The timing was perfect with this book, Aging Artfully: 12 Profiles: Visual & Performing Women Artists Aged 85 - 105, by Amy Gordon was on my 'to be read' shelf when the story broke on the news of the 108 year old woman who tossed out the opening pitch for the Mariners Game. Evelyn Jones has been a fan of the Mariners as long as there as been a team. She had the same spunk that the women in the book had! (To even qualify to be in the book, the woman had to be at least 85 years old). It is a joyful collection of short biographies of active, talented women.

Continuing with the performing aspect here, there's Peter Paul and Mary: Fifty Years in Music and Life, by Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey & Mary Travers. This is a wonderful, touching and joyful celebration of this remarkable trio. From the early days to Mary Travers death and what Peter and Noel are doing today, this is a great read for anyone who likes folk music and/or is of that 'certain age'!

Where Have All the Flowers Gone: a Singalong Memoir by Pete Seeger (1st edition edited by Peter Blood, revised edition, 2009 edited by Michael Miller and Sarah A. Elisabeth) is part auto-biography, part instruction book, part song book ... just a wonderful jumble of all sorts of thing. Pete Seeger tells about his family, and what music, musicians, and events influenced him. He explains a bit about the history of folk music, how it changes and how it can be modified if needed. There are pages of music for guitar and banjo with pickings and strummings to accompany many of the songs. I found myself humming along as I read this book.

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