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My name is Guitar. Listen folks, you can’t have a Nature Folk Movement (NFM) without a guitar by a campfire. That’s just obvious.

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Host of Firelight Radio and Nature Folk HQ

By Campfire Park

Greetings Fellow Strummers,

My name is Guitar and I know what you’re thinking: “A talking guitar?”

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Campfires and guitars go hand in hand

Well, you can’t have a Nature Folk Movement (NFM) without a guitar at a campfire. What exactly is the NFM? It’s where we go about fixing nature one campfire talk, one folk song and one waterside chat at a time. If you think that’s far fetched, don’t forget – you’re talking to a guitar!

Oh, and by the way, I'm also the host of the Firelight Radio podcast.

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Greetings from Nature Folk HQ
Boogie and the Nature Folksters battle it out

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Howdy folks,

And welcome to Nature Folk HQ.

What exactly is Nature Folk HQ? Well, for one, it’s the place I’m standing, by the campfire, roasting a marshmallow. But more than a place it’s a state of mind where we try not to talk about it (that much), we just do it.

In fact, we believe our action-based approach is the secret to our success. And it’s not just us. Here at Nature Folk HQ we know it takes a community to bring the Nature Folk Movement (NFM) to life.

Our Supporters

Short list of some of our Nature Folksters (i.e. folk stars) and activities we support:

(1) Attend a Campfire Talk (at CampfirePark.Org)

Sick of the rat race? How about kicking back around the campfire to hear a campfire talk. The campfire is the place we gather to reconnect with nature and talk about what is essential in life. We think you’ll enjoy this modern-day reboot of the ancient tradition.

(2) Ride the Water Cycle (at GoHydrology.Org)

There’s no better way to get back in touch with nature than by tuning in with the water cycle. Whether it’s a recent shift in the skies or a new water flow pattern in the deep swamp, Go Hydrology is your passport into the innerworkings of the water cycle.

(3) Hear a Campfire Shanty (at BobbyAngel.Org)

Are you bored of “reading” about conservation topics? Well how about listening to a campfire shanty that explores the topic at a whole new level. Bobby Angel is a balladeer whose growing archive of songs and albums helped inspire the Nature Folk Movement (NFM).

(4) Rediscover your Bookshelf (at ReReadable.Org)

Over a decade after the invention of the smartphone, the bookshelf has been cast away on the dust heap like so much else. No longer. Rereadble resuscitates the old (and new) books on our bookshelf back to life, and ponders out loud what being rereadable is all about.

(5) Journey Back to Before Phones (BP) (at BeforePhones.Org)

Granted, it was a bizarre time, but believe it or not people once survived (even thrived) in the pre-phone era, also known as the Great Phonelessness. Join the researchers at Before Phones as they uncover the latest archeological finds about this cryptic historical period.

(6) Get into Good Penmanshape (at Penmanshape.Org)

Sick of “thumbing” everything you write? And let’s face it, using a keyboard may be writing, true – but it’s also keeping you in front of a screen. There’s no better workout for the hands and the mind than sitting down with a blank piece of paper and a killivine (that’s just a fancy word for a pen!)

Our Adversaries

Short list of groups we do not support

Folks, I cannot impress upon you enough —

Steer clear of the Boogie Phone.

Boogie is bad news! #BewareOfBoogie

Well, thanks once again folks, for tuning in. And until next time, go out there and do something to help spread the Nature Folk Movement (NFM) to a family member or friend.

Yours Truly,

Guitar

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Tidbit: The Nature Folk Movement (NFM) started around a campfire in 2014.

The campfire is always crackling and visitors are always welcome at Campfire Park

— Cowboy at the Campfire

Grassroots kindling
And why the bottom is where it's at

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Too often …

Decisions are made on the top floor.

