Countries Beginning with "I"

Part 1 in video, including some very interesting speeches by parents about why they sent their kids to Woodstock, and what they think their kids got out of it.

My first and probably last attempt at political satire.

Finally found time to get the whole play processed and uploaded. Woodstock School's unique take on the Shakespeare classic. See all the videos on the web page.

Song and other arts to celebrate the end of the semester.

It's Snowing, and We Haven't Left Mussoorie Yet!

Woodstock's Christmas chapel/concert was a joyous and beautiful event for the whole school.

Lunchtime Concert in the Quad.

Sunday morning celebrants dance along the Chukker.

Venetian wildlife in a balcony garden.

I went to New Mexico to visit Sharon and Steve... Among other excursions, we went to the local flea market, which was small but full of interesting things and people.

We heard this amusing song at a local festival, sung by a live band.

Tin Tin is also a painter. A few years ago she made a painting as a gift for her lab, which she explains in this video.

The majority go to the beach. For at least a century, a seaside vacation has been considered healthful: during the Fascist period, ocean front "colonies" were built, where urban children could be sent to escape the grime of the cities.

...a profound statement of traditional Italian vacation habits...

I've been trying for years to capture a fanfara (band) of the Bersaglieri, and yesterday finally had my chance.

By Lucio Dalla

This piece of rude irony by Elio e le Storie Tese (Elio and the Tense Stories) is a good example of the use of the conditional tense in Italian, as well as covering some common Italian slang, and some use of English words in everyday Italian.

Tin Tin is good at explaining what she does, and delights in sharing her knowledge with people of all ages. I was thrilled to be able to capture her giving a first lesson in fruit fly genetics to a highly intelligent - and highly interested - girl named Sasha.

A plaintive love song by 883.

...and a Roman accent (video).

By request, a translation of a song by Tiziano Ferro.

Falconry high above Lake Como (video).

The evergreen Raffaella Carrà expounds a very Italian view of relationships and sex.

Another song in a rather silly vein by Celentano.

A Paolo Conte classic.

A whimsical song with a refrain many of us (unfortunately) live by.

There are a few native Italian musicals, of which the most famous is Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola ("Add Another Place at the Table"), a fable set in a mountain village somewhere in Italy, whose parish priest suddenly starts hearing the voice of God... Here the second song in the show (and this series) is translated.

An a capella delight as recorded by Neri per Caso.

There are a few native Italian musicals, of which the most famous is Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola ("Add Another Place at the Table"), a fable set in a mountain village somewhere in Italy, whose parish priest suddenly starts hearing the voice of God... Here the second song in the show (and this series) is translated.

This cheerful, Renaissance/Baroque-inspired tune by Angelo Branduardi makes a great kids' song.