manda
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my opinion on AI at this point is 'if it makes more work for me, I fucking hate it'
google results are fucked: more work for me
news sites posting ai generated content without fact checking: more work for me
code that isn't scaleable: more work for me
google results are fucked: more work for me
news sites posting ai generated content without fact checking: more work for me
code that isn't scaleable: more work for me
June 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
my opinion on AI at this point is 'if it makes more work for me, I fucking hate it'
google results are fucked: more work for me
news sites posting ai generated content without fact checking: more work for me
code that isn't scaleable: more work for me
google results are fucked: more work for me
news sites posting ai generated content without fact checking: more work for me
code that isn't scaleable: more work for me
June 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Hayden taught some really great tunes this month. Islay Rant, The First Pint, and Farewell to Santa Ana are now up on contratunes.org/tune-archive...
Contra Tunes
Seattle Contra Tune Repertoire Builder Sessions are free teaching workshops where Hayden Stern and Sarah Comer teach some contra tunes by ear to anyone who would like to attend. Sessions are open to...
contratunes.org
May 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Hayden taught some really great tunes this month. Islay Rant, The First Pint, and Farewell to Santa Ana are now up on contratunes.org/tune-archive...
Some great tunes this session! It'll take me quite a while to be able to play them *and* do the feet at the same time, I think :)
Tunes from the April session, taught by Devon Legér, are up! Also: check out the other resources tab for a quick run down on how to do the feet!!
contratunes.org
#contratunes #trad #fiddle
contratunes.org
#contratunes #trad #fiddle
Contra Tunes
Seattle Contra Tune Repertoire Builder Sessions are free teaching workshops where Hayden Stern and Sarah Comer teach some contra tunes by ear to anyone who would like to attend. Sessions are open to...
contratunes.org
April 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Some great tunes this session! It'll take me quite a while to be able to play them *and* do the feet at the same time, I think :)
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Here's a sneak preview from Devon for one of the tunes he'll likely teach tomorrow! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9g7...
If you're in the Seattle area and interested in learning a tune like this, and the feet, check out contratunes.org for more info!
#fiddle #trad #contradance
If you're in the Seattle area and interested in learning a tune like this, and the feet, check out contratunes.org for more info!
#fiddle #trad #contradance
Reel de la Rivière-du-Loup - Devon's Tune of the Day 293
YouTube video by Devon Leger
www.youtube.com
April 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Here's a sneak preview from Devon for one of the tunes he'll likely teach tomorrow! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9g7...
If you're in the Seattle area and interested in learning a tune like this, and the feet, check out contratunes.org for more info!
#fiddle #trad #contradance
If you're in the Seattle area and interested in learning a tune like this, and the feet, check out contratunes.org for more info!
#fiddle #trad #contradance
The April Seattle Contra Tunes session is coming up! Visit contratunes.org for more info, and come join us!
April 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The April Seattle Contra Tunes session is coming up! Visit contratunes.org for more info, and come join us!
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www.transtradfest.org/lineup with #ContraDancing musicians take a look!
Lineup | TransTrad Fest
TransTrad is a new festival in Olympia, WA, celebrating and elevating trans and gender nonconforming performers in traditional folk music. Fluid in genre, this festival includes old-time fiddle tun...
www.transtradfest.org
March 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
www.transtradfest.org/lineup with #ContraDancing musicians take a look!
A few more tunes are up from the March Contra Tune Session: contratunes.org/tunes-by-ses...
Tunes by Session
Seattle Contra Tune Repertoire Builder Sessions are free teaching workshops where Hayden Stern and Sarah Comer teach some contra tunes by ear to anyone who would like to attend. Sessions are open to...
contratunes.org
March 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A few more tunes are up from the March Contra Tune Session: contratunes.org/tunes-by-ses...
Happy Bandcamp Friday! It's a great day to pick up Flow, if you haven't yet :) countercurrentmusic.bandcamp.com/album/flow
Flow, by Countercurrent
15 track album
countercurrentmusic.bandcamp.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Happy Bandcamp Friday! It's a great day to pick up Flow, if you haven't yet :) countercurrentmusic.bandcamp.com/album/flow
Crazy as a coot
Usually means crazy.
They seem sane to me.
Usually means crazy.
They seem sane to me.
February 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Crazy as a coot
Usually means crazy.
They seem sane to me.
Usually means crazy.
They seem sane to me.
