The Big Book of Hal

The Big Book of Hal

The Big Book of Hal

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Hal annon is no a noal eson Thogh soe an ik of le an geneis he is he
sole seien of a ae seies Heraldo magnificus. Thee has nee een anone ie like hi
efoe an hee ill alos eainl e no one like hi in he fe
hae een aie o Hal fo oe eas an sill fin hi soehing of a se He
oesn see o e all ha oganie an he oesn aea o ok all ha ha n e he
manifests a a oigios ae He is ik o aknolege he ollaoaions ehin e h
all of he lines in his es a hos of signifian ahieeens in he folk as of he es ea
his iin inling he ohen ah olklife esial The an Beehie hiiion hih
aele fo ah o he enik alle a he ihsonian nsiion he aional oo

oe aheing hih saned doens of ohe gaheings aoss he nied aes and is no
in is h ea and an iessie lis of adio and T doenaies ao he es aiing on
B salias adio aional and ohe ao neoks hee and aoad
Hals sial life has een s as aied and sessfl fo his fis and in high shool The
o onain Bos hogh eas ih he Desee ing Band oing doesiall and
aoad and laing fo eens anging fo he io a fo he ah merica afe i on
he eias in o hisie Binkles edding in Tellide oloado o he
final edal eeon a he ine lis in agano aan Hal eoded he al
luc luc ih To ae and i ge as he eondhand Band and as a of hilli
Biseins hae folk ensele ed ok ondo The li eleision doena ha Hal
and Taki Telonidis eaed of ed ok ondos ion anon ong cle on o s
os eenl Hal has eaed ih li ankle a ong lassiall ained iolinis and
eg sok a eggae essionis and dole ass lae o fo he haio and eae hei
on gene eian Dese si n fie eas he hae eleased fo als oleed
hee os in he and oe and ganeed ae eies in ao folk a and alenaie
si liaions in he anada and oeseas
Beond his ofessional life Hal is also a ilde He seldo ees an endangeed ilding he
doesn an o sae He saed enoaing fiee oeies hile he as sill in ollege
ding o ie ogehe e hae esed fo los ildings oheise slaed fo desion
one of hih as a h en ank in ells eada e hae also eaed a doen diffeen
hoes fo oseles inlding he ohad and eados hee e no lie in igin ah ih
o dog and a sall and of aao ho shee
ha follos is no a hiso ahe a olleion of eoies iessionisi and inolee
oiled in eleaion of Hals h ihda He desees a iogahe and one da a se
he ill hae one ih he sie soe and eenii of his esonali and ahieeens he also
desees an ehnogahe a geogahe a aogahe a hagiogahe an ehologis an
enigaologis and a oologis B fo he oen he has e and his ook is an a of loe
Teesa odan

Hal ing his sholie eekeees aenieshi

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To ih aens Bes aen annon daghe nneliese Boo ih silings oel ale oge aoln e age ilings soses oel nne
annon aoln Ted enkins oge annon oges ife ane as aking he ie Teesa Hal ale ihad Hghes Ba Hal ilings on he fis da
of shool ih oge ih aoln ih Teesa oge ale ahing he elise in ih ale annon ail enion

aoie ail ongs
he a on he eana an
lae He ia
sng a all fail gaheings
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nneliese Hal fishing in onana e age ih Hal a he oe s a ih ohe Diane aenheie annon a se n an Diego ih
gandaens loia al aenheie Hal sas al agh hi o ok and so fiddlefaing aond addle oading ih Hal Teesa on ake enea

ongs fo hilhoo
an ing a aino
i aoleon
Ble onain
hih nneliese an Hal
sill sing ogehe eaifll
Blaki he fis song Hal agh
nneliese on he gia

an ing a aino
ed is he olo of asof iss eon
ee he a e ogh in daho fo
e and of o old oshe ha o le
e die s he fis and onl ie e
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idea oillas old el in o oh Did
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ink is he olo of he floeed flon
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o Teesa e all looked as gea as e fel
ha da didn e
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faoie he olo of o aakee igil
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of he dog e saed and loed fo so
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kne od fall in loe en o glad
o fel a lile ilsie ha da
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neigho hs hose on ee
nd le is he olo of o adoing
gandhildens ees
an sing a aino
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loe o alas Ha ihda fo he
lkies daghe in he old
nneliese

Hal al aes on Hal nie ane ni on nneliese olfgang egges

olfgang nneliese ni nneliese Hal olfgang Teesa ni

ihael ain he ning a Hal Teesas eheasal dinne

Teesa

h nniesa inie nneliese Hal Teesa e age ih oddaghe addie Hansen fe hose one in fo ak Tda es ih ae he
aian ih ione aao ho la ih hao ih ohe Blade edding The feedo of ailass

ongs
oing Hoe Hals oin song
ha Does he ee in ha Bea l
oo an Tsons eing offeing
hil oe he fis aiional ne
Hal agh e
The eas o Don hih Hal
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To ae Hal in anonlands aional ak ah eonad olson ook he snasho

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e ie ells a so and he so
ehind iall ee ie in his ook
is one of fiendshi Hal old e he fis
o sa ha his ok and si indeed his
assion fo life old e iossile
iho he so and insiaion of his
fail and fiends
To ae eg lase i ones
Blanon en and ndea aha
ied aoe a Hal and Teesas
edding in ae s a fe of he
fiends ho hae enihed Hals life ih
hei loe of folkloe si and
ahiee onesaion ao
endangeed langage ih Hen
ealid ied on he lef ih Hal on
he ealid anh a o gen in
onana insied Hals song Tonges
eoded on haios fis al ear
ne Hal an oin o ee eson in his
ook and ell a siila ale

