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MARK LINKOUS

The Elusive Musician 1962-2010

Angela Faye Martin/ Contributed Photo

Rock star Mark Linkous, best known as the leader of Sparklehorse, operated a secret recording studio in the mountains of North Carolina.

WHAT HE LACKED IN WORDS HE MADE UP FOR IN MUSIC By: Harrison Keely

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ark Linkous wasn't born to be a coal miner. Determined to keep out of the Virginia mines that consumed his family in the 1960s, he turned to music. He became a rock star, moved to North Carolina, and on March 6, took his own life. CNN. The New York Times. Rolling Stone. The Washington Post. The news of his death... shocking. "Shot himself. With a rifle. In the heart. Knoxville, Tennessee." An anomaly among rock stars. Popular, famous, but living shy and secluded in a small mountain town no one's ever heard of: Hayesville. The leader of an alternative rock band called Sparklehorse, he operated a secret recording studio in the heart of Andrews, and called it "Static King."

The studio album

After listening to some of her songs, Linkous was persuaded to produce two demo tracks for Martin's album. "We spent lots of long hours together at that studio," she said. "Everything in his studio was old. If he had to have a new component he would deface it in some way." At times production had to be stopped for up to three hours at a time just so Linkous could fix his vintage equipment, she said. "He was extremely Appalachian in his approach to everything he did," Martin recalled. "We're so lucky that he lived in these mountains as long as he did."

The elusive musician

"He was extremely shy, painfully so," recalled Angela Faye Martin, who worked with Linkous on the last album he produced prior to his death. He avoided parties and never wanted to be around more than four people at a time, she said. The two met in February 2008 when Martin, a Franklin-based singer and songwriter, traveled to Andrews to seek his expertise recording two demo tracks. The only problem, Martin said, was that no one seemed to know who Linkous was, let alone where his studio was located. Local record store owner Dean Williams was the only one who said he knew the elusive musician, but he wouldn't reveal the spot of the studio. Williams said he wouldn't even tell his friends when Linkous was in town after a tour. The few people who knew the whereabouts of the artist's lair kept the secret out of respect, he said. But the studio was never far from sight. Linkous rented a building across the street from the record store, Williams said. The record master described Linkous as "a close distant friend." It seemed as if Linkous "turned on a switch" when performing for a live audience, he said, but when the musician came off stage "he was a very private person, more private than any person I've ever met." "Even talking with Mark was like feeding berries to a deer," he said. "There was something very fragile about his personality."

Brent Martin/ Contributed Photo

Mark Linkous lays the bass down on Angela Faye Martin’s song, “Summer of Lightning” in his secret Andrews studio in 2009.

Despite a studio filled with "freaky organs," and a collection of old motorcycles, Linkous didn't fulfill the "slob stereotype" of most rock stars, Martin said. "He was the most organized person I've ever come across in music. And I've been doing music for a long time," she said. "I'm probably a better housekeeper because of him." After executives turned her music down, blaming the economy, Linkous decided to produce Martin's 10-song album himself, beginning in January 2009. "He was at a point where he needed to help somebody," Martin said. "He did it – by industry standards – for the tiniest little bit of money." When Linkous worked on a project, it completely captivated his attention, Martin recalled.

"He was incredibly diligent; he would rarely even pick up a ringing phone when you were working with him." At times Linkous would work for 12 hours at a time without eating or drinking, Williams said. "Compared to his peers, he lived without a lot," Martin said. "He was comfortable in his southerness." In September 2009, the album, "Pictures from Home," was completed.

Light in his music

In Williams' words, the music Linkous created was simply "undescribable," almost incomparable to any other artist. "There was light in his music; there was a lot of sadness but you could tell there was a joy in the midst of the sadness," Williams said. He had a soft-spoken vocal style almost like whispering, Williams described. "He put his heart into every piece of music that he made." Linkous was a "brilliant engineer, able to create surreal atmospheres," Martin said, adding that he'll long be remembered as a talented songwriter. "There's a lot of beauty and a lot of hope in his songs," she said. At times his music boasted strange rhythms and rock and roll themes, but most of it expressed his love for the natural, Martin said. "He was trying to extract the inner thoughts of these mountains," she said. "And he loved these mountains so much... This was a good place for him to be because he really, really needed quiet." A man of few words, Linkous expressed himself instead through a menagerie of instruments. "He could play anything," Martin said. "It was a pretty special chapter of my life getting to work with Mark." Linkous was also known for his avid reading. Edwin Arnaudin, a librarian at the Andrews Public Library, said he began listening to Linkous' albums after he met the musician. "It takes some getting used to," he said. "It's like a challenging novel – it takes a few times, but it's worth the effort."

