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I Think of This Every Time I Think of Mountains
This intergenerational spoken word theater performance brings together Souphine Phathsoungenune, an 80 year old master of a popular Laotian and Thai singing tradition and Phayvanh Luekhamhan, an emerging 30-year-old Lao American poet who met in Brattleboro in 1981 after escaping as refugees from Laos. Twenty years later ...
I
Think of This Every Time I
Think of Mountains Audio CD
I
listened to the entire CD and I remembered listening to some of
them [the poems] when I was in Vermont at the Gallery--your poems
are still fresh and very beautiful and touching because they represent
a unique culture and a person who has adapted yet remains true with
her |
| -- Patti Pedrus |
Your poems are really evocative, Phayvanh. |
| -- Mayanthi Fernando |
... they weave their individual stories of living between Brattleboro and Laos into a collective story of the refugee experience straddling two homelands. Performed by Phady Phathsoungneune, Souphine Phathsoungenune, and Phayvanh Luekhamhan Written by Phayvanh Luekhamhan, Souphine Phathsoungneune. Musical accompaniment by Bountanh Thongasavanh.
AUDIO
TRACKS from the CD (MP3)
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| • | Track #3: "Souphine's Escape Song", written and sung by Souphine Phathsoungneune, accompanied by Bounthan Thongsouvanh on kaen. (2.5 MB) |
| • | Track #12: "try this", written and performed by Phayvanh Luekhamhan. (1.4 MB) |
| • | Track #18: "Girl Missing Lover", written by Souphine Phathsoungneune, sung by Phady Phathsoungneune, accompanied by Bounthanh Thongsouvanh on kaen. (6.5 MB) |
You can also book the show! Venues played include The Sandglass Theater and The Champlain Valley Folk Festival. Our work has been sponsored by the Vermont Arts Council, The Vermont Folklife Center and the Vermont Humanities Council. E-mail Phayvanh for rates and availability.
| $15 | The Program Book includes text in English & Laotian, as well as photos from personal archives. |
| $10 | The CD is a live recording from The Vermont Folklife Center archives recorded at Middlebury College on April 30, 2005. |
| $20 | CD & Book together. |
phayvanh
luekhamhan • p.o.
box 1224 • montpelier
vt 05601 • yes@phayvanh.com