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"I was washing dishes and feeling wishy-washy. For the last two
hours I'd been playing new album after new album and nothing seemed to spark.
Was I jaded? Still dazed by the holiday? Then Marla BB leaped out of the
speakers in the other room, grabbed me tightly by the collar and demanded that I
start paying some attention. You can almost hear those martial arts skills in
action! Her new album "Destiny Meets Devil at the Crossroads" was on, and if
there's one thing it's not, it's background music. It is however, everything
else..."
- Our 1st Races in 2010!Wednesday January 20, 2010
 click to enlarge Ruby & Mama went to the races!
Ruby entered the 1-Dog Jr.
& I competed in the 2-Dog Skijor & 6 Dog Mush.
Ruby got 4th & Mama got 3rd in the Skijor & 1st in the Mush.
Not bad for my pups 1st day at the races!  click to enlarge Look Ma! Comment by me01-20-2010 click to enlarge Hey, it's you!!!! Met you and some of your sled crew while I was fly fishing the Gorge last September. Nice site, goooood music. I think you visited my site months ago and asked for photos of the gorge. Just saw the post and tracked you down.
Any, stay busy!!
K- Comment by Ken01-25-2010Hey Marla BB!!!!!!!!!!!
Whatzup? Do you remember this sign language interpreter that signed for you at Gulf Coast Women's Festival about 20 or so years ago? Surely you do. Then you came by to visit me in Charlotte, NC and then your friend, Vivian, came and stayed here while she was in town for training?
Anyway, someone asked me the other day if you were still around and singing, etc., so I looked you up and guess what I found you. Sounds like you are doing all kinds of interesting things now in addition to your music.
So stay true to who you are...........blues is forever. Have recently gotten to meet Ruthie Foster. Have been knowing Gaye from Saffire and the Uppity Blues Women for a minute. They are no longer touring although Gay is doing some other stuff. Feel in love with Eric Bibb's music when he performed with Ruthie Foster.
You can find me on Facebook if you want to see what I look like these days.
Be blessed!
Kathy Comment by Kat Wright05-07-2010- SLED DOG RIDES this Sunday! 1/3/2010Friday January 1, 2010
 click to enlarge Mush! with HILLTOWN WILDERNESS ADVENTURES
Winter Sled Dog Rides
At the DAR State Park, Route 112 (near Route 9) in Goshen, MA
This Sunday January 3rd, 2010
From noon – 3pm
Contact Marla BB at hwa@marlabb.com
Available for Educational Programs & Special Events!
Custom trail trips can be arranged as well…
Hilltown Wilderness Adventures is Insured & Wilderness First Responder Certified
*As seen on ABC News/Channel 40, PBS’ WGBY-TV, Animal Planet, Dogs-101
Featured in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, “Living”, Springfield Republican “Weekender”,
Greenfield Recorder, Advocate, Valley Kids, & Preview Magazine!
- Guess What? Puppies!Friday December 4, 2009
 click to enlarge More pups!
Almost 2 weeks old, eyes & ears still closed.
Born November 2nd - scorpios...
Are they too cute or Am I too nuts?  click to enlarge MOMMY?!... Comment by me12-09-2009- Mama's back!Tuesday August 11, 2009
 click to enlarge Here we are gettin' ready for a rig ride!
Pups are almost a year now....so sweet & so strong.
*Check out www.marlabb.com/hwa/mushing for videos of rig & sled.
Or go to marlatv on YouTube too.  click to enlarge Ruby rides the rig too, mud & all...
We love it! Comment by me08-11-2009 click to enlarge 5 Alaskan Huskies & 1 ? Comment by me08-11-2009- "SKIJOR" ANYONE?!Thursday January 29, 2009
 click to enlarge SKIJOR CLINICS
with professional Skier & Musher, MarlaBB
At Notchview XCSki! Windsor, MA (on Route 9, near 8A)
Learn how to ski attached to your dog.
Exercise & Enjoyment for you both!
Bring your friendly dog & Skijor gear will be shared.
Sunday, February 22nd
Clinics at 11am-12:30pm & 2-3:30pm
Cost is $30 member/$40 non-member
(additonal family member discount)
Call 413/296-0187 or email hwa@marlabb.com
*Private lessons available
& Private Sled