Craig Paen: fis sial eoies ae laing
legass ih To ae an Hal in he ak oo of
ings ens oe o his ie Hal fon a ain
D fo He alas fon gea eals eas lae e
oe a ing i ain on a aile o his enes
hose an ha o anee i on a nao alle Hal has
een a ea fien oe he as eas s ish ol
hae een a ee siian fe aig hele Hal oe
ha oeaile log ain Hal go he g an oe o
oe hoses inling he eaa ain ie aoe
Tim O'Brien: iho o Hal he Desee ing Ban
oln hae sng high enogh nee hae gone o lko
oe han one ae ih ak llio an Bk ase
hea Done al an likel ol nee hae eaen a
ok onain ose o on a oen hosehai el
Thanks also fo he songs o eaangeen of folk lis
along ih s he igh oiginal aiions in anna is
he goo sff n in e een singing i a lo an i
s on ea o hoe o hae a lo oe eas e
an all se o hel geing hogh e
im ne: hen hink of Hal hink of his song oe
he lae o ie ih he line oe he ones o
kno The lae hee Hal lies is he soe of his
insiaion as ae he ones he knos saing ih Teesa an
iling o o all of his neighos fiens an ollaoaos
He has folloe a onsan ose sile sising in
is neiaing ah oas haon ih nae an his
fello eaes ehas i is elling ha hae no hoos of
e ih Hal hen e ee ogehe e ee oo
eoie ih iing ino he oen o hink ao a
hoo o Thanks o ill ahes fo his hoo
a en: Hal as he fis esien of he as High
hool olk si l an as his eae he
lages l a he shool as in The in ie Bos an
Hal se o sing ih s hen e ol oa hi o o so
He as a olifi oe an songie een ak hen ne
of he songs ha he oose as ine Bles ih he
ese e sae o in he eas efoe B no so
ong anoe ess ll en life oa an go on
liin his aa o hes an oe eaie han ee
onsie Hal one of es fiens Ha iha Hal
hoo es alh Desn his onage Hal

hoo Ds on age

fe nes lae o
ih an fiens
e ine
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oee ong
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ngeline he Bake
Das of
The Diaon oe
ighie in eaa
ne ie in oonoo
ailoaing on he ea Diie
n anfahes Das
The ies of Teas
ogg en a oin
i Bheag i oh
ose of Hea
a e a
Hoe Ton
Don olle al
Don ale al
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The is eas
i and hae so an eoies of Hal oe he as eas
eginning hen e ee kids and Hal as on his on and hen
lae ih Teesa oe of he os ondefl eoies hae
een ahing iese go fo ahood ino a eaifl ong
oan nd hee ae an ohes eaning old ie and
legass si in high shool aking hile ahing T
ih Hals o and dad he asah ings oke hallenge
eal sohen ah akaking is he ediinal gali
eaen folloed a e long die in o in k o a gif
sho in os ngeles ing fo eas o ge o kids o ae his
aleego naenle Hal he iddies al lighing fie o his
Doo sings osson skiing in daho ing o ook a
si gig in hina efoe hee as an aess o hina Hal
going fo he inness old eod fo ne of as oned
and sold also he os sial insens ogh and sold
eeiing gea lees fo ean hiago hode sland
odingeodingakeing als long efoe haio
sneaking a ae eode inside a iefase ino his hai
aoinen so he old eod his eeni hisoian ae
fis heaing aio onenions seala iege and eaf al ogehe laing songs on an is and geneaing faos
oes fo eallife siaions as hen an se ooke agh Hal ho o onone his las nae Thas e o
a
i and ish Hal he haies of h ihda eleaions noing hi his s ill e as olifi as all his ohe deades
his onage
Hal ih his i onage laing a a edding in Bekenidge oloado s
The honesl don ake he like Hal anoe ha a gea
fiend o go ih and no go old ih is and
foeos Hal is a loal fiend haing a oneofakind sense of
ho and a gea loe of si and eole He is a gifed
eaie eneene and has he longes es in he esen
Heishee Hal has alas een niel Hal

e o Halfe
n he ah high an lonesoe
ie a esless i o
ih an ish on insin
n a ik nose fo o
He ol la a legass Doo
Bano ass an anolin
He ol ik an sing all h he nigh
n kihens he as in
The si en o D
s he oo ha o oa
The line as selo ell efine
The ais ae ak hoe
He loe he es fo hih he ae
lse all hogh his loo
His nee o leae a honile
oelle hi like a floo
n hen he fon he oo oes
iss in he sale
n ogh he all o lkoon
To ha ao he ale
The afie ge so lage in on
The okens soon oge i
n gaheings like his sang
oss he lan an hogh i
He finall e he gil he loe
The one ho ke hi gessing
ase she kne all he hings he like
n i he hile nessing
The hange hei hoses like hei soks
nlike a oaoi
Thei hoses ge aon hei ok
The loe ha lohaoi
Teesa as a sa a hoe
nless she selle a a
n Hal as s onen o ik
B alas an o a
He loe his olklife esen sle
B nee as onene
To si oo long an ogiae
es his in eoe feene
His fail in ink o soke
B oleae fisk
nil he eee off fo he oa
n e ha aien hiske
He ol hae ese on his laels
s os ol ies agho
nsea he angle agaons
n sae haio
n no is ie o ake a look
all hings in eseie
n in he os of allae
li o ain hange all ha h
Ha Big Biha Halfe o
onefl al of Thiie eas
ee een so lk o hae o lies
an ies so ineonnee
h loe o all an hees o anohe
enfie ill ahes
ill an Hal afe haio lae hile ill aine aional oo oe aheing