Fighting depression

"Mark struggled acutely with depression," Martin said. "We didn't talk about it much, but you knew it... He was constantly seeking positives, ways to deal with it." See MUSICIAN Page 2B

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Her philosophy was that The ides of March have special "The release of his album will be a "He wasn't able to be social and Grandma was one of eight children. the Lord would provide for her needs very healing thing," she said. "I heard a meaning to me and not just because share himself with the people of the She lived to be 99 and out-lived her and He did. song from it and it was just fantastic." Julius Caesar was killed on that fifmountains," she said. "These mounsiblings and buried three sons and a Before I could even read, I began Williams said he was shocked by teenth day of the third month in 44 tains were lonely for him, but only bedaughter. Though she grieved deeply accompanying Grandma to church the news of Linkous' death on Sunday B.C. cause of his lonely nature." at each passing, Grandma recharged every Sunday. The spiritual became In my family there are more birthafter watching the musician move out Nevertheless, Linkous found joy in quickly knowing that life goes on for very important to me also. Grandma days in March than should be legally of his studio on Friday. the company of misfits, elderly, anithe living. never taught Sunday school, but be"He just waved at me that day, and allowed in a single month. My only mals and children. Grandma had so many good charcause of her persuasive life I have. For there was something very calm about sister, eldest grandson and son Charlie lowing the conclusion of the Civil "I know that he was definitely trouacteristics. Never did I hear her say a more than fifty years I have taught have March birthdays. Until his death, War. Claudia and Maudie would the way he waved." bled for many years, but he put that we celebrated my father’s birthday on be 122 years old this year. Claudia foul word. She always looked for the the Bible to hundreds of individuals, aside when you spoke with him," Arthe 31st. All this translates into lots of played the harmonica and the guitar good in people and found something young and old. I still teach Sunday An under-appreciated artist naudin said. "You could tell there was cards, presents, parties and, yes, money and Maudie the mandolin. I can still positive to say. Her only alleged vice school to this day. Grandma deserves "The first time I met him I didn't kind of a shadow around him, but if in a period of just four weeks. here the harmonious strains of “In the was to drink a shot of diluted whiskey the credit for that. you could penetrate the shyness a little know who he was," Arnaudin recalled. when she took a cold. Her “hot toddy� Who would have thought a little Of all those significant March Sweet Bye and Bye.� "I think he liked that he could talk cabit then he was very friendly." she called it. woman born in the late 1880’s with a dates, it is the ides that is circled in Of all my heroes and heroines, my Martin said Linkous knew she and sually with me without having to deal red. My grandmother, Claudia Lee maternal grandmother ranks numMy grandmother wasn’t one to big heart, sweet smile and kind spirit with the whole celebrity factor. The her husband were avid fans. Smart, and her identical twin sister, ber one. She was the early widowed seek attention. Often her good deeds could reap influence in 2010? "Mark tolerated a lot of fan-like be- second time I met him I had heart pal- Maudie Mae, were born on March mother of five children. Without went unnoticed except by the family. I Contact the author at nancyk@windhavior from us," she said, adding that pitations when he was around because 15, in a small Mississippi town fol- modern conveniences, she worked know of one instance where she gave stream.net Linkous' life was proof that it's pos- I knew who he was at that point, but I sible to live in the mountains and still tried to keep it cool because I knew he would run away if I wasn't." REEL MEMORIES #119 make a difference. Arnaudin and Williams both called She said the economic downturn has made it "a very rotten time for cre- Linkous a literature buff, noting that fans would sometimes lay books on ative people." "Mark didn't make a lot of money the stage for him when he performed. at all," she said. "Nobody's buying mu- Often, when he returned home from The preacher agrees to help the miners with runs his horse off to prevent him from being insic, particularly music that's under the tours, he had a box of all the books By: William V. Reynolds fans had given to him. their work, but Hull Barrett (Michael Moriarty), volved in the showdown. radar." Columnist Although he carried Linkous' muobjects that the preacher should not be involved The showdown is classic Eastwood with the Williams said he too was aware of sic in his record shop, Williams said in physical labor. The preacher replies that spirit preacher blowing apart the mining operation as Linkous' battle with depression: This film is a remake of Shane (1955) star"I don't want to say it's necessary to that the only times customers would ring Allan Ladd. It’s a classic Western theme is not worth spit without a little sweat. Together well as shooting several of the villains. One of make great music, but...most of my fa- purchase his albums was when the with a lone gunman coming to the rescue of the they tackle a big rock that Hull believes has gold the outlaws has the preacher in his sights and we’re almost sure he’s going to be killed when vorite songwriters have struggled with music was playing on the store's audio underdog. The theme has been used in a num- underneath it. system. Meanwhile one of the miners goes to the Hull Barrett shows up just in the nick of time. depression." "Most of my customers have never ber of films, but none more effectively than this small town where he is set upon by the henchThe film was nominated for three awards, heard of Sparklehorse;...he