The ARCHIVE--aka, Our Attic!

Previous audiences have found the duo to be:

"engaging, scholarly, delightful, warm, intelligent, flexible, humorous, talented, versatile, enthusiastic, personable, joyful. . . ."

"Simply put, Jim and Maggi Dalton are a national treasure."*
 

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photo credits: Lang Photography, Hartford, Ct.(both). Thanks to Harriet Beecher Stowe House/Stowe-Day Foundation (bottom)


 
Jim & Maggi Dalton
Singing String Music
Performance & Production
Concerts, Workshops & Residencies
American/Celtic/British Isles Music

Vernacular & Cultivated Traditions
Particularly of the 19th & 20th Centuries
Original Songs & Compositions




Well, of course we have an archive!


ARCHIVES OF PAST POLL RESULTS!


Hey! What gives??

We got very few responses to our May 2006 poll, about Stephen Colbert's speech, and we're really curious to know why.

We do know it was studiously and deliberately under-reported in the "mainstream media," and figure that's one reason, anyway.

At least one person answered they didn't know what we were talking about (see below)

But since this poll is supposed to be "for you" -- we'd like to put up subjects that interest you.

So if you could take a moment, and want to coment (totally privately) to us as to why the May Poll didn't interest you very much, please drop us a line.

We'd appreciate it!
M & J
RESULTS OF OUR MAY POLL
The recent performance Stephen Colbert gave
at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner
has just about everyone talking--
loud, long, and energetically.

**** What do you think of his performance, and of the underlying message of his speech?


  • So needed & TRUE!: 78% (7 votes)
  • Funny-but no biggie: 11% (1 vote)
  • Offensive: 0% (0 votes)
  • Huh? what? who?: 11% (1 vote)
  • Other (w/comment): 0% (0 votes)
  • Total number of votes: 9

    Quotes from and links to the transcripts of Colbert's speech,
    links of interest around the Web can be found here.








    RESULTS OF APRIL POLL:

    What is your main source of information (i.e., news)--the source of info you use to make decisions in your own life?
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    Newspapers/Magazines can be either online versions or print versions
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    If you use a source not listed here, or wish to elaborate, tell us! (go to: http://singingstring.blogspot.com/).
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  • Newspapers/Magazines: 92% (105 votes)
  • Internet (i.e.Blogs): 0% (0 votes)
  • Books: 2% (2 votes)
  • TV (Channel?): 0% (0 votes)
  • Radio (Station?): 6% (7 votes)

  • Total number of votes: 114
    RESULTS OF MARCH POLL: WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN??? HOW WILL LIFE BE FOR A CHILD BORN IN 2006 -- BY THE TIME THEY REACH THE AGE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW?
  • Better in Every Way: 0% (0 votes)
  • Just Toil & Trouble: 4% (5 votes)
  • About the Same: 93% (115 votes)
  • Never Think About It: 1% (1 vote)
  • Other! (w/comment): 2% (2 votes)
  • Total number of votes: 123
    RESULTS OF FEBRUARY'S POLL: What is the greatest challenge facing the U.S. in 2006?

  • world opinion: 1% (1 vote)
  • economic woes: 1% (1 vote)
  • Constitution crisis: 5% (7 votes)
  • war & peace: 1% (2 votes)
  • environmental issues: 92% (130 votes)
  • Total number of votes: 141
  • PRETTY OVERWHELMING, ISN'T IT? Well folks... HAVE WE REACHED -- AND PASSED -- "THE TIPPING POINT" ON ENVIRONMENTAL DANGERS?


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    Member, Salem (MA) Chamber of Commerce *** Singing String Music (Jim and Maggi Dalton)


    Founding Members, Creative Economy of the North Shore (CEANS)



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    *(quoted from Calvin Coolidge Historical Site/Plymouth Folk & Blues Concerts)