Grassroots movements start around the campfire

The result? Good ideas from the middle and the bottom floor get ignored or side stepped. Another thing about Top Floor decision-making: It’s often out of step with what’s happening on the bottom floor, down on the street. And isn’t it always the same thing. Whether it’s Big Water, Big Government, Big Tech or a Mega Corp of any kind calling the shots, it’s the little guy on the outside always looking in, or looking up, trying to figure it out yet also always the one also paying the price. Case in point is the Smart Phone. It was sold to society with little concern what the payoffs may be. Convenience at a price, or fee, with no responsible assessment of what the long-term consequences might be, or what was lost with the giant shift. Okay, good, I’m glad I got that off my chest. That’s where the grassroots Nature Folk Movement (NFM) comes in. I’m not saying we’ll ever get the upper hand. But it’s good to be having a conversation around the campfire. That’s where a lot of good things get their start.

It’s a new dawn with Candidate Burt Silver, but only because he stayed up all night to see it

— Burt Silver

Dear Shareholders
And steering committee

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Every year Berkshire and Hathaway …

Gather to talk about their oodles of money.

That’s great, and I don’t mean to condemn.  But where are those same stakeholders and steering committees convening when it comes to preservation of our natural resources? 

Try not to overthink a song. Go with what pops in your head, run with it, and don’t stop until you cross the finish line.

— Bobby Angel

Spring drought paradox

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There’s no lusher drought …

Than springtime in the Big Cypress Swamp.

This podcast dives deep into the paradox and oxymoron of south Florida’s spring drought, why you should never walk into a gator hole, and when we can expect it to end with the start up of the summer rains.

Remember the Rule of the Ninja: Never fear, never doubt, and never over think.

— Ranger Rudi
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Campfire crasher?

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Visitors are always welcome …

Around a campfire, right?

Firelight Radio is available on Apple Podcasts and Podbean

At Campfire Park, the answer is yes. But that doesn’t mean you can show up at every campfire uninvited and expect good results. In this episode of Firelight Radio, singer/songwriter Bobby Angel shows up unexpectedly at a campfire. Will the welcome him around the fiery orb with open arms? Or will campfire sentinels keep him at bay. Knowing Bobby Angel, he’ll find a way to not just sneak in, but also thoroughly entertain his gracious hosts. Or does another fate await the folk star. Listen to this podcast discover the stunning result

I don’t know much, but I’m inclined to spill whatever I do out at the campfire

— Old Miner
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Talking Tree
Firelight Radio presents

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Welcome to Firelight Radio …

Where we tune in to the Nature Folk Movement (NFM).

Firelight Radio is available on Apple Podcasts and Podbean

What exactly is the NFM? It’s the feeling that wells up into our hearts and minds when we gather around a campfire — the crackle, the glow, the aroma and the strumming. Here at Firelight Radio, we’re campfire inspired and guitar guaranteed. You’re always gonna hear a little crackling and you’re always gonna a little strumming. It’s where we get back to what’s important in life.

On today’s episode, we talk to a tree.

Actually, it’s the tree that does most of the talking.

Well howdy folks, and I’m completely freaked out. And you know why. The fringe middle. The silent majority. Why are they so quiet?

— Buck Buckner
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Dialog with Dino
It was a Time of Great Phonelessness

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What’s could possibly be crazier …

Than a phone-eating dinosaur?

Available on Apple Podcasts and Podbean

Answer: How about a podcast hosted by a talking guitar? As odd as that may seem, you can’t have a Nature Folk Movement (NFM) without and guitar by a campfire. At Firelight Radio, the content is campfire-inspired and guitar-guaranteed. That means you’re going to hear a little crackling and you’re going to hear a little plucking. Well, actually plucking is a bit of an exaggeration. Guitar may look like a guitar but his playing skills are pretty much limited to strumming.

The good news is that Guitar always has a special guest to help him get down the bottom of what the NFM is all about. In this episode, Dino the Dinosaur from the obscure geologic epoch know as “Before Phones” is in the special guest. Dino’s quest? To try to find his way back to the epoch Before Phones, also known as BP. His method for getting there is eating every phone that he sees.

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