was very one. The film has religious overtones since Clint men of the land grabber, Stockburn ( John Rus- Clint Eastwood – Golden Palm, Michael Butler Bad news unappreciated while he was alive," Eastwood portrays a mysterious preacher. Not sell), who is mining in the next valley. Ultimately and Dennis Shryack – Spur Award, and Sydney Returning from a ten-mile hikWilliams said. "He was a lot better only that, it takes its title from a passage in the the miner is killed setting off a chain of events Penny – Young Artist Award for her portrayal of ing trip, Martin checked her cellular book of Revelation concerning the four Horseknown in Europe." that brings the preacher into the fray. Megan Wheeler. The last two nominations were phone on Sunday evening to find a One day, while selling buttons at the men of the Apocalypse. When the preacher challenges the villains, we winners. message she didn't believe was true. The movie opens with an attack on the small record shop, Williams said he noticed get the impression that the leader of the group Today we give a reel memories salute to Pale Once she arrived home, however, settlement of miners. While they are cleaning up one that read "Famous in Europe." He has seen him somewhere before. In one scene Rider (1985). the Internet was all it took to confirm saved it and gave it to Linkous. The from the attack, a mysterious stranger rides into where he has his shirt off, we learn that he has William V. Reynolds is the author of “Murder in her friend's death. And as articles bemusician replied that he would wear it the camp. Sarah Wheeler (Carrie Snodgrass) is been left for dead after an assassination attempt. the Okefenokee� available at McCaysville Public gan appearing, there was no other opinvolved in household chores while her daughwith pride. There are seven bullet holes on his back. Market and Pat’s Country Kitchen in McCaysville; tion but to believe the unbelievable. "I think, tragically, now that he's ter Megan (Sydney Penny) reads aloud from Hull Barrett is all set to help the preacher Parris Pharmacy, The Book Nook and Ingles in Blue "Mark didn't always take the best passed away he'll be even more famous her Bible. Reading from the book of Revelation clean up the town and get rid of the villains, but Ridge; Book Nook in Blairsville; and Phillips and care of himself, but he didn't seem than when he was living," Arnau- about the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, she the preacher, who is concerned about his rela- Lloyd in Hayesville. like he was going anywhere anytime din said. "It wasn't like having Bruce looks up to see the stranger on a pale horse. tion to the Wheeler family knocks him out and soon," she said. "I always figured he Springsteen walk around; it was the would die decades later from some exact opposite." ON NASCAR cigarette-related illness and I would At times hardcore fans of Sparklehave been at his bedside telling him horse would find Linkous' hometown he shouldn't have smoked. That's how on the Internet and come searching I imagined it..." for him, Arnaudin said, even though Linkous had just signed a new rethe musician didn't like to talk about cord deal, Martin said. While she was the air and into the catch fence. to watch. his own work. By: Cathy Elliott recording with him he talked about NASCAR put Edwards on probaBut although many people love The JobLink Career Center is seek"I've always felt that if he had a Columnist plans to move his studio to Knoxville. tion for the next three races, the two them, crashes are not so entertaining. ing talented individual vocalists to way to make a living by recording alLocal musician Rob Tiger said drivers and their car owners, Jack They’re terrifying. Yes, the safety feaparticipate in the “Relay for Life IdolFor fans of Penske Racing, the bums and just putting the records on Linkous occasionally stopped by his Roush and Roger Penske, will be sittures of a Sprint Cup car are amaz2010� competition to be held at the March 7 NASCAR Sprint Cup Sehis shelf without releasing them, he store in downtown Hayesville, most ting down with NASCAR officials to ing. Week after week we see wrecks Henn Theatre, Downtown Murphy, ries race at Atlanta Motor Speedway would have still put just as much time recently in January. At the time he was discuss and settle the issue, and then I -some mild, others more dramatic N.C. This year only “individual singers� was, in the words of Charles Dickens, into them," Williams stated. speaking with the owner of a Califorguess we will return to our regularlylike the ones at Atlanta and Talladega will be accepted to compete. The initial the best of times, and the worst of Martin said she believed the irony nia record company. scheduled racing. -and watch the drivers simply climb competition will be held on Thurstimes. in Linkous' life was that despite his "It seems like it was yesterday," TiExcept it isn’t quite that simple. out of the window and walk away. day, March 25, 2010 and we expect to Kurt Busch was first across the aversion to digging deep in the hills ger said. "He would come in and have For starters, almost nobody you talk I’m afraid we’re almost becoming have in excess of 20 competitors. The start/finish line to win the race, mere of Virginia, the elusive musician still a cup of coffee; he was never really to seems satisfied with NASCAR’s conditioned to think that regardless final competition to select the “Relay moments after his teammate, Brad dug deep into the mountain culture forthcoming about what he was dodecision. Comments run the gamut, of the severity of the accident, no one for Life Idol-2010� will be held on Keselowski, went airborne and hit the around him. ing." from “Edwards should have been will ever get hurt. Even the drivers Thursday, April 22, 2010 and the top retaining wall after receiving a "nudge" "He was the first in his family to Linkous never discussed Sparkleparked for at least one race� to “Kesseem to feel that way. After the wreck four winners will be selected. Vocalist from Carl Edwards. The tap came in escape mining as an occupation," she horse or even music in general, Tiger elowski had it coming.