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Lately Marc has been working on new music gearing up for live shows. There’s a certain magic that happens at shows which is hard to put into words. Luckily, To All My Dear Friends has been graced by the presence of many visual artists at shows. Here are some of our favorite visual creations that have been created by artists during these performances.

Artist: Henry J Sullivan
From a show in Asheville, North Carolina

 

Artist: Unknown
From a house show in Rochester, New York

 

Artist: Konutko
Inspired by & created over an entire weekend of street shows in Asheville, North Carolina

 

Artist: Unknown / Signed
Gifted as a “tip” during a street show in Asheville, North Carolina

 

Artist: Evan Galbicka
From a house show in Gainesville, Florida

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Director Erin Derham of PBS heads to Asheville, North Carolina to provide a rare and intimate glimpse into the lives of buskers: street performers and exceptional musical talents whose music is never ignored but whose faces are often forgotten. To All My Dear Friends was heavily featured in this wonderful hour long documentary.

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Watch the documentary Buskin Blues for free:

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Or watch the two minute trailer here:

 

Learn more about PBS Director Erin Derham’s other film projects by visiting her website:

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A LIVE STREET ALBUM
from Asheville, North Carolina

Your walking up the streets of Asheville and suddenly become magnetically drawn towards the center of downtown. Is that a violin you hear? Are those drums? You turn a corner and stumble into a crowd of 100 people dancing. The music has put everyone into a trance. You can’t help but surrender to the beat.

 

The energy of the live show finally captured!

 

Available everywhere.

                 

 

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We’re always encouraging people to tag #toallmydearfriends on Instagram. The photos we’ve received are amazing! So many talented photographers out there. Now, in no particular order, these are our favorite #toallmydearfriends photos taken by many different people, with names for each photo made up by Marc!

Jump

Jump

Photo by pharaohead

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Parrot Standing on Violinist’s Bowing Arm Whilst Violinist Plays

Photo by anonymous

 

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Hula Hoop Girl

Photo by iveyspivey

 

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Hipster Cred – Photo of a Polaroid

Photo Collaboration by anonymous & toallmydearfriends

 

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Miami Heat

Photo by hereugostudio

 

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Musing Captured

Photo by gvillesweets

 

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Heart Music

Photo by toallmydearfriends

 

Musical Socks | Musical Pedals

Musical Socks | Musical Pedals

Photo by historyboutique

 

Seeking Out

Seeking Out

Photo by pharaohead

 

A Jump In Time

A Jump In Time

Photo by anonymous

 

Violin Shaped Albums

Violin Shaped Albums

Photo by toallmydearfriends

 

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A crowd of 100 people.

I call out “Help me name this next piece. It’s new.”

A women walks up to me after the music is over and says

“I don’t know if I have a name for you but I do have a story. My son, who is 4 years old, is very shy. Because of this he has trouble around people. But just now, when you played that song, he danced. In front of all these people.”

Her son’s name is August.

Here it is folks. August the live music video. Enjoy!

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Went street performing for the first time in Asheville this year and received the most amazing gift to start the season!

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this was created by my friend scavenger who travels the country by train selling his wire art. he picked the mica out of a spring in california. neat!

 

 

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new orleans canal

i spent a good amount of time in new orleans recently, performing music on the street while also brushing up against voodoo culture. a lot of this was out on the street, particularly in the french quarter. it’s not a place i love to be though. the amount of hustle that’s required just to play a few notes on the violin… it makes me glad to live in a town with laws that prevent the type of ecosystem which flourishes in new orleans. i suppose you could avoid hustling if you weren’t concerned with making money. it’s the part i don’t enjoy. but focusing on financial sustainability can be a large part of sustainability as an independent artist. sometimes too much of a focus.

despite all this, i can’t help but stand in awe at the beauty of new orleans reflected in a simple canal feeding down to the bay; a different kind of ecosystem at play. nature often reflects how simple and beautiful our complicated lives truly are, if we only allow it to be.

-marc