Stephen D. Winick

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For those following posts about my various performances, how about me playing Bigfoot...in a Mummers Play...with a Squid...at the Library of Congress?  If you find this intriguing, please join the fun at this page!

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One month ago, your humble scribe Wynken De Worde had the honor of conducting an on-stage interview with the Grammy-winning folk band The Carolina Chocolate Drops!  Rather than write an extensive blog post on the experience, I've…

Years from now, my niece and nephew and once-removed cousins are apt to ask me: “Weird Uncle Steve, what’s it like to sing in a Great Big Rock Concert?”

Luckily, I will now be able to tell them, in my…

This year I once again adapted, directed, and performed in my office's Christmas Mummers play.  Mumming, or disguising oneself, going door to door, and performing in neighbors' homes and in public places, is a very old and widespread custom in…

The Green Man and Calendar Customs

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The Green Man and the Foliate Head

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Part 2: What Was the Green Man?

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Introduction:

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Both before and…