance. A resident asked to allow for a residential back yard to be less than five […]
Photography is… No. 2 stimulates imagination
C\ Click here, on this link, to see a few more of my “challenge” photos. No. 2 — Photography requires imagination Each year, lately, I have gone on my own photographic journey, calling it my “Challenge.” I’ll pick a topic and do what I can to photograph items, people, […]
Photography is… No. 1-Immortality
First in a series about photography and why I (Mary Jane Farmer) love it so much. Some of this is ‘borrowed’ from another source, most is uniquely my own. Photography creates immortality — Every Thanksgiving, my family is at my house. It’s tradition. The grandkids take out the old photo albums and go through them, again […]
Kinky Freidman — Still The Kinkster
Lately, I’ve been listening to Kinky Freidman’s newest CD in about, oh, say, 40-ish years. It’s called Circus of Life and is due out in about three weeks, or July 3 to be more specific. And, believe or trust me, it’s well worth the money. The Texas Jewboy has not lost his touch, not at […]
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