My first connection to Jonathon was when, as a college student and organizer of the Five College Folk Festival at Hampshire College (1977 I think?) I was put in charge of Jonathon and Helen Schneyer during their stay there. It was a daunting task and took all my wits and courage to manage. There was all that gruffness to get through that had me cowering at first. But then there was the compelling power of his music and the stories he told. I finally started to enjoy the challenge and even talk back a little. I recall, therefore, the elation I felt when he was thrilled my recitation of "Jabborwocky" in German at a late night party.

That experience attached me permanently to the Washington folk scene. I have been a tremendous fan of Jonathon's ever since.

Jenni Voorhees