Dai eek
los ee se fo oe han eas Dae and eea ieoe hae inied a go
of fiends o oin he fo a eek a Dai eek a agial oe on he shoe of ake Tahoe
ha has een in Daes fail fo geneaions e hae ahed o kids go hee e hae
los dea ones o deah and dioe and e hae gained ne ees as o kids ing hei on
anes ino he i nd hen hee ae alas he dogs
oe da Hoagland ael ae a Hoagland Hal an an Dae enn
ieoe a ason eea ieoe his i onage eein ell ash
olfgang ollann nneliese annon hao Teesa ahel onage aen idh a
Hoagland ollann nnie onage e age eea ieoe onda deole Hal
i a Ti Hoagland Dae oasing a dinne

Bill ison oss no addie ihell Hal

oo oe

n he Beginning
oe Hals ooks on oo oe
alos didn haen e h eeone hogh i as idilos oos nd oer
oanies sh as eson and eis ha sall sonsoed oo eens and eaned hei
one fo oo aheks laghed he idea o of he oo ook eas o find fnding
and in he end onl he aional ndoen fo he s a fe saes as oganiaions and
eoge nd go ehind i he fis ea en addie ihell and Hal had hei dos eing
hais fo he fis session he soed halfa hogh The didn an a lo of e seas
o eaass he efoes
B he end of he eekend neal a hosand eole had ened o lko in he iddle of
ine in he iddle of nohee and he ee oed o eas and also o o ha he
fond e e or imes e all ree ournal and eole againe shoed oo nd
e soon ohnn ason as iniing oo oes ono his sho
B os ioanl he anhes and oos ho ned ha eekend had fond eah
ohe and he had fond hei olleie oie nd eas lae he ae sill eiing and
singing and elling hei soies o eah ohe and o he old
Hal has deoed oe han half his life o oo oeas he onding Dieo of he
esen olklife ene as a ode of doenaies and also as a efoe Hes gien a lo
o he aional oo oe aheing is gien een oe ak

Bk sai oo oe sae his life He alas oe an sang
he aheing ae hi ake hiself seiosl He fon a lae hee he
ol go hee he ol his hea an i ol e safe Bee
ase Bk ase oose ois an Hal in lko oel oo
go o kno Hal en eas ago hen aine an ee aie in
lko an alin ak an an Tson ee es en n Hal
eognie a hle an ih ee oos in he si ae ao
laes eo of Hal is his onefl esion of l ain ih
haio He ies he song ih ne life an eaning hile a he
sae ie giing a solfl no o he ee hiso of hee he song
ae fo His oie ahes ih s an eo Hes a ionee ho
nee go a ig hea ao i To ssell
like his hoo ease i aes ho look
o Hal in so an as The fis Hal annon
song ee hea as Hiin he Tail Tonigh as
sng Bk ase Hal si o os
Be iskaon oe eenl ho ol no
enion Teas Taele he hee song o
oo rossroads n Heges oo
rossroads is ns oas

B ees a he aheing
oes al
Teas Taele
Hiin he Tail
The oon oo
B e o on he one aiie
Thas Ho i is on he ange
oo Be l ain
ose Hoses
ef Teas
anna
hoo Ds on age

fe lisening o o D heading
o hh and ill a fo o
Bae Blak on he elease of
haios al oliaire in
Bae Hal and i iffih
Hal singing Hiin he Tail Tonigh
a eoge nds eoial seie
se of oden

Hal ih ies in he k
Dee es ieo akes ih
Taki Teloniis Hal annon an isin
inigle

Hal
Hes se done a lo of good
nd is good a ha he did
He gae adiion ne life
eied as ha had een hid
Beaoned a saeed lan hoe
Tagh he ha hei a has oh
onain aiie dese sa
ae soies fo he ah
Then he ook s laes ih hi
hee e leaned he loals a
His al oie on he aiaes
las ade noon das
o sends ie liing his dea
laing si ha he akes
nie and sa as he is
eaing high and idening akes
es no foge he foesigh
f he one ho eognied
The eole ho ok ih he ah
nd eeions een eised
His fllon inees dies hi
His eeise ges shae
His fohigh as eede hi
He has ade fiends eehee
Tie ill eall hi ofen
Hell leae a hge lega
Hal annon hanged hole life
nd a lo oe s like e
and Hillan on ane Hal annon addie ihell
addie ihell

m Ban Paern Ban
Cannn rm n ner
ner
ne of he os signifian an saisfing lko
sage eolleions of aheing
goons oe in ing hih a
ele of safffanoesiian oies sang
in eleaion of Hals eieen fo he
esen olklife ene agel eall
oniing sill shae of annon oas
ho o he een also one hoe
ho Hal ha fo eaes osl lae his
on si on hol so ha he ol onenae
on ooing he iing he naaies of he
an oo oes an siians fo ho he
ee as eie Dieo as ell as ia his e en oad aiohos aaiiesall in a sella effo o lae o
ooes folk a gene on a oe niesal Han Being oe eesal fo he ol o aeiae o eae in
soe a as hei on B a of eessing o os gaie sggese le s no n oh o alase an he
eaie soligh oa Hals aisi hoes an eas fo is si is soies o oh i in olishafiosooeo
oe es is no hank gooness ie o a he file is an se ie o a ak he anoan
eseiall hae een aae his ne sial life ih haio an is sial eleoaions hih onine in a
Tekian fashion o eloe sange ne olso oll go hee no an o oan has gone efoeisn ha
recisel he ission of all eaningfl a n fa hae een iilege o shae ih Hal an he haio ha e sae
efoane sage fo hih ge all a he eieen a o hee hi on eenl ae aoss an il
osa in hih Hal oe o se ee gea in as o o kno o igh ak a a Bohe o se
ee gea in lko
a he sial niese ea on on o Bohe Hal is os gaefl aisefl ligh in gaie fo in ie o
all he hanl efe laes o hih oe gie s hanks o o on heas sa has fo The lko aheing
o he high galai eses one
al
al aski an Hal hae ollaoae on a ne of oes an songs inling aselans of esea on
haios ord of te esert al oe an oasingoasing Hal a his eieen

