Presto! A new Just One Story… episode with Diane Wolkstein and Jeff Greene (on the nyckelharpa) for your entertainment.
Behold “The Flax”! (also accessible via YouTube).
©2012 Diane Wolkstein / Cloudstone /Philip David Morgan / Rosegarden Media and Entertainment.
Before there was the Kentucky Derby, before the Belmont or Preakness Stakes, or Off–Track Betting, there were…
Horse. And Toad.
Because the exacta is nothing compared to the Princess’ hand in marriage, right?
“CRIC?!”
See you in Central Park tomorrow, 2nd June.
“Horse and Toad” is from the book The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales (Random House–Schocken Books, New York, 1978, reprinted 1997).
©1978, 1997 Diane Wolkstein. Used with permission.
Video ©2010–2012 Diane Wolkstein / Cloudstone /Philip David Morgan / Rosegarden Media and Entertainment.
(Source: vimeo.com)
C’mon… you know you wanna dance.
Come sway to the beat of drummer Oneza LaFontant as Diane Wolkstein brings you the bittersweet romance of “Owl.”
“Cric?”
“Owl” is from the book The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales (Random House–Schocken Books, New York, 1978, reprinted 1997).
©1978, 1997 Diane Wolkstein. Used with permission.
Video ©2010–2012 Diane Wolkstein / Cloudstone /Philip David Morgan / Rosegarden Media and Entertainment.
(Source: vimeo.com)
The second of four Haitian stories told by Diane Wolkstein in Central Park (see the previous post).
In a nutshell: If you rush into marriage, could this happen to you?
“Two Donkeys” is from the book The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales (Random House–Schocken Books, New York, 1978, reprinted 1997).
©1978, 1997 Diane Wolkstein. Used with permission.
Video ©2010–2012 Diane Wolkstein / Cloudstone /Philip David Morgan / Rosegarden Media and Entertainment.
Finally, after too long a pause, the Just One Story… video upgrading continues.
Here’s Diane Wolkstein, joined by drummer Oneza LaFontant, with her signature telling of the Haitian tale about “The Magic Orange Tree” (from the classic book of the same title).
This is the first episode of the show to be produced in New York’s Central Park, and the first of four stories recorded on June 5, 2010.
Make sure to learn the song that goes with the story, so that you’re in the proper mood.
“Cric?”
“The Magic Orange Tree” is from the book The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales (Random House–Schocken Books, New York, 1978, reprinted 1997).
©1978, 1997 Diane Wolkstein. Used with permission.
Video ©2010–2012 Diane Wolkstein / Cloudstone /Philip David Morgan / Rosegarden Media and Entertainment.
