Find your new direction through music, and help build a harmonious world

Robin Rendell, songwriter and musician

Carol Forsloff — So you've retired with time on your hands, like to sing, play an instrument and be part of something wonderful. Or you are a young person who has learned a few new tricks and want to share them.  Maybe you are one of those old folk singers who believe your music has long since past, or you are a rocker and wonder if the general public will find and love you. Well, folks there are places that will remind you that you can at any age find your musical direction, have fun and make friends, and maybe even rediscover yourself or develop new talents.

Robin Rendell is that mature fellow who has lived long enough to have experienced much of the world. He is that traditional folk artist, the kind many of us revered in our youth. Yet he plays that eternally loved music, writes and makes wonderful musical masterpieces that can only delight people of all ages. And he is part of the Fandalism community, a community where ageism, sexism, national bigotries and all go by the wayside as people forge new bonds in music. Robin is one of those people who leads folks through his collaborations and creations.

But Robin isn't alone.  Michelle Baker, a young housewife from the South, learns, grows, and fits music into those everyday household responsibilities. Yet she brings her wit, charm and warmth to this site called Fandalism and for a few moments in her day, she is a star, shining brightly and appreciated by a world of fans.

Dan'l Young shows off his wonderful, extensive family and his music as well.  Another senior, in those years some folks think is the end of a music career, Dan'l doesn't have that off button some think needs to be used at that "certain age." Instead he proves that certain age is no barrier in having fun and being appreciated.

All over the world people are finding their new direction in music. Whether you are an Amadea or an Ivana Fisher from Eastern Europe or a French composer of infinite skill, such as Yvalain LePoste, or a country singer from Arkansas, like James Rice  in those mid-life years of trying to find one's ultimate purpose,  or the time you think you ought to be hanging up your boots but instead are a country singer with the continuing enticement that comes from doing it well, or a show tunes diva like Kathy Songbird, there's a place for you on Fandalism, touted as the site of the world's greatest musicians.

And some of the world's greatest may yet be found by the general public, and you, good reader, may be one of them, whether you are from India, Canada, or some island in the Pacific, with a direction that at the very least will bring you a measure of joy and the good health that comes from the music of the world.