neieing ine aa aa ndian lassial siian and ee of ndias oal ail of Taanoe

The of isening

olkloe
o o Hal seed as he olk s oodinao fo he ah s onil He as
he seond sae folklois in he on one of an isiona oes h Dae enaed
ding he ie as dieo of he s onil Hal had he hane o ok ih legenda ah
folkloiss inlding sin and la ife an Haold Bnand Bae Toelken and illia B
ilson as ell as a hole oe of onge folkloiss aoss he esen saes Ding his las
ea in his osiion he also seed as he dieo of he nsie of he eian es in n
alle and hen en on o fond he esen olklife ene and oganie he fis oo
oe aheing in lko eada
ih Baaa Had an Bnand ese Had Daid adne esiden of niesi of ah

Hal ih iffo ail Ban a he ohen
ah olklife esial s s olkas
ooinao Hal fone his eleaion in ion
Hal ih enon haeffe an i iffih
esening haeffes a o Bess oa Haes a
he ife olkloe onfeene
esen olk s ooinaos Bak
Blanon en ohn nigh i iffih Hal
ens n ile Baaa ah laine Thahe
Dana es loes nne elan on
illie ollins nea aha oll ea
aol ison aig ille Ti ans
Hal alas loe eeings an ke eeone
enhalle as ing his olk s eeing Dae
anle is on he lef an e h eeone else
sees o e hiing o aslee inling ee ioin
Dean a aig ille an Bae Toelken s ha
eg Ba ih he hea in he hans

noing hen o eae
Dae anle
Hal aol dison and had een a he
ohen ah olklife esial as esenes
his old hae een afe Hal lef he ah
s onil o fond he esen olklife
ene he as going o he fesial ana
e had a sae a and ee heefoe foidden
o leae ah and onl sae eloees old
die B e had an eand on he oshe
eseaion o aah on he eada
odeo esen he oenos olk
ad o he ollies olle d and
ollie Bonaon aske akes of gea skill
and ions of lal esisene eg Bad did
h of he fieldok ih he The onl deen a o ge o he oshe e fo sohen ah as hogh eada
so hee e ee aoahing idnigh Hal diing oside ah s e eahed he ass in he onains soh of l
hee e ee going o send he nigh he igges ll elk in eada looed in he iddle of he oad Hal sa hi
and soed ael in ie f he hadn hee old hae een a lo of elanaions o e ade and a lo of elk ea o
disie na he ne da e ekked oe o he e hee he ee haing a lile soial gaheing ha he all a
fandango hen e aied hee as no sign of he ial offiials o of eihe olleollie o e saed hile a fe
oshes oened a sik gae sing a doned log and soe siks fo ession This en on fo a hile
eenall e deeed a hange in hh and oaliaion nil e ealied ha he ee haning o hoe go hoe
o e lef he laes ih he neaes eson and lef
The isdo of Hal
aol dison
n he sing of afe he fis oo oe aheing Hal and aended a eeing in lko and on he a hoe
deided o hek o ose eek a sall ah anhing oni loaed on he es side of he ea al ake Tha
se e ee se o do fieldok in he aea as a of a oe ih To ae and he ia of ongess
e lled ino on looked aond a i and onining on he sae oad ed een aking headed noh and easad o
of on had een a eaifl old sing da ih le skies fe iles afe e assed he las fe hoses and
Dae anles hands on he heel ding a field i

heae ino he hills he oa ook a sha n
o he igh Befoe e kne i e oe nose
fis ino a gian snoif ienl his
aila oa is onl assale in he se
soehing e faile o hek on
e lie o an sae ahing ak o
on f ose has hen he eaifl
sing a ne nas Big lak los ae
fo he es aoanie in an a e
ol ain o eae fo an of his e ee
soon e an ol ih see shoes gaheing
Hals sie eing h longe han ine he
as soon ahea of e looking fo hel B he
ie eahe on i seee ha eehing
as aange oeone as heae o o ll
o Hals a an e hng o in soeone
elses hoe o ge a The eails ae e
h los on e one hing o kno
hen e ene ha l o o ineies
an ake hoos of he loals eeone alea
kne ao s e ee hose ies ho
ha o e oe o of he anon oa n
o kno has he es hing ha ol hae
haene e ee no longe iniiaing
osies fo al ake nsea e ee eal
eole ho ake isakes an hink of a
ee a o inoe oself o a
oni han ih a lile hili
To ose eek ah fielok ini ih To ae Hal aol ison Deie anall al leishhae
Belo aol leishhae To ae Hal in ose eek

fe of he oes Hal heled idife ding his ene as ahs
olk s oodinao ee he and Beehie hiiion a he al
ake ene hih aeled o he ihsonian and also esled in
a ook o oles of ah ionee si and a ook on ah folk
a