� at Atlanta, Keselowski said he wasn’t registration forms are available now at retaliation for contact between the said. "But he didn't really. His studio said. Next is NASCAR’s decision earworried about himself, but about the the JobLink Career Center (next to two drivers earlier in the race, which was a cave, and though the cave was Mary Fonda, a librarian at Hayeslier this year to allow more contact fans. the Sweet Tooth in Murphy, N.C.) betook Edwards out of contention. toxic for him, he was mining the esville's Moss Memorial Library, debetween cars on the track, a policy a Whether NASCAR’s handling of tween 11:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. The Clips of the incident have been resence of these places. He brought out scribed Linkous as a modest fellow. lot of people are referring to as “Have Carl Edwards was right or wrong is deadline to register is Friday, March 19, played so many times that it's starting these gems for all of us to see and She said no one knew a rock star of at it.� That’s all fine and good when not for me to judge. I have my opin2010 at 2:00 P.M. Prizes and recognito resemble the annual "A Christmas hear." his caliber lived in the area until he Story" marathon on TNT, complete you’re jostling shoulders at a concert ion, but there’s one thing I know for tion plaques will be presented to the with schoolyard rivalries, pragmatic venue in order to get a better view, sure. A race without Edwards in it is winners and they will be asked to perauthority figures and a protagonist but when you’re using a 3,400 pound a less interesting race for an awful lot form at the final Relay for Life event in May 2010. who reached his breaking point in a stock car to move your neighbor a of people. That old line from the movie "Days Individuals or businesses are encourmost dramatic, and nationally-tele- couple inches to the right, things can get dicey. of Thunder" -- “Rubbin’, son, is racin’� aged to sponsor talented vocalists by vised, manner. Also to be taken into consideration has practically become the mantra registering them and obtaining a comNASCAR has been riding the crest of a veritable tsunami of media atten- is the fact that these are two very dif- of the sport. NASCAR’s decision to mitment from them. It will cost $25.00 tion since the race. Fingers are being ferent drivers. Edwards is experienced, allow the drivers to mix it up during to sponsor an individual to compete. Karol Martin pointed in so many different direc- monumentally talented and amiable races was a good call. It did not cause There will be admission charges to atSalon Owner/Stylist tend the competition and tickets will tions that we’re all basically spinning by nature, while Keselowski, while this accident. Matthew 10:30-31 around in circles at this point trying also talented, is still a brash rookie tryRace car drivers are fierce and pas- be on sale soon for the first competiMaria & Rachel, Stylists ing to make a name for himself. So far, sionate. They worry and laugh, and tion. Tickets may be purchased at the to figure out where we are. Located in Moore’s Plaza, It hardly seems possible that anyone that has often meant deciding where they get mad. It would be unnatural if Tri-County JobLink Career Center/ Four Points, Hayesville Employment Security Commission. could be unaware of what happened, he wants to be on the racetrack and they didn’t. They’re human. refusing to give up even a fraction of But I hope I speak for most people Also, tickets will be available the night but just in case, here’s a brief recap. when I say that when friction oc- of the competition unless we are “sold At the Talladega race back in the an inch of space. But when exactly did determina- curs, the boys might consider taking out�. The audience may vote for their spring of 2009, contact between the a page out of the old Yarborough/ performer of choice as many times as two drivers sent Edwards’ car sailing tion become a bad thing? Meet Penny- she's an adorable kitten with So we have controversy, excitement Allison book and settling things the they want to at $1.00 per vote. Please through the air into the catch fence. big beautiful green eyes. She LOVES people old-fashioned way, by finding a nice tell family and friends to come out and In Atlanta, the two cars touched and a rivalry. I’m liking it. and enjoys being held and petted. Her affecWhat I do not like so much is the quiet place in which to slap one an- support their favorite performer for a again, sending Edwards to the garage tion is endless and she wants to share it with “stock car as a weapon� scenario. other upside the head. worthy cause. and costing him over 150 laps. her own special person. Penny is spayed, vacProfessional drivers are smart and Now, THAT would be fun to Anyone interested in performing or When he finally got back in the cinated and litter box trained. Need a comsponsoring a performer should contact race, Edwards returned the “favor� by they can do amazing things with watch. panion in your home? Call June at 706-379Cathy Elliott is the former public re- the JobLink/ESC Office at 828-837deliberately -- I’m not judging him, those cars. To watch them strategize 2169 for more on Penny! Can't adopt, but Carl openly admitted it -- putting and maneuver around one another to lations director of Darlington Raceway 7407 or stop by between 11:00 A.M. want to help Penny and our other homeless Keselowski into the wall. The result improve their positions bit by bit, lap and author of the book "Chicken Soup for and 2:00 P.M. for registration informacats at the shelter? Donations are gratefully was a weird case of rewind/replay as after lap, is one of the most fascinating the Soul: NASCAR," released in Febru- tion. The deadline is Friday, March 19, accepted, learn more at castaway-critters.org 2010 at 2:00 P.M. Brad’s car then went sailing through things about racing. It’s so much fun ary 2010.

