http://kailinyong.com Peace & Music Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:29:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was 6 months ago, in the wee hours of winter solstice morning when I jumped in the car and drove myself, and a broken heart towards the ocean in California. My soul felt like an old bird whose wings were tired and mangled from years of ... http://kailinyong.com/2010/07/12/solstice-traveller/ Dear Friends Of Peace, I am writing this newsletter riding in a car with Charlie (Mertens) from Salida to La Veta, CO, still buzzing from the high from playing at the Salida Café last night. We are on a little tour with the Peace Project Quartet through southern ... http://kailinyong.com/2010/05/03/we-will-miss-you-chiquita/ March has always been one of my favorite months, not only because it’s the month that I was born but it often has the sense that the universe is changing and getting rid of old stagnant energy, sometimes in pretty drastic and violent ways. But nothing can really prepare us for ... http://kailinyong.com/2010/04/01/i-marched-bravely-towards-spring/ The moon these last couple of nights was spectacular. I almost drove off the road last night as I was driving to Nissi's to sit in with Otis Taylor when I witnessed this gigantic ball of love and beauty as it rose majestically over the horizon. It was waiting for ... http://kailinyong.com/2010/02/01/i-feel-febulous/ Open your heart, open your mind Let the sun shine through your eyes To help you see the road before you When you are traveling in the night When the rain comes pouring down When hope’s nowhere to be found Just close your eyes and look within For that eternal bubbling spring Make peace with your friends and ... http://kailinyong.com/2010/01/07/open-your-heart-to-a-new-year-a-new-beginning/ I don't know why I don't live closer to the ocean. In fact I don't understand why the Universe has decided that mountains and deserts were all that I was gonna get for the last 8 years. I mean I exaggerated a little, for I did get to see plenty ... http://kailinyong.com/2009/12/29/getting-to-the-ocean-before-2010/ It’s been two weeks since I became a Boulderite again. I am now staying with my good friends, Jesse & Tambre in Gunbarrel who have been incredibly sweet and kind, not to mention generous with sharing their space and food and love with the refugee Fiddler For Peace. Over Thanksgiving, I ... http://kailinyong.com/2009/12/05/gratitude/ I know it's been a super long time, and it sure feels like it. Life has been a very full experience in the last 6 months-lots of changes, challenges, transitions and new insights. Even during the hardest times, it never once felt like I was abandoned by the Universe to be ... http://kailinyong.com/2009/09/01/long-time/ Swallow Hill, July 3rd 2009, 8:00 pm Advance: $16 non-members/$14 members, day of show $18/$16 BUY TICKETS featuring: Scott McCormick, Charlie Mertens, Brett Bowen, Carl Sorensen and Special guests Roshan Bhartiya on sitar, Andy Skellenger on tabla, and dancer, Eva Cernik Music has the power to reach across boundaries, spreading joy and understanding like ... http://kailinyong.com/2009/06/09/peace-project-july-3rd-swallow-hill/ Check out the review of Bowing with the Flow in Scene Magazine. Yong does have the chops to bring a unique feeling and international flair to each track, his skills honed as much in the residencies of academia as they were on the streets of San Francisco. Also impressive is his ... http://kailinyong.com/2008/12/31/bowing-with-the-flow-in-scene-magazine/