Balkan Splendor 2017

       Jim Gold International Folk Tours BALKAN SPLENDOR! Folk Dancing,  Folk Music, Art, History, Culture, Adventure !SERBIA, CROATIA,          BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA, MONTENEGRO        Belgrade, Novi Sad  South Serbia, Iba              Valley, Studenica, Nis,  Sarajevo, Mostar, Kotor, Budva, Dubrovnik October 15-29,  2017 Extension to Dubrovnik October 29-November 1  Led by Jim Gold and Lee Otterholt ★ Visit historic Balkan […]

Scotland 2017

     Jim Gold International Folk Tours and Richard Schmidt present:             Scotland ! Folk Dancing,  Folk Music, Folk Art, History, Culture, Folk Shopping, Adventure !August 7-20, 2017              Glasgow, Edinburgh,                Stirling, St Andrews, Aberdeen, Balmoral,  Inverness, Ben Nevis, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond        Led  by  Richard Schmidt ★ Meet with local dance groups ! ★ Breathtaking […]

Poland 2017

        Jim Gold International Folk Tours and Richard Schmidt present:           Poland           Festival Tour! July 21-August 5,  2017                            http://bit.ly/2lGOLgALed  by  Richard Schmidt                     Folk Festivals, Folk Dancing,  Folk Music, Folk Art, History, Culture, Folk Shopping, Adventure !Kraków,  Rzeszów, Zakopane,                         Częstochowa, Gdańsk, Olsztyn, Żelazowa Wola,                Warszawa ★ Castles, palaces, historic sites, and museums ! ★ Meet with […]

Can there be beauty?

Can there be beauty? Can there be beauty in ugly, messy and painful? Maybe. After all, that is how the process works. And, while you mull over this idea, to help understand this process,    enjoy the exciting, fun dance:                                                                            Toicevo Kolo:  Just click on this link: http://bit.ly/2lHfLML

Guitar Meeting

Guitar Meeting Can slow-and-beautiful playing And fast-and-sloppy playing Ever meet? If yes, what new level would that be?