As my moving vortex slows down another vortex has shown up. Regular readers know that I do a webcast, from my living room, called TestingTesting. TestingTesting has been on a hiatus with my move and all the attending hysteria. We will be starting TT up soon but we have a big audio treat for you until then.

Whidbey Island, where I live, is an amazing place that attracts all sorts of interesting people. One of those interesting people is David Ossman of the Firesign Theatre. He lives about a mile down the road from the TT Living Room Studio. In addition to his work with the Firesign Theatre, he is very active in the community. David is a radio man. Put a microphone in front of him and stand back. He has been on TestingTesting before and it is always a hoot. (Check out the TT archives.) David, with his wife Judith Walcutt, have also been doing some radio broadcasting, from the Island, with community radio station KSER.

This weekend, David and Judith will be broadcasting the music at Choochokum, the Langly Festival of the Arts, through KSER. There will be two stages and a great variety of music and some spoken word. I will be webcasting their show through TestingTesting. On Saturday, it will run from 11:00am to 5:30pm and, on Sunday, it will run from 11:00am to 5:00pm. David and Judith will be cutting their broadcast off at 5:30, Saturday, but, if there are people listening, I will keep the streams going for the street dance. The street dance will feature Tommy and da Sharks. These are local guys that can get a crowd moving. Not to be missed.

So come on by the TestingTesting site this weekend and listen in on some great music with commentary by David and Judith. Here is the schedule.

All times are Pacific Daylight time

Saturday

11:00am Main Stage
Correo Aereo
Abel Rocha & Madelane Sosin perform traditional music of Venezuala, Mexico, Argentina, and Peru.

12:00pm Main Stage
Show Brazil!
Traditional music and dance of Brazil in full costume with Eduarso Mendonça

12:45pm Langley Park
Poets:
Judith Adams, Eve Preus and Joni Takanikos

1:15pm Main Stage
Lars Gandil
Traditional blues, singer with guitar

2:00pm Langley Park
Singers & Songwriters:
Beverly Graham

2:30pm Main Stage
The Charlie Patnoe Jazz Combo
The best of South Whidbey's Jazz Ensemble

3:15pm Langley Park
Singers & Songwriters:
Yours Truly
Gypsy Swing and Klezmer with Kimmer Morris, Susanne Ohrvik, and friends

3:45pm Main Stage
Beverly Graham
Folk-rock chanteuse with slammin' band.

4:30pm Langley Park
Singers & Songwriters:
Stone Road
Bluegrass combo with Dan Montecalvo

5:00pm Main Stage
Jack Knauer
Whidbey Island singer / songwriter appears with Linda Mate / vocals, Fredde Butterworth / guitar and drum, and Alex Holland / bas with guests — Tom Hoeflich and drummer Rachman.

6:15 Main Stage
Street Dance
Tommy and da Sharks
Tasty, earthy R&B and originals that will make you want to shake your booty! With Tom Hoeflich / guitar and vocals, David Licastro / guitar and vocals, Rick Jones / bass and vocals, Marcus Whiting / keyboards, and David Maloney / drums.

Sunday

11:00am Main Stage
Bahia
With special guest artist, WEst African drummer Saced Abbas. South Whidbey's own quintet of musicians with Latin Jazz and Samba flavors. Musicians are Manolito Fuentes/ flute and piccolo, Gary Way / Piano and keyboards, Ron Rossel / bass, G.M. Smith / drums, and roger Bennett / latin percussion.

12:00pm Main Stage
The Shifty Sailors
Sea chanty singers at large!

12:45pm Langley Park
Storytellers and Poets:
Grey Eagle, Susan Zwinger and Peter Lawlor

1:15pm Main Stage
Janey Cribbs and Friends
Original songs and rockin' blues with Janie Cribbs, Joe Reggiatore / guitar, Frank Cruz / Drums and percussion, Hal Messner / percussion, Dave Willis / bass

2:00pm Langley Park
Singers & Songwriters:
Wayward Sister

2:30pm Main Stage
Bambula
An authentic Samba School, Bambula is the oldest Brazilian music ensemble on the west coast. The seven piece ensemble performs Brazil's two dominant forms of samba; samba batucada and partido alto. Comprised of Tim McCormack, Ken Harris, Janet Yoder, Joe Horsak, Pat Nelson, Wayne Clark, and Gary Harding

3:15pm Langley Park
Singers & Songwriters:
Timothy Hull

3:45pm Main Stage
The Alma Villegas Quintet
Traditional Bolero, Latin Jazz, Hot Salsa, Cuban Rythms, cool Bossa Nova

4:30pm Langley Park
Singers & Songwriters:
Barbara Dunn