Boaasing
n Hal eoe hiself fo eie Dieo of he esen olklife ene o esalish
a eia eaen fo he oganiaion so ha oo oes an ohe esen oies ol
eah a lage aiene ih legena li aio oe a Beh ihne he eae si
oneho oenaies on holia folk aiions in he es an ih his ife Teesa he
lanhe he seies e en oad loring Americas aorite laces fo e a raeler.
n he hie Taki Teloniis hen eie oe fo aional li aios eeend
All ings onsidered. Taki an Hal ikl eae eaie sol aes an oe he ne fifeen
eas he oe alos a hne feaes fo li aio as ell as o a
inning oenaies fo li eleision
eoing ing he hash hose fesial in gsan

neieing fo Dese een a segen fo e en
oad ao a oneofakind golf onaen in he Blak
ok Dese
The song os elae o Hal is Hiin he Tail Tonigh
as sng Bk ase kno ha Hal has a e seial
onneion o ha song and of ose e sed i in e
oo ings B eond ha hink of ha song
henee aeling o eaking on soehing diffeen
gies e oage and hoe and i alas einds e of
Hal so hankfl fo his fiendshi Taki Telonidis
hoo iling e oo ings ih he hel of
aeaan Dog onoe Hal and Taki ee eal o ado
highdefiniion and i oed o e a i of a siene
eeien
osing fo ein ainille ho has hoogahed
ee lko oo oe aheing sine he eginning

oe of he ok Taki Hal oe fo he esen olklife ene

adio in he aking
oking ih ode a Beh ihne on he
eoial Da Holida eial
eoding Toilaan inanaions in an
isal de las asas hiaas eio
eoding a akilking song on he ongolian
ee
neieing eggie oe on he Dk alle
ndian eseaion fo Hono he eeans a
holida seial

hee Des salia Boaasing ooaion
fe one of o oes isoee Hal he ook salian
Boaasing so aking fo aseiees ha a
ie o he oos si he heishes as lk enogh o
oe o ollaoae on hose leaning ee life lessons
fo Hal as e oke on o aio af ne of he
ha a oo Heas een eane a eial enion a
e ri talia agal he ols os esigios aio
ie
loe his hoogah of Dale Bson ih his inill
ease ha as a ig a of ha insie Hals one fo
ha a oo Heas Tha an Teesas oiginal sak of
genis e ha o ie hogh ineile s sos o
eo Dale singing a song of his inill in hanning Teas
ih Dale eiing he s fo his gaell one h a
gahi eale of he life
s fo Hals on si ease his esion of he olie
aneingalong song Teas Taele His elae e
inense efoane of he inialis lishee o
going Teas Taele h eal in he oningis a in
loing eeiene of less is oe The ne as oiginall
ae in a ae s eoing of a aeling an of lak
files an anoiss a a eoe Teas oon n Hals
hans i eoes an inanaion an fo e is a kin of
sial onneion ih Teas heiage een hogh e
oae so fa aa
n hen of ose hees ile Bles as in
Belin hen Hal sen e a ogh eoing hile he as
eoeing fo he knee sge ha insie i He ol e
he as in loe ih his lo ano an ane e o hea ha
lnk ol son Tha an he hilaios lis ha
ile Bles on high oaion hee in seool
Belin ats te use of soes en oue lost our
moes Daning o i as a gil lease ease kne
Hal oln
Hal hee in ilene Teas Dale Bson hee Hal a oh ohes

Hail Hal
ne ha e a ane
ne ha e a al
e ha a goo n an loe hi a on
n he goo folks alle hi Hal
hi he ail ih goo al
The loe of he lan o noe
aels ee lesse fo eas o es
oine Taki ho he loe like a ohe
e aele he lan in seah of he loe
To he on hee oa as ihe
hee he ae his fis ne a a sas saloon
he sokaes osie of o oh
The ngola oeo aks a o
To he e aen e kooe
Then he ison oo lange hee eaell sang
n e eoe he singes hee no
He as an inei ionee
Hal as alas aeling
He eae he nae an hen he ae
To he eoles oe aheing
He oganie he esen folks
To eae he oo aheing
n he nee ie ill he a he eie
n eie he ahe sing
een ahile sine e seen Hal
ike a lonesoe ale all
Till go on a fling o he on in ing
he oks all one his fall
tee eitlin
hen he oians fae he oos
he oian af
Thei ae ies ook he os sise
B he oos ha soehing o sa
Hal as a hoe ih ig i life
se hosiks as ell as a fok
He as nee esange aa fo he ange
en on he Boe in e ok
s Dieo of i oe in e ok i ee has
ollaoae ih Hal on an oes inling The
eoles oe aheing in e ok i an he aio
oena n te ootstes of on oma.
ee eilin Hal an Taki Teloniis a he ighning Hokins eoial ak oke Teas

fis e Hal in enlo ak alifonia aond as liing in a si one ih
and nle Bes eaolle Dane Band
ne snn afenoon hee as a knok on he doo hen oened i enie dooa as
osed a gian of a an ih a in alo gia hanging fo his nek Hi he said
nae is Hal and head hee as legass si hee
nsffeale oldie is ha as and egading legass as a eoaie elied o
and sh he doo ief ase and hen anohe knok s hee an si hee ase
ohe lies aoss he see and he heas fiddle si oing fo his hose es
said and Hal eneed liing oo and ino life fo he ne eas
Hal had an endeaing innoene and hilaios sense of ho as d as he dese ha he ae
fo e he eas e hae okingl efeed o oseles as he oal ohes and
hehe in he hills of a Honda he sees of anhaan he dese of oa o he
saline old of o Tonsend e hae shaed o si o lies and o lifelong one in
he insenal si old
sill hae ha in alo gia and ee ie oen he ase hea fills ih loe fo
Bea e
Hal eied e o ok ih hi on he aiahi ono so fo his akelae
seies e ineieed siians in aiahi laa in os ngeles hee aiahis gahe o
ai fo liens o hie he n hose das gangange dg deales ineingled ih he
aiahis one oin hen e ee soed ih a iohone ineieing aiahis a
e iniidaing aooidden fello saed shadoing s a a lose disane as
sa inall aiahi fiend eing ineieed agaio iee niknaed ana
las fo his ol shae had enogh and old he fello ha e ee hee fo he aiahis
onl and he fello aked off B ha isn he so hen e en o fiends hose e
ee e alos en siians ho had ioised a hose a and ee laing
si e fond oseles iesed in gea si gea oan and gea sii of
aaadeie aiahis ho ae nooios fo giing eole niknaes ased on soe
esonali o hsial ik ofen el sied e and he signifianl alle and lkie
Hal hanging side side and affeionael and oiall ded hi a uegrahe ohe
ina o ha oen on hogho he folloing eas o he he as a ega and
hen old n ino ana las he old gee e and hen iediael ask o es
a ega The niknae eae an ending sign of affeion and fiendshi
es o a ega on his h Dan heeh
To Hal and Bea e Boo Dan heeh