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Crossword puzzle of the week ACROSS 1. French Sudan 5. Aromatic compound 10. Blue-green 14. Utilizer 15. Big 16. Mélange 17.The financial means whereby one lives 19. Untidyness 20. Set down

21. Corrosive 22. Soothsayer 24. Baby’s bed 25. Flutter 26. Rigorous 29. Shake 30. Cuspid or incisor 31. Lying facedown 32. Egg cells 35. Wings

36. Indicate 37. Catch 38. What we sleep on 39. Nude 40. False front 41. Protested violently 43. Vocalized 44. A very seductive looking woman 46. Whip mark 47. Displaying affection

48. A temple (archaic) 49. Music with jazzlike riffs 52. Feudal worker 53. A kazoo or party rattle 56. Away from the wind 57. Diminish 58. Untruths 59. Piecrust ingredient 60. Metric unit of capacity 61. Indolent

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Writers to read at folk school Karen Holmes and Mary Ricketson will be reading original works, Thursday, March 18 at 7:00 in the evening in the library of the Keith House at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina. The event is sponsored by the North Carolina Writers Network (Netwest). Karen Paul Holmes, an awardwinning business writer, began focusing on poetry after coming to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Her poems have or will appear in journals such as Poetry East (Spring 2010) and Atlanta Review (Fall 2010) and several anthologies including Reach of Song, Clothes Lines, Echoes Across the Blue Ridge and When Last on the Mountain: The View from Writers Over 50. Karen enjoys reading her poetry in public, classical music, Ikebana, contradancing, her husband, her daughter and two Welsh

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Terriers. Mary Ricketson, a certified clinical mental health counselor, lives in a hand made house in the woods where she planted and maintains an organic blueberry farm. Her poems reflect her connections with a wealth of people and her close bond with the earth. Mary has been writing poetry for twenty years and has recently completed her first chapbook, I Hear the River Call My Name, published by Finishing Line Press. Her poetry has been published in Lights in the Mountains, Freeing Jonah IV, various magazines, and in Disorgananza, a private collection distributed among family and friends in 2000. For fifteen years she has written a monthly column, Woman to Woman, for a weekly newspaper in Murphy, NC.

DOWN 1. Contemplate 2. Largest continent 3. Impose 4. Outrage 5. Draw out 6. Sir, in India 7. Stepped 8. Bigheadedness 9. Evocative 10. Found in ketchup 11. Powered by electricity 12. A long narrow passage 13. Not a winner 18. The tamarack tree 23. Frost 24. Make reference to 25. Leaf of a fern 26. Pierce 27. Lacquered metalware 28. Speedy largely terrestrial bird 29. Attempted 31. Hold ‘em or stud 33. Arrangement holder 34. Matured 36. Kind of advice 37. Legal action 39. Not a single one 40. Automaton 42. Really or in truth 43. Plywood layer 44. Rob 45. Electrical pioneer Nikola 46. Fritter away 48. Italian car company 49. Lose traction 50. A ship’s beam 51. Backside 54. ___-Wan Kenobi 55. Muhammad ___

Dulcimer workshop features Conger The Blue Ridge Dulcimer Players have invited Larry Conger to teach a one-day workshop for mountain dulcimer players in the north Georgia mountains on April 17, 2010. He will offer 3 sessions (90 minutes each) and will include such topics as duets, ensemble playing, and twisted tunes. There will be something of interest for all levels of players. The cost is $20 per session, $50 for all three sessions. Preregistration and payment are requested by April 1. The workshop will be held at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 823 Forge Mill Road. Please contact Suzanne Carter at suzanne1951@windstream.net, 706-379-2144 for additional information. Join us for a wonderful day filled with Larry Conger’s beautiful dulcimer music.

