The Voice of The River In Guelph

THE VOICE OF THE RIVER was in Guelph last Saturday night. We started with a Thanksgiving Address, then a parade that broke into a Klezmer Band happening with puppets, flags, and fish. A Pauline Johnson poem was recited. A blind gypsum horse named Marl and his best bud Wil Karst shared a moment as the sun set, Paddy Whelen made an appearance from the Feeder Canal, and the Prairie Grasses danced and sang, Cathy Nosaty rocked the accordion, there was a singing/poetry ceremony in canoes on the water at the confluence of the Speed and Eramosa Rivers courtesy of Bree the Tree and many many other delightful paddlers/artists. And the crowd was amazing.

Peter Smith