hen hink of Hal hink of he shee sheaing song The n fo aho hih Hal sang
ing one of he an eenings he hose eens fo he Tailing of he hee esial Tha
nigh o seial ges as enon aihil a ho agee o ell soies if one o oe of
his sons an a aghe ee on sage ih hi Tha as eas o o Thee ee also oe
aihils in he fis os of he aiene
fe he soies sloe Hal ae o sing a ole of shee nes o a he eening
His fis song as The n fo aho hih akes neos efeenes o he aihil
heaing ofi eone in he aiene ike on he ioane of Hals ie n
en an fail ee oe aing an siling oal hogh he enie song
as a eoale ie o lifelong aiions of seeing he aihil heaing ofi ll ino
an of o shee anhesfll a a of o esen hiso an le
B os eee Hals os afe he oga e sng The n fo aho an
ies he ol e nee shae he sage ih enon an his fail This is a nigh ll
nee foge The ile as olee
Diane oseh eae
Being sh a neoe o aenes ih Hal an ah an of hese gea soies B o
an o sa ha hen as a iesene as geing se o life in he es alas looke
foa o a ha ih Halan eeiing one of his faos hgshen aene he
oo oe aheing in lko ol see hi a he a a he esen olklife ene
an hen he sile an ae oe o gee e fel ha ha een l eloe
an nie
To aho Taffi a fo Tailing of he hee esie Boo an nie an Dae anle

si

The Desee ing Band
o eas fo o he Desee ing Bandin is aios anifesaions sogh
o and ogh o life h en ionee and oo si fen alled he Bnkhose
hesa and on oasion he hese de Bne o he ing Band of Desie he go
laed eensiel aoss he eian es ened oasionall o he as oas and oed
in oe he nied ingdo aan and laska
s eeshi in he go hanged oe he ose of eas Hal as he one onsan
laing gia ano andolin oneina aodion and haonia The go iself had a
eain oes ali ning on sage a elei eens ah lanhings and he
lis in agano aan The eoded fie als as eods and hee oe as assee
aes and also lished o songooks

ef Bak oe hoo fo ed teer To ae
eona olson Hal annon on ane
oe The oiginal Desee ing Ban ak
aine ih le Hal annon ee aine
eal s
oe igh ih le ki oan eona
olson Hal ak aine lae s
on ane eona olson eghan eke Hal
s

Desee ing Band eodings and liaions

eona olson Hal on ane ki oan on
ane Hal on ane ih le ki oan
eona olson Hal a iss ain saion eona
olson on ane Hal fo eias oeiion

haio
The ees of haio oe fo sh diffeen sial adiions ha he old nee hae
fond eah ohe if he lied in a i Hal is seeed in he singand adiion and oo
si li ankle is a lassiall ained iolinis and eg sok is a eggae siian oiginall
fo loida B in he dese sohes sange hings haen This one egan in hen
eaold li gae a hose one o aise one o go o Disneland His fahe had asked Hal
and eg o ing hei insens o he afea so ha li old his hand a
ioisaion He loed i and asked he olde siians if he old a ih he again fe a
ole of oe sessions all hee aned o kee going nd sine he had no sial adiion in
oon he deided o inen hei on eian Dese si no holds aed

ear ne oe Teesa oan ar esert igt oe eg sok olitaire oe Baean ord of te esert oe eg sok

Dan hiake filing Ds Deil
si ideo on he Bonneille al las
eeo Dane Theae in al ake
efos haios iled
Bles

he Bands
Befoe he Desee ing Band hee as nle ih Hal To ae and his onage aoe lef in
high shool aond and aoe igh a he an ionees enion one in fe he DB hee as
he eondhand Band ih To ae and i ge The eoded luc luc in

o he as eae as a of he haefolk ensele e ok ono Hal has hele ing hilli Biseins
illian song lesion anon an A ecret ifto life oe lef Haol a haloe Bell laia eino
oo Hal hilli Bisein ae aeo ih ilo Deille ill ahes aine Hals oai fo his solo D

aao ho shee in igin ah

ies

To e fo aiage oosal ien on ak en oe fo al ake i o oland il Belo ih hao lo e age
ih ff hao sknked aha hie o ih Teesa iding anning on edd anh eada

ies in he eeoie
ooe l ain
Tke in he a
The ae oan
i long ile Dogies
l Hen akle ai a Dole gg
oles a Holin
e ee

o oais

ohn ollinss aining on he ne
age aes ha Hal has done
hogh h of his life soing
he oies of he eian es and
finding as fo he o e head in
his ase ihael ain he in
one a he la l in al ake
i B soeies he soligh
ns on hi The eios age
shos hi eeiing he niesi of
ahs Disingished lni ad
fo oe ean Dean of he
Haniies Hal has eeied an
ohe aads inlding he ah
oenos ansion is ad
o hee angle ads fo
he oo Hall of ae he
ionee Tail ad fo he
esen si ssoiaion ene
and o oe ah oenos
aads one in he haniies and he
ohe in he as Hal also ns o o
e an aealing se fo aiss
illia ahes ained his oai
fo he oe of his solo al see
he si hae n his age
Bkaoo Hal en and ink ais
nknon Bano an iad skeh
Teesa odan oo