Young Harris College to host Acapalooza Young Harris College will host the third annual Acapalooza concert Friday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in Glenn Auditorium of the Clegg Fine Arts Building on the Young Harris College campus. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Young Harris College Division of Fine Arts at (706) 379-5182. Southern Harmony, a 12-voice female a cappella group, and the Compulsive Lyres, a 12-voice male ensemble, will perform their own original arrangements of popular tunes. Both ensembles are directed by Jeff Bauman, associate professor of music and director of choral and vocal activities at Young Harris College. Southern Harmony will sing “I Will Survive,” “Let It Be,” “Fields of

Gold,” “Morning Train” and “Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now.” The Compulsive Lyres will perform “Brandy (You're A Fine Girl),” “I'll Be There,” “Hallelujah,” “Change in My Life” and “I Believe in Miracles.” The two groups will then combine to sing celebrated favorites including James Taylor's “Lonesome Road,” Billy Joel's “And So It Goes” and The Eagles’ “Seven Bridges Road.” Southern Harmony is comprised of sophomore Rebecca Westbrooks, of Grayson, Ga., freshman Lauren Camp of Powder Springs, Ga., freshman JeRee Dukes of Lincolnton, Ga., senior Hannah Guest of Crawford, Ga., junior Katie Marlowe of Clermont, Ga., senior Michelle Honaker of Blairsville, Ga., sophomore Jordan Fleming of Marietta, Ga., sophomore Ashley Murray of Young

Harris, Ga., junior Christina Kelley of Auburn, Ga., junior Brittany McKinnon of Murphy, N.C., junior Jessica Craig of Blairsville, Ga., and sophomore Genevieve Rodriguez of Calhoun, Ga. Compulsive Lyres is comprised of freshman Blake Ogden of Odum, Ga., freshman Evan McLean of Woodstock, Ga., freshman Marvin Hemphill of Buford, Ga., sophomore Adam Higgins of Canton, Ga., junior Kyle Hatley of Blairsville, Ga., junior Grady Garner of Blairsville, Ga., sophomore Rolando FernandezCarrion of Canton, Ga., sophomore Eric Lindsey of Fayetteville, Ga., junior Jordan Marshall of Hiawassee, Ga., sophomore Tyler Ogburn of Blairsville, Ga., senior Ryan Bender of Braselton, Ga., and junior Seth Peters of Loganville, Ga.

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PLANT RESCUE

Elusive Ephemerals By: Elaine K. Delcuze Columnist With the onset of warmer weather, I become anxious to prowl the woods looking for those glorious signs of rebirth and renewal. I remember in springs past how suddenly the ground layer of the forest burst into bloom only to disappear as the canopy layer overtook it. Those early blooming plants – trout lilies (Erythronium americanum), spring beauties (Claytonia virginica) and (Claytonia americanum), Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) and squirrel corn (Dicentra cucullaria), hepatica (Hepatica nobilis), and rue anemone or windflower (Anemonella thalictroides) – all bloomed almost simultaneously, then disappeared without an above-ground trace within a period of six to eight weeks. Meet the early spring ephemerals whose typical life-cycle from leaf to flower to seed is fulfilled before the forest over story fills out. These plants of the Eastern deciduous forest manage to store enough

energy in their underground parts – corms, rhizomes, tubers, or bulbs – to keep themselves going until next spring when they will again send up leaves and flower stalks, and then before June disappear leaving no above ground sign that they were there. The natural world is constantly revealing its extraordinary diversity, unpredictability, and life- supporting functions to us throughout the year. The Preservation Committee of the Community Council of UGA’s Mountain Research & Education Center has two programs targeted at preserving this unique landscape. The Appalachian Native Botanical Sanctuary program encourages landowners to set aside a portion of their property as a native plant sanctuary. The Plant Rescue project provides trained volunteers to help identify native plant material that may be in harm’s way during land development so that it may be relocated to a safe area. For more information on these programs please visit our website at www.gmrec.uga.edu/commcouncil, or call 706-745-9317 (Jennifer Cordier).

The Blessed Blend featured in Folk School Concert The Blessed Blend will be featured in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 19 at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. Admission is free. Donations are welcome. The Blessed Blend composes and performs music, blending Native American and Celtic sounds from these two ancient and still thriving indigenous cultures. Joseph and Laralyn RiverWind comprise The Blessed Blend. Joseph is Arawakan Taino Indian with ancestral roots in Galicia. The Arawaks Nation were the original inhabitants of the Caribbean Islands and Florida. Galicia (translated as Land of the Gaelic People) is the oldest of the seven Celtic Nations and is where Joseph's great grandfather, a gaitero (bagpiper) came from. His father gave him his first flute when he was four and he has been playing music ever since. Joseph sings and plays various First Nations flutes, drums, bagpipes, tin whistle and bodhran. Laralyn is Muscogee Creek/Cherokee/Irish/Scottish. Her greatest musical passion is playing the Celtic Harp and keeping alive the traditions that have been handed down in her her family. Her father taught her many of the na-

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tive ways of her people: silversmithing, pottery making, basket making, storytelling and more. Laralyn spent her younger years on the reservation where a love for her First Nations people became an integral part of who she is. Her mother passed along a rich Clan MacDonald heritage as well as roots in County Roscommon Ireland. Laralyn sings and plays the Celtic Harp, bodhran, and Native American flute. Upcoming Folk School concerts include fiddler David Kaynor (March 26) and bluegrass band Just Us (April 2). The Folk School concert schedule is available on the world wide web at: http://www.folkschool.org. For further information call the Folk School at 1-800-FOLK-SCH or 837-2775.

