[HANASHIR:14606] Re: 60s Folk Music

[Moss5533 <Moss5533...>]

Hi All,

When I read Jeff's message regarding 60's Folk Music, I was going to respond 
just to him about the coincidental timing of his message.  At the time, I was 
preparing to do a 60's Folk Music concert the very next night at a nature 
center in our town.  I was too busy to send a message immediately but now that 
the 
concert is over, I felt I needed to respond to our Hava Nashira community.  
One, of course, to agree with Jeff's comments but, after Saturday night, I 
respond with a thank you to all of you.  

My goal with the concert was to share songs of the 60's and a few others and 
also, to have the audience feel comfortable and sing along when possible 
(which they did quite a bit of).  Well, as I sang, I felt an overwhelming joy 
and 
sense of community with a group which was made up of a few friends but the 
rest, total strangers.  Believe it or not, there was a bit of the HN spirit 
present in that room (and even a little harmony!).  I can only attribute that 
to two 
things: the songs, but more important, to what I've learned from all of you!  
It's hard to put it into words, but watching each and every faculty member as 
they worked with us, and each and every one of you who got up to lead 
services, song sessions and share your own music has been an inspiration beyond 
belief.  With the theme being the 60's, songs of peace and the environment, I 
even 
added in a Sim Shalom and did a nuggun with them (which they loved!).

So, thanks again to each and every one of you for your inspiration and 
feeling of community.  I even had a woman come up to me and say, "Thank you, 
I'd 
forgotten how beautiful a guitar can sound.  At our church, they just bang away 
at their guitars!"  And another said, "I can really tell that you enjoy doing 
this."  What I really enjoy is sharing a little of Hava Nashira wherever I go!  


B'shalom,
Fran Moss