Barn Again!

The Barn Where the Magic Happens!

I got to sing in a barn this weekend; a lovely old barn that resides at the Christmas Tree farm in Carnation, WA. It is the home of Maren Van Nostrand and Byron Rick's brainchild, Soundfalls Music Institute. The mission behind Soundfalls is that of working on personal growth in tandem with building community by sharing music performance and dance. I was part of their quarterly radio / variety show on Saturday night. It was almost like stepping back in time. The feeling of community pulsed in the barn.  Several acts were featured, including a young artist, who couldn't have been more than 13. Though she sang just one song, I was both inspired and moved to see this youngster sing and play her heart out and look as relaxed as if she were doing it in her living room. I felt blessed to have been invited to perform within this wonderfully supportive community.

Maren and Byron are onto something with Soundfalls. They are helping us reclaim what so many of us have lost with our busy modern lives..... They are doing it with passion, love, and pure joy.