Hal annon age

f Hal Tiled His ife
he igh ell hoose ha of ale insons s ississii les anhe iin on To of
he old Hal sed a iilaea fife o la his ne on he eondhand Bands al luc
luc B anohe song ha aes he essene of Hal is e Been ehee Hal
ineieed is aho eoff ak in dne salia fo an eisode of as in a ong
These iles efle Hals insaiale aeie fo his gea ig eaifl old He en oeseas fo
he fis ie a he age of hen his olde ohe oge seed a felloshi a he a lank
nsie in ga and inied Hal o oin hi fo he se The fond an aaen oe a
he sho and ee oning he oke o he gn sho ha se he he ih his das
ok The eloed oe hen he had ie off and ended hei isi o age s hos
efoe he ssians inaded Tha se gae Hal a ase fo he sises he old has o offe
and hes een aeling ee sine He hasn een eehee e hes oking on i

hoo Ds on age

enies

knoledgens
las so an ioan eole ae issing fo his ollage
of he Big ife of Hal llen Dodoh fo insane
dieed he al ake ene in he s and ih ki
Banh heled sage he and Beehie hii hih as
Hals fis se ono he naional sage hen i aeled o he
ihsonian ifeen eas o so ago llen noinaed Hal as
he fis laeae of he la l in al ake i hee
Hal heled deelo lal ogaing fo one of al
ake is oldes soial oganiaions Thogh he la
l Hal has senghened old elaionshis and il ne
ones ih folks sh as a and oan ih Teell and
al Dogan ff eo Bill hoe ei ones and
an ohes as ell as ih he ne laeaes ho hae
oined hi hee inlding Bes Bon ee oldsih
aheine oles nn annon inda ih Donna olon
and nn Hannial
Behind alos ee een ioan o Hal lies a siila
nseen neok anda Da hogh isa an
oganiaion oied o he eonoi deeloen of
onain oniies aond he old fis ook Hal and
Teesa along ih on ane and inda endsen o
gsan and hen ade ossile Hals i ih ail
eige nd Hedges and inda endsen o Tkenisan
Hgh Bollinge hose feen gifs of Ds ake hi one
of Hals ia si enales ns henee Hal
needs an ea hand os eenl ding he filing of
haios Ds Deil si ideo on he Bonneille al
las a lle eied fo os laos aional
aoao is a foeos olleo of daho folk songs and
has engaged Hal in oh olleing and efoing oe
Bon hoss Hal and oo oes a he as egas
on l ee Deee and has inoded half he
sae of eada o he aional oo oe aheing
old go on and on and sill no enion eeone
Thanks o all of o ho slied hoogahs To ae
eonad olson and ki oan sen glises of he
ong Desee ing Band and een ealie sial
inanaions aol dison oed he ahies a ah ae
niesi and he ah Deaen of Heiage and s
and eg lase did he sae ih he esen olklife
ene ahies Thanks o ee een ahiis a he
and and illias a he ife olkloe hies
oe fail ees and fiends han an enion dg
hogh hei esonal als ofen finding s he igh
ose iage needed o flesh o a seion
nd gea hanks o eeone ho oe a ie o Hal
hen eaked on his oe asked Hals fiends o
ie a line o o ao a song ha he assoiaed ih
hi nsead an of o oe oes and songs and
essas These delighed e and an ell o as iing
hese aknoledgens afe Hal has had a hane o ie an
eal daf ha o ods oed hi o eas
Hal is enl oking ih he ife olkloe hies o
esee he eod of he Desee ing Band and his field
ok ill eside in he esen olklife ene ahie Boh
olleions ill eeie oies of his ook and o
oniions ill add o he hisoial eod
Beand ssell oe ha a good life is one insied
loe and gided knoledge o ae all eahes o oh
Hal and e and o loe is o edok Thank o fo
he oo of o heas

hoo D eis
P eniiain
age The annon ail in al ake i Bak aen oel
oge liaeh Bes aoln on Haol Hal ale
age ih Hans Teensa ill ahes o Bon
aks ee asefiel ih iao oe his
Boee ihael Hoee Teesa aha Banas is aking he
ie eg sok De Dan al en a ane
ehe a of he aeoi siing go a Bonnie Dennis
Tieans hose hee Hal has one ae aeois hee
ies a eek fo he as fie eas eglas also inle De
Dan oi ose Baaa lla ihael aia an alke
oise ell ihelle Bonne ae llsoh ih egg
oon o Hansen Teesa isi Hage an na ins
ih his ion eea Ba an Ha Teesa
age alie iene ol eason ssell li lla Bnn
oi ankle ih asha ak asssen ih ollie
Bien ih ooe Teesa ih aoln enkins ehen
al enols ih Dai Hais ae helan ih ein
oell ii llis ak ok eson aiia igh on
eingon Teesa an eingon
age ih ale lae ee ills Dai ailin
Bele oe he ies in he k ih ail eige ih
al aski ih Dik Bon nn Hanok ih
ie Ban ih isin inigle halie eeann ih
eg lase
age ih aole neson a Bon ih ihael
ain he alin ak llio ill ahes
Haon eg h lase ih ehanie Dais ih
is oan ih ih Teesa ih i illee
oogh li oe song Do leons n
Heges
age Hal ineies Dai inle a oa olk esial
eaning hla ih Dae anle Bae Toelken an ee ioin
inen aig a his aghes nise eeon ih
ollins
age n gsan ih on ane ina ensen n
Tkenisan n ongolia ih aanne o n al ih
iogio anesa Baaaio n line Teas ih ganson
in Denak ih ina ensen ail eige en ain in
genina
age n aan ih Teesa Te gan isa Hake aie
ihell a l salia agles Ba in elan n nia ih
es gan in salia Thoing he fis ih ih he al ake
Bees n genina isi ih he fail of he inial of l
nia ih sise aoln enkins ho as eahing in nia he
son i ehne
P Crei
gea an of he hoos ae esonal snashos fo fiens an
fail o ae o of iae olleions ofessional hoogahes
ae eie hen knon
ik as i o igh of iniaion
Hgh Bollinge o igh o
ee Deo oo
aol ison o o igh
essia iflan fon oe o o hoos ile
o igh o
ein ainille loe igh loe
loe igh
Dog onoe e lef o lef an o igh
egina agles
le aniago ak oe
ohn haeffe o igh
Del aes oo

