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To celebrate our 15th anniversary and to commemorate the
release of the new Making
Music Matter compilation CD, we joined together with the Every Day
Angels Foundation (EDAF) for two amazing Project Warmth
concerts this October to help our less fortunate neighbors stay warm
and fed
through the winter. The concept is simple: collect new and gently used coat and blanket donations as the "cost" of admission to an event and distribute them to those in need. We also collected non-perishable food items to help stock local food banks heading into the holiday season. Each year EDAF helps coordinate and promote Project Warmth concerts all across the U.S. in conjunction with National "Make-a-Difference" Day in October. Six Falling Mountain artists from Massachusetts to Ohio converged for concerts at Court Square Theater in Harrisonburg VA and the Arcola VA United Methodist Church, and the collaborations of voices and instruments both planned and spontaneous was nothing short of astonishing. The performers embraced the evenings through spirited songs and reflective instrumentals. The warmth of the music combined with generous and hearty helpings of blankets and coats gifted by the enthusiastic audiences filled all of us with hope and optimism. Though the last notes from those magical evenings have faded into the starry night, the good work and goodwill will continue through the rest of the year, as EDAF will be the recipient for our Making Music Matter program. Now your CD purchases here at the website will help this wonderful organization continue their good work all across the U.S.. And there may be more yet to share here, as there was good video shot at each concert that we hope to bring you soon. Meanwhile, we hope you enjoy a handful of still photos from the shows here, and check back as the holidays near fo our newly redesigned website and a whole lot more multimedia memories of a wonderful October weekend. Falling Mountain artists performing at both shows:  |
 A happy group of Falling Mountaineers basking together after the second wonderful night of music; from L to R: Pam Temple (wild carrot), Debra Cowan, Spencer Funk (wild carrot), Randy Barrett, Michael DeLalla, Andrew McKnight and Madeline MacNeil Photo by Michelle McKnight
 Onstage for the finale at the Court Square Theater concert, from L to R: Spencer Funk (wild carrot), Michael DeLalla, Randy Barrett, Debra Cowan, Madeline MacNeil, and Pam Temple (wild carrot) join Andrew McKnight for a rousing version of "Beyond Borders" Photo by Dennis Harris |
 Everyone wants to sing Randy Barrett's incredible songs, but only wild carrot (Spencer Funk and Pam Temple, L) and Andrew McKnight (R) got in on his "Halifax Hills" Photo by Amy Neufeld |
 Michael DeLalla & Andrew McKnight flank EDAF's Amy Neufeld with collected coats. Photo by Dennis Harris |
 Michael DeLalla and Debra Cowan share a moment before launching into "Walloping Window Blind" Photo by Amy Neufeld |
 From L to R Debra Cowan, wild carrots Spencer Funk on mandolin and Pam Temple on concertina join Andrew McKnight on his "Company Town" Photo by Amy Neufeld |
 Debra Cowan and Andrew McKnight surprise Madeline MacNeil for a spirited reading of "Angels We Have Heard on High" Photo by Amy Neufeld |
 wild carrots Spencer Funk on mandolin and Pam Temple on guitar, joined from L to R by Randy Barrett, Debra Cowan and Andrew McKnight on their "Running from Mercy" Photo by Amy Neufeld |
 My but we are a bearded bunch! From L to R Spencer Funk, Michael DeLalla (standing, no less!) and Randy Barrett Photo by Amy Neufeld |
 The joyful artistry of Madeline MacNeil Photo by Amy Neufeld |