Need a break from the gonzo politics and general bullshit? Here's a documentary about Cree fiddlers from North Ontario, Canada traveling to the Orkney Islands, Scotland tracing the roots of their music:

https://www.nfb.ca/film/fiddlers_of_james_bay/

"Pa used to whistle this tune"

Louis Gossett Jr. #Dead: 'Officer and a Gentleman' #Oscar Winner Was 87

#LouisGossettJr ., who won a supporting #actor Oscar for playing the hard-as-nails drill instructor in 1982’s “An Officer and a Gentleman” a few years after winning an #Emmy for his role as the cunning #Fiddler in “Roots,” has #died the AP reports. He was 87.
#obituaries #death

https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/louis-gossett-jr-dead-an-officer-and-a-gentleman-roots-1235955575/