NPR Tiny Desk Concert: Goat Rodeo

This is not only Not Our First Goat Rodeo, it is also not Goat Rodeo's first appearance at the Tiny Desk. Coming to you virtually from a quintet of even tinier desks, please enjoy. https://t.co/U5kayl7yJI pic.twitter.com/eqY2Tzgc0f

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsmHsWCep2I

"Caprice for Three"

Cultural Citizens

Post by Yo-Yo Ma.

Perhaps a too demanding (or resource-intense) understanding of citizenship (or culture or civilization)...

Yo-Yo Ma

Post by Yo-Yo Ma.

Music and Education

Post by San Francisco Classical Voice.

Cultural Citizenship

Post by Yo-Yo Ma.

Harvard

Chris Thile and Mark O'Connor

The Greatest Improv Mandolin Solo Ever: Chris Thile w. Mark O'Connor


The Goat Road Sessions will be swinging by the Greek Theater in Berkeley on August 24 and Chris Thile will be performing at the SF Jazz Center on Feb. 14.
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"Poem for Carlita" by Mark O'Connor

Items of Interest, 27 January 2012

Dr. Wilson reviews The Founding Fathers Guide to the Constitution by Brion McClanahan (via Rebellion)

Facebook and the Degradation of Personhood

A Tale of Two Cities: Beijing and Detroit
Which symbolizes success, and which disintegration? It may not be what you think.
by Helena Norberg-Hodge

Vox Populi: Consequences of Post-Christianity

U.S. Probe of Border Attack Hardened Pakistani Suspicions by Gareth Porter

The New Pentagon Budget: Better, Not Great by Benjamin H. Friedman

McRaven plots global expansion for spec ops

Issa rips Holder, Justice Dept. over 5th Amendment ‘escalation of culpability’


Marriage:
Marriage and Procreation: The Intrinsic Connection
by Patrick Lee, Robert P. George and Gerard V. Bradley

Community and Localism:
Neighborliness: On a Shared Life by Brian Phillips

Exploring The Ingredients For Transition w/ Rob Hopkins (mp3) (EB)

Social Justice, Institutions, and Communities by Adam J. MacLeod

Diet and Health
16 Signs You're Primal

Music:
Where I Go: Yo-Yo Ma
The Goat Rodeo Rides Again (January 31): A Conversation With Stuart Duncan Plus Chatting With Chuck Prophet (Video Exclusives)


Vevo

The civilian version of the HK417.

Yo-Yo Ma on Tavis Smiley

From November.

Watch Cellist Yo-Yo Ma on PBS. See more from Tavis Smiley.

Fathom Events is presenting a live performance by Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, and Stuart Duncan of the Goat Rodeo Sessions on January 31.

"Helping Hand"

More Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma Playing Bluegrass?
With new CD, the cello rock star continues his unpredictable path

VoA







The Goat Rodeo Sessions

Items of Interest, 2 November 2011

John Médaille v. Robert Miller, again: Is Conservatism Incoherent? Or, Pogo Was Right

John Michael Greer, A Choice of Contemplations

Jim Antle, Rebooting the Republic

Distributist Review:
There Is No Such Thing as a Bank Loan by John Médaille

Move Your Money: Campaign grows to divest from "Too Big to Fail" banks to local banks, credit unions by Amy Goodman (EB)

In praise of non-debt-based money by Graham Barnes (EB)

Oikos and Logos: Chesterton's Vision of Distributism by Richard Gill (Logos)

The Human Situation 1935–1937
William McNeile Dixon (via Scott Lahti) - the lectures

The myth of the self-made yeoman by Gene Logsdon (EB)

Occupy Wall Street's Moral Ground by Kathleen Moore

Ralph Nader, The Speculator Tax

Peak oil perspective by Tom Murphy (EB)

Life without electricity by Kazuko Kojima (EB)

Classical Education:
Rush Limbaugh on Classical Studies and Latin by Dr. Christopher Perrin

An Introduction to Classical Education: A Guide for Parents (pdf)

Higher Education:
Just Don’t Go, the Sequel? By Frank Donoghue

America's Most Overrated Product: Higher Education By Marty Nemko

Diet and Health:
Balanced Bites Podcast: Episode #10 with guest Robb Wolf (mp3)

LLVLC: Wise Traditions UK Conference 2011 DVD Features 14 Hours Of Lectures By Low-Carb, Real Food Activists

Music:
Gramophone: Parsons - Sacred Music
The Cardinall's Musick / Andrew Carwood

Exclusive - Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile - "Quarter Chicken Dark"

The Colbert Report
Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive

(the full episode)

Items of Interest, 26 October 2011

James Matthew Wilson, Catholic Teaching and Global Political Authority
Rod Dreher, The cafeteria is only closed for liberal Catholics (see the comment by Adam De Ville)
Sandro Magister, "Occupy Wall Street." The Vatican at the Barricades


Creating Rural Wealth

Harvey Ussery and Broody Hens


Why Companies Aren't Getting the Employees They Need

NPR: The Informal Economy Driving World Business

Kevin Carson, There is No Disinterested Authority and Battle for the Heart of the Occupy Movement

Peak Oil:
The peak oil crisis: the energy trap by Tom Whipple (EB)
Oil and the Economy by Chris Martenson
A recording from yesterday's conference call with Cris Martenson is now available.
Individual statements in support of ASPO-USA's letter to Energy Secretary Steven Chu (EB)

A return to the age of sail? The first Transition podcast! A visit to the Tres Hombres, tasting a revolution in shipping

The Environment:
Polluted America: Amazingly colourful aerial pictures that highlight damage to Earth wrought by industry
Grist: Is the environmental crisis caused by 7 billion or the 1%

Conservative:
Thomas Fleming, The End of the American Empire and Fight Night in Vegas
Jack Hunter, I'm still holding out hope that conservatism will triumph
Daniel Larison, Paul Ryan and Social Mobility
More ignorant "We're #1!" rhetoric from a Republican.

Counterpunch:
JOHN LAFORGE, Radiation Reporting
GARETH PORTER AND SHAH NOORI, U.N. Tally Excluded Most Afghan Civilian Deaths in Night Raids


NPR: Reporting from the front lines of Mexico's drug war

TAC hiring online editor
I find myself tempted by this...

Catholic:
Solemn Dominican Rite, Blackfriars, Oxford
Fr Thomas Kocik's Talk at Thomas More College
Further from the Association of Latin Liturgy and the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
Pulling an all-nighter: The example of St. Dominic

Chant - Amor et Passio: Interview mit David Ianni


Anthony Esolen at Christendom College: Author Anthony Esolen Exposes Society's Misunderstanding of Love - his lecture can be downloaded at iTunes.

Music:
Heinrich Isaac, the film (full version)

Maine Song and Story Map
Bluegrass Diva with Steve Martin, Ed Helms and Noam Pikelny
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers will be at Villa Montalvo tomorrow.


Yo-Yo Ma on The Tonight Show

In the Footsteps of a Hero: The Joseph Brennan Story

Attaboy

Music video by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile performing The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Attaboy In-Studio Performance. (C) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment

The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Teaser Two

The Goat Rodeo Sessions

The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Teaser Two

Yo-Yo Ma - The Goat Rodeo Sessions - Teaser One

Yo-Yo Ma receives Presidential Medal of Freedom CCTV News

Yo-Yo Ma



White House page for the ceremony. (mp3)


Cellist Yo-Yo Ma receives the Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington February 15, 2011. (Reuters/Daylife)

US President Barack Obama awards the 2010 Medal of Freedom to cellist Yo-Yo Ma, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC, February 15, 2011. (Getty/Daylife)