nde
haio
ilene Teas
das ik
dea oll
ge i
laska
ls
haio
ar eser ig
ord of e ese
oliaire
ear ne
Desee ing Band
and of il and Hone
ed eer
oll n ile ogies
ld ime oo ongs
e esere ring and
e ound
a ongs of aeood
a rail
Hal annon
Hal annon
ed ok ondo
ecre if
ion anon ong cle
eondhand Band
luc luc
line Teas
la l
eias
eia ah
eian Dese si
ndeson aole
nials
aha
hao
lo
anning
ae
aao ho shee
eein
ff
o
hie
genina
song oe
salia
salian Boadasing ooaion B
Banas aha
Badaaio anesa and iogio
Ba eea
Bell haloe
Belin ean
Bisein hilli
Blak ok Dese eada
Blak Bae
Blegass
Bollinge Hgh
Bonaon ollie
Bonne ihelle asen
Books
ucaroo
oo oer aering
e oo oer onemorar aering
mes of e ange e oo oer of
ruce isaddon
ongs of e age e oer of urle lecer
Bodee his
Boe e ok e ok
Bad eg
Banh ki
Ban ie
Bekenidge oloado
Binkle hisie
Bon oe
Bon a
Bon o
Bnand an Haold
Bson Dale
Bon Bes
Bon Dik
anada
annon nn
annon nneliese
annon aoln
annon Diane aenheie
annon liaeh Bes
annon ale
annon Haold Hal
annon oel
annon nne
annon oge
annon aen
anonlands aional ak ah
aoln ee enkins aoln annon
a Haold
ason ohnnie
ae To
ash ell
einoood laia
hanning Teas
hiago llinois
i oe
oles aheine
ollins ohn
ollins d
ollins ill
oell ein
olson eonad
oo ossoads
oo oe
aig inen
es ak and Tda
o gen onana
ings ens oe
Dai eek ake Tahoe alifonia
Dais ehanie
Da anda
Dee es ideo akes
Deo ee
Des hee
Deille ilo
Denak
deole onda
Desee ing Band
Desn alh

Desn es
Disnelan alifonia
Doo
Dooh llen
Dogan Teell an al
Dae h
Dk alle nian eseaion
Dan De
as High hool olk si l
ison aol
gan es
gan Te
lko eaa
lla Baaa
lle a
llio alin ak
llis ii
llsoh ae
l eaa
a
nigh ohn
oe
ans Ti
es Dana
ell oise
ee
aihil enon an fail
aio onenion
anango
eo ff
ife olkloe hies
ife olkloe onfeene
ife sin an la
leishhae al
leons Don
loes
o oh Teas
ane Dai
ean
iffo ail Ban
illee i
lase h
lase eg
olsih ee
oan ki
oshe eseaion
oenos olk a
aha nea
an Beehie hiiion
ea al ake
een ee
iffih i
ok ak
ose eek ah
inness ol eo
l nia
n eoge
iee agaio
Hake isa
Hage isi
Halfe
Haon
Hanok nn
Hannial nn
Hansen aie
Hansen o
Hais Dai
Ha eea
Haes Bess oa
Heges n
Hillan an
Hoaglan a
Hoaglan a
Hoaglan a
Hoaglan Ti
Hoee ihael
Ha Baaa
Ha ese
Hghes ale annon
Hghes iha
Hla
aah eaa
nia
nsie of he eian es
elan
elan nne
sok eg
al
aan
aine ak
aine ee
enkins aoln annon
enkins Te
iene alie
oe Hill enennial
ones ei
ones i
oan Blae
oan Teesa
ane on
e anh eaa
ihne a Beh
iskaon Be
lae ale
no oss
ehne i
gsan
a Hona alifonia
a ega
ake enea ielan
ake Tahoe alifonia
ason a
eis
e Bea
ia of ongess
iflan essia
inle Dai
ieoe Dae
ieoe enn
ieoe eea
oa ohn
onon nglan
os laos aional aoao
oe ais ane
oe iao
n ens
ak eoff
aeo ae
ain en
anhaan e ok
aiahis
akelae
aks
aia ihael

ainilleein
asefield ee
ahes illia ill
a Dean
ae ael
le ih
d olle
nie an
ae allae
enlo ak alifonia
eke eghan
ille aig
ihell addie
oa olk esial
oa ah
ongolia
onoe Dog
onage nnie
onage his
onage i
onage ahel
ooe ih
ois oose
o aanne
he ihael ain
se of oden
si ideos
us eil
agano aan
aional oo oe aheing
aional ndoen fo he s
aional li adio
aao ho shee
e ok Ties
e ok e ok
ean oe
oal Bohes and
oon egg
oian af
oian oes
Bien ollie
lis
an an
en Blanon
agles egina
aenheie al and loia
aeson Bano
alsen aig
eason ol
eae Diane oseh
eole againe
eoles oe aheing
helan ae
o Tonsend ashingon
oland egon
oais
olon Donna
age ehosloakia
ri alia
li Boadasing eie B
adio salia
adio Doenaies
ressing onana
Honor e eerans
n e ooses of on oma
emorial a
nae ier ulas
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