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phew. Yesterday beat me up. Today, I took a much more chill approach. I played the drums for awhile (I'm not so good, I need a lot of practice) and then I headed out to Bacchanal to meet friends for a girls night with Helen Gillet playing so beautifully under the trees and the lights strung in the branches. The weather was cool enough not to need bug spray!

Another in our series of Saturday night bedtime stories from the BYO folks who sponsor pop up story-telling events in New Orleans backyards.  Their next event is Sunday, October 21st at 1649 N. Robertson (between St. Bernard and Annette Streets.  The gate to the backyard opens at 8:00pm and the stories start at 8:30pm.  Here's a sample:

In backyards across New Orleans, the 100 members of BYO gather to tell stories that are live, unscripted, and true to the teller.  Last Saturday night, we featured a recording of Elizabeth Steeby's story of guns, guts and a woman's rite of passage.

Patrick O’Flaherty and Beth Patterson will be playing two shows in New Orleans next week to celebrate the release of their latest CD, the aptly named Caelic.

“There are no songs sung in English here,” said Lafayette native Beth Patterson. “It’s very bare bones going back to the original traditions, and pretty much represents what we do as a duo.”