Arbor Day tree planting advice North Carolina Arbor Day is just around the corner (March 19), marking the beginning of the planting season in the Tar Heel State. Everyone grab a shovel and get ready to start digging! But wait‌. Before planting a tree, make sure you know how to do it correctly, advises the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). How a tree is planted and initially maintained makes all the difference in the world. Too many people are content to simply plant a tree and don’t ensure that the tree has the chance to go on to live for many years. “Planting a tree is making an investment in the future,â€? says Sharon Lilly, ISA Educational Director. “You must care for and nurture your young tree so that it will pay dividends for years to come.â€? Tree Planting Tips There are a few simple tips to remember when planting your tree this Arbor Day: Prepare the perfect hole for planting. t %JH UIF IPMF UXP UP UISFF UJNFT the width of the root ball. Do NOT dig deeper than root ball depth. Make the sides of the hole slant gradually outward. t 'PS CBSFSPPU USFFT OFBUMZ DVU BXBZ any broken or damaged roots. Soak the roots for a few hours prior to planting to allow them to absorb water. t $POUBJOFS HSPXO USFFT TIPVME have the plastic or metal containers completely removed. Carefully cut through any circling roots. Remove the top half of pressed peat/paper containers. t #BMMFE BOE #VSMBQQFE i# #w trees should have all of the ropes cut. Pull the burlap at least one third of the way down; slit remaining burlap to encourage root growth. If in a wire basket, cut away the top of the basket. Plant the Tree. t (FOUMZ QMBDF UIF USFF JO UIF IPMF t 1BSUJBMMZ CBDLmMM XJUI UIF TPJM from the hole. t 8BUFS UP TFUUMF UIF TPJM t 'JOJTI CBDL mMMJOH UIF IPMF t 5BQ UIF TPJM HFOUMZ CVU EP OPU TUFQ on the root ball. A Few More Pointers While you may have finished planting, Arbor Day aficionados should remember these final touches: t 3FNPWF UBHT BOE MBCFMT t %P OPU TUBLF VOMFTT UIF USFF IBT B large crown or if the planting is situated on a site where wind or people may push the tree over. Stake for a maximum of one year. t 1SVOF POMZ UIF EBNBHFE CSBODIes. t 4PBL UIF TPJM XFMM NBLJOH TVSF OP air pockets form between roots. Wait until next year to fertilize. t 4QSFBE UXP UP UISFF JODIFT PG mulch over the planting area, but do not place it up against the trunk. t #F TVSF UIF SPPU CBMM IBT QMFOUZ PG water throughout the year.

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L-R: Charlie Johnston, Nancy Kelly, Bill Thrift, Jim Bell. The newly organized Mountain Club recently elected its new officers. President: Bill Thrift; V-P: Jim Bell: Mktg. & Web: Charlie Johnston: Education-Nancy Kelly. The coin club meets every third Tuesday at Cadence Bank in Blairsville. The auction and meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.

Tommy Talton performs at Sautee Tommy Talton is one of the best songwriters and guitarists of our time. Talton showcases not only his classic slide and guitar work, but his distinctive vocals, and passionate songwriting. His performances appeal to all ages, as evidenced by the wide age range of audiences at its live performances. Expect to hear music from many genres from blues, southern rock and country rock to Americana, R&B and soul. Rhythm & blues is not a complex musical style, and nobody understands this better than vocalist and guitar master Tommy Talton. Like other veteran R & B musicians, Talton does not care how fast he can play. He does not care how many chord changes he can fit into a measure, or how many tempo changes he can build into one song. What Talton does care about is texture, restraint, touch, and feel. He cares most about those notes that remain unplayed. Tommy Talton has spent his entire career searching out just the essential notes. Never showboating or grandstanding, he lays back, letting his refined flair for lyrical melodies and his velvety-guitar hooks speak for themselves. Tommy was a founding member of Capricorn Records group Cowboy. While in Macon, GA through most of the 70s, Tommy was a studio musician recording with artists such as Bonnie Bramlett, Chuck Levell Martin Mull, Corky Lang (West, Bruce and Lang, Mountain), Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Clarence Carter, country legend

