Diary of a Jackrabbit Homesteader | Desert X 2021 by kstringfellow

Audioscape collaboration between musician/artist/author Jim White, singer/songwriter Claire Campbell and artist Kim Stringfellow. Audio tour producer Tim Halbur contributed sound design.

Excerpts are from Catherine Venn Peterson's (1901-2002) six-part Desert Magazine series published during 1950 chronicling her Small Tract homesteading experience in Palm Desert, California. Catherine's literary impressions are brought to life by Campbell, accompanied by Jim White’s original score. This program is part of a site-specific art installation by Kim Stringfellow commissioned for Desert X 2021. The cabin is on public view at The Station in Joshua Tree for an extended stay during summer 2021. Info: https://jackrabbithomestead.com/2021/05/31/jackrabbit-homestead-at-the-station-in-joshua-tree/

Opening original song was written by Claire Campbell, performed by Hope For Agoldensummer. "Still Waters and Green Pastures," written by Betty Wade and Vito Pellettieri originally recorded by the Ames Brothers in 1947, was performed by Claire Campbell with Hope For Agoldensummer in late 2020. Photograph of Catherine Venn by Harold Weight for Desert Magazine, November 1950.

Bonus track: https://soundcloud.com/kstringfellow/still-waters

Transcript of the program for hearing impaired: https://jackrabbithomestead.com/Diary_Jackrabbit_Homestead_2021.pdf

Background for this project: https://jackrabbithomestead.com/jackrabbit-homestead-desert-x-2021/

Listen to the archived listening party Zoom event from May 1, 2021 here: https://tinyurl.com/235yk26j

Desert X 2021 https://desertx.org/dx/desert-x-21/kim-stringfellow
Jackrabbit Homestead https://jackrabbithomestead.com/
Jackrabbit Homestead Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jackrabbithomestead/
Jim White Lives Here! https://jimwhitemusic.net/
Hope for Agoldensummer https://www.hopeforagoldensummer.com/
Kim Stringfellow https://kimstringfellow.com/

Order the book! https://kimstringfellow.com/bookorder.html