By Acorne Oakley A word from the editor:Hiya! That was a wonderful Forest of OAKS on Saturday May 13!!! I have so many folks ta thank fer makin it so grand.... thanks
ta Polnolunie who started it off wit a HOT number.... a brave dwarfie
throwin off his shirt ta show us his muscular chest and his agile shakin
of his bovine clanker fer us all while Master Gerhalt was singin of the
great Samwise Gamgee. Then came the fabulous 10th
Anniversary Tribute ta Middle Earth music with 11 truly outstandin bands
back-ta-back playin one song each... Andune Ensemble wit the lore-filled hallowed lyrics of the huggable Hollyhawke Breakfast Club wit the lovely Lady Lark singin of travelin down "Great East Road" Evendim Hillbillies wit the great talent of my idol Miss Emylou..so glad they came in from Oatbarton! Brandywine & Biscuits who gots t'gether ta play a stunnin bit of heavy metal which will probably be their last song ever... White Flames who reminded all of us of the sweetness of livin in our Shire Travelin
Bilberries who taut us all a brand new dance.....I herd sumone say it
mite be the third dwarfie dance but I no it be the "New Hobbit
Dance" *giggles* Chantefables who thrilled us all wit their combination of a fabulous song and a few funny antics ...thanks dear cousin Louellana :) Mondbarden whose outstandin version of "I See Fire" is so movin it makes me see the blood in the breeze.....*shivers* A Rock and A Hard Place who had us singin along wit them.."~Whoah oh oh oh oh oh oh!" Brandy
Badgers who wuz a bit reluctant ta share any of their fermented berries
wit us but wuz willin ta share a lovely song just like they treat their
hobbit friends ta at the Green Dragon on Fridays and Die Bunten Voegel wit their incomparable "Ode to LOTRO"!!! Next
came the lil orchestra wit the BIG sound playin songs of earth, wind
and river from Russian folk-metal...the HOPE! May the Hope always be
around ta entertain us! Followed by a brother and
sister who constantly impress us wit the fabulous sounds they can create
wit only two instruments...the amazin Shire Tramps! and then... Instant Play! Such
truly incredible music that it seems that time wit them goes by all two
fast...like they get ta the last song...and it seems they've only
played fer an instant instead of the 30 minutes they actually
played... *chuckles* Followed by Skarn whose music
was so excitin...even the slow songs was rockin so much that sweet
Shirriff Nimelia almost went ta get a pickaxe. then came the awesum ARDA! who shared sum wonderfully sweet ..and swingin..... musical memories wit us Ta end the evenin it seemed like time fer a drink...so...in came rollin the Kegs! the fabulous dwarfies of the last band....the Rolling Kegs! A
very special thanks ta Miss Bil fer bein the voice of backstage at the
Forest and helpin keep things runnin so smoothly *kiss* and ta Master Skepto fer givin so many folks them fireworks *hugs cause I no kisses embarrass ya* and
ta Master Tiny fer sharin drinks wit so many folks *kiss*....I no ya
meant well when ya tried ta put out the fire wit ale...*hugs* and my dear friend Ponso who is always so kind and generous sharin pipeweed wit all of us Thanks
ta all of ya fer comin whether it be ta play or sing or dance or share a
beer or smoke sum or light up the town square wit them many bright
fireworks!*kisses* (( And fer any who couldnt make it ta the Forest of OAKS this year...here be dear Holly's magic movin drawings so ya can see everythin ya had ta miss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCB-0mHkxhE&t=4235s)) like all the tables and benches.. and there may have been a wee bit of a fire smolderin in sum ashes near the big OAKS tree...to pass the time while they work. I'll keep ya updated on their progress.... Many warm hugs ta all of ya til then, Acorne.# # # |
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