John McCutcheon's Nicaragua Journal

[Mary Calhoun]

Friends,

This message came from John McCutcheon's office.  I once worked for him as
office manager.  For those who aren't familiar with John's work, he has long
espoused social justice causes.  After moving to Charlottesville VA in the
80's he began attending Friends Meeting, and, I believe, joined the local
meeting.

^o^
Mary Calhoun
SAYMA Administrative Assistant

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>John has left on a trip to Nicaragua. He will be filing daily 
>reports, poems, thoughts and insights on a special page we've set up 
>on the web site. Go to www.folkmusic.com and click on the "Nicaragua 
>Journal" link. Here's a preview:
>
>It's been nearly five years since I last visited Nicaragua. Since the
>mid-1980's I've maintained close ties with this remarkable country.  I
>produced a series of albums of music written and recorded during the
>Revolution as well as a double-album of music that was created
>immediately following the fall of the Somoza dictatorship.  My work
>with Libros Para Niños kept me in close contact with the economic and
>social problems that resulted when the Sandanistas were defeated in
>the 1990 elections and the US lost interest in the people of Nicaragua
>altogether.  It wasn't until Hurricane Mitch stormed through the
>region that Nicaragua was mentioned in our media again...
>
>Take care.
>
>Brett