WHATS NEW?

hey, happy happy. my best news is to say that my health is greatly improved but i don't think i'll be leaping over fences anymore. oh well, all the fences are gonna have to come down anyways! Some of you have probably noticed that there are no shows on the horizon. I am indeed trying to think of new ways to be present with my writing and not be on the road. Wish me luck in this endeavour. The wall hangings with my lyrics on them is going great guns. I'm pretty busy with that since I make them all inch by inch. I'll be putting up new photos soon but at the bottom of this letter is the link to view some that have already sold. If you have any ferron lyrics that you think you could imagine hanging on your wall, I'm the girl to get in touch with. My friend wilma told me that the fen sanctuary web page is definitely not our Fen. We are excited to announce that Girls In the Wild, a vision quest program for girls 10-16 will be using the Fen as their central building. It is still finely decorated, still availabe for day, week, weekend rental and my next event there is March 26th. TRET FURE will be singing there that night and I'm hoping those of us who can will show our Michigan spirit and maybe even bring a cake. I'm hoping to have enough hangings to decorate some walls at the Fen by then.

Of course the documentary Girl ON a Road came out the same year I had to take a rest. It has gone to many film festivals now and has won several awards. So hey, getting older and still feeling pretty good , that's a sweet thing. I'm working on the next cd and should have it out for the beginning of summer. And I'm available for writing workshops so give me a call at ferronferron@gmail.com Hope we all have an fine, level headed year. love ferron

CATCHING HOLY is ferron's first book of poems and can be ordered through www.lulu.com/ferron.

In The News:
New Reviews Online
• Ferron living in a dream
reprinted from The Montreal Gazette 04-28-09
by Bernard Perusse
• TheRecord.com - May 1, 2009
Ferron weaves wisdom throughout poetic performance
by Robert Reid
• WNYC
Spinning On Air An Interview with host David Garland
Listen to the show!

Thank you so much to everyone for the outpouring of well wishes and love these past weeks. It means a lot to Ferron.
01/30/09
The Suprise Of A Lifetime...
....was discovering that yes indeed i was having all the signs of a heart attack. But we made it to the emergency in time and i was put on nitro glycerin which expands the arteries and so no damage was done to the heart muscle and after a long night was taken to the operating room and they put a stent in my left descending artery coming at it curiously enough from my right groin. I got out yesterday afternoon and am on bed rest for a bit to make sure i don't open the incision as I could 'bleed out' as the nurse so tactfuly put it. i have a bit of a limp from the operation which will go away once the incision heals. I have great difficulty being taken care of and am not allowed to pick up more than 5 pounds. This is life changing stuff. had a good run on the wild side but I guess all rides come to an end. I feel happy and peaceful and only sorry that I couldn't have the operation and be at the shows I committed to. The doctor looked at me like I was nuts when i asked if I could fly the next day. This is a good story with a happy ending even though it includes taking heart pills daily. gag me with a spoon. Thank you for all your concern and love. Still here, love ferron

Hello friends of Ferron,
Due to illness Ferron will not be performing the Canadian dates in London, Waterloo, Toronto and Halifax.
Ferron is on the path to recovery and will be rescheduling the Ontario dates in the near future. We will update the website once those dates confirm.
Ferron feels terrible about missing her shows - but it was impossible for her to attend and she is on doctor's orders to rest.
Please send your thoughts and prayers her way.
Thank you.

Out of the Cage: An Interview with Ferron
First Appeared in The Music Box, December 2008, Volume 15, #12
Written by Douglas Heselgrave
Click here

"I read this book about how some scientists tried to get primates to paint. For 10 years they worked on it, and nothing happened. Then, one of the monkeys suddenly began to paint, and what it painted were the bars of its cage. So, in my writing, I believe I'm painting the bars of my cage so that I can get out. This is something you have to get done before you can meaningfully move on in any way."
- Ferron

CATCHING HOLY
Poems 2006 - 2008
Catching Holy, like life, is Ferron's balancing act between what is terrifying and what is beautiful. For more information and samples, Click here

BOULDER
FERRON is back with a beautiful release, "Boulder," produced by NYC-based indie rocker, Bitch.
Purchase copies HERE

WORKSHOPS: Three Rivers, MI
Workshops scheduled are
• OPENING TO THE MUSE
• WET INK
• SONGWRITING WORKSHOP
Check out the workshops page for a schedule of Ferron's upcoming workshops at The Fen.
For workshops presented by other artists and a list of other events at The Fen, click here.

AVAILABLE NOW!
Ferron's "Turning Into Beautiful" T-shirts. See them and purchase yours in "the store".

PURCHASE CDs HERE
We have added an easy way to order Ferron's CDs. Check out our new online store. Select, click, pay, and that is all. This is a PayPal based store, but you DO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER WITH PAYPAL. When you are in the PayPal section of your order, just click where it says you do not want to register. If you have any problems with this new system, please let us know through the feedback form.