Kitty Wells, Alex and Livingston Taylor, Arthur Conley of Sweet Soul Music fame, and more. He toured extensively throughout the U.S. with Cowboy and with the Gregg Allman tour, from Carnegie Hall (as special guests) to Fillmore West in San Francisco and most cities in between. Tommy was also the guitarist on Gregg Allman’s “Laid Back� album. Tommy lived and toured in Europe throughout the 90s and formed a group there, called The Rebelizers, with members of Albert Lee’s band, Hogan’s Heroes. By and large, it is as rare as horse feathers in a pillow to recommend musicians or artists with unbridled abandon. Typically, one person's stack of musical CD treasure is another's bathroom doorstop, making such recommendations tenuous at best. In the case of Tommy Talton, however, there is no possible way to over-endorse him. Grab your hat, dust off your listening ears and prepare to be impressed by one of the finest singer/songwriters/guitarists in the South! Talton performs in the Sautee Nacoochee Center Theatre March 20th at 8pm. Tickets are $15.00 plus tax for members and 20.00 plus tax for non members. Tickets are available on line at www.snca.org or by calling the Center box office at 706-878-3300. The Sautee Nacoochee Center is located at 283 Hwy 255, just north of the Old Sautee Store at the intersection of Hwy 17 and Hwy 255 in northeast Georgia.

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This exhibit showcases the human shell, and allows you to look at a human’s core components from every possible angle.

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8B The world's most authentic anatomy lesson found right in Midtown Atlanta By: Bryan Hughes bryan@wncSentinel.net Preserving the human form is something that artists have done for centuries, using every type of medium from mud and rock to paint and canvas. In more recent times these works of art have commonly been displayed in exhibits and museums for the enjoyment of the masses. I recently had the opportunity to visit one such exhibition. In fact, this exhibit allowed me to become very well acquainted with the subjects on display. Meet Tim*, the very agile, athletic fellow posing above. Much like many of the people depicted in art museums, Tim is dead. However, for this exhibition, that is where the similarities end, and the astonishment begins. Tim's entire body has been methodically pulled apart and preserved in a polymer. He was then strategically pieced back together and posed to showcase how our muscles work when we're in motion. At Bodies the Exhibit, Tim isn't merely depicted on canvas or cast in concrete. In this case, he IS the exhibition. It's an interesting and unique concept to think that Tim will be present for every unveiling of his exhibition, considering that Lisa Gherardini was about 300 years too late to see her portrait put on display for all to see in the Louvre. For most, the notion of walking through room after room of cadavers with exposed organs, would seem too ghastly to stomach, and believe me - Bodies the Exhibit has met with a slew of controversies. However, when deciding to see "Bodies" for yourself you have to put all of your preconceptions aside and look at it for what it really is - an artistic and scientifically invaluable display of the human body. In the course of one afternoon, I learned more about the way the body works and my own physical makeup, than I did in my eighteen weeks of tenth grade biology (perhaps I should have paid closer attention in school). As I walked through the exhibition, I stared, completely bewildered by the design of the human body. Throughout the duration of my visit, I had to repeatedly remind myself that these were once living breathing humans. The exhibition takes you through every single "system" our bodies have - from our circulatory and nervous systems, right down to our organ and reproductive systems, each one displayed for the scientific marvel that it is. Of particular interest, was the way an entire circulatory system was completely extracted and preserved. Every single vein, artery, and organ involved in pumping our blood was cast in plastic and illuminated with a haunting hue of crimson red. Seeing it in front of you, it's almost as if you can feel your blood flowing through all of the intricate tunnels and passages right down to your toes and fingertips. Many of the specimens on display had died of various diseases and ailments. The damage done by cancer, stroke, and heart attack was abundantly apparent in quite a few of the subjects. On display was a smoker's lung - completely charred from years of smoking. To the right of this was a clear plastic bin containing cigarette packs that had been voluntarily donated by exhibit patrons, obviously moved by the dismal idea of having charcoal for lungs. Even though I don't smoke, the images from the various exhibits will be forever etched in my mind as a constant reminder to take care of my own body. Bodies the Exhibit is a head to toe journey that examines the human form at all stages of life, including our time in the womb. This exhibition is something that all people should take the time to see for themselves, and there is no way to truly describe the overwhelming effect it can have. The educational value is priceless. "Bodies" would make a fantastic field trip for High School students, Medical Students, even Doctor's and Therapists. The exhibition is open until the end of May at Atlantic Station in Atlanta, and you can find tickets and more information online at bodiestheexhibition.com. As for our friend Tim, thousands of people can now say that they know him better than he knew himself - at least anatomically. *The name of this subject is not actually Tim. The identities of the specimens on display can not be revealed for security purposes, but I think he looks like a Tim.

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