Today I found myself drinking cider at happy hour prices when the bookstore I was working in unexpectedly (to me) became a hurdy-gurdy / maritime tune concert venue. I feel like I must be doing something right 😂
February 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Today I found myself drinking cider at happy hour prices when the bookstore I was working in unexpectedly (to me) became a hurdy-gurdy / maritime tune concert venue. I feel like I must be doing something right 😂
Again, Alex sums things up perfectly with a song.
New song out today!
Alex Sturbaum // Turning of the Year
YouTube video by Alex Sturbaum
youtu.be
February 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Again, Alex sums things up perfectly with a song.
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We had another great contra tune learning session last Sunday! The tunes we learned are posted here if you want to follow along: contratunes.org/tunes-by-ses...
Tunes by Session
Seattle Contra Tune Repertoire Builder Sessions are free teaching workshops where Hayden Stern and Sarah Comer teach some contra tunes by ear to anyone who would like to attend. Sessions are open to...
contratunes.org
February 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We had another great contra tune learning session last Sunday! The tunes we learned are posted here if you want to follow along: contratunes.org/tunes-by-ses...
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My band, Countercurrent, has a brand new record up for pre-order! You can find it at www.countercurrentmusic.bandcamp.com/album/flow
February 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
My band, Countercurrent, has a brand new record up for pre-order! You can find it at www.countercurrentmusic.bandcamp.com/album/flow
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a little clip from a jam session the other day. perpetually in love with weird little 16-bar bagpipe reels
February 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
a little clip from a jam session the other day. perpetually in love with weird little 16-bar bagpipe reels
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Y’all.
My local Democratic committee asked locals to call their Senators about Vought *last Tuesday*.
And we did.
And Senate Democrats responded by boycotting the vote to move him out of committee.
“Dems aren’t doing anything” is an attack meant to split the Democratic coalition.
Please boost.
My local Democratic committee asked locals to call their Senators about Vought *last Tuesday*.
And we did.
And Senate Democrats responded by boycotting the vote to move him out of committee.
“Dems aren’t doing anything” is an attack meant to split the Democratic coalition.
Please boost.
February 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Y’all.
My local Democratic committee asked locals to call their Senators about Vought *last Tuesday*.
And we did.
And Senate Democrats responded by boycotting the vote to move him out of committee.
“Dems aren’t doing anything” is an attack meant to split the Democratic coalition.
Please boost.
My local Democratic committee asked locals to call their Senators about Vought *last Tuesday*.
And we did.
And Senate Democrats responded by boycotting the vote to move him out of committee.
“Dems aren’t doing anything” is an attack meant to split the Democratic coalition.
Please boost.
Maybe you are going to Supersonic and want to get some music in your contra-filled weekend? Join us afterwards on Sun 2/9 to learn some tunes taught by Sarah! contratunes.org
Contra Tunes
Seattle Contra Tune Repertoire Builder Sessions are free teaching workshops where Hayden Stern and Sarah Comer teach some contra tunes by ear to anyone who would like to attend. Sessions are open to...
contratunes.org
January 31, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Maybe you are going to Supersonic and want to get some music in your contra-filled weekend? Join us afterwards on Sun 2/9 to learn some tunes taught by Sarah! contratunes.org
This is going to be so awesome. I can't wait!
@alexsturbaum.com and I have been dreaming up a folk music festival, welcoming to all, that’s designed to uplift trans and gender non-conforming talent in traditional music. We have a venue, we have a lineup (TBA soon!), and now we want to spread the word! Our website is transtradfest.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This is going to be so awesome. I can't wait!
Well that was actually super easy. Thanks little yogurt guys!
January 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Well that was actually super easy. Thanks little yogurt guys!
I'm fiddling with Rufous at the Emerald City Contra Dance on 1/24... Come dance with us! seattledance.org/contra/emera...
Emerald city | SeattleDance.org
seattledance.org
January 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I'm fiddling with Rufous at the Emerald City Contra Dance on 1/24... Come dance with us! seattledance.org/contra/emera...
Our first session was last night, and Hayden did a great job teaching us some sweet dance tunes! Recordings are on contra-tunes.notion.site if you want to check them out... And come join us next month for tunes with Sarah!
January 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Our first session was last night, and Hayden did a great job teaching us some sweet dance tunes! Recordings are on contra-tunes.notion.site if you want to check them out... And come join us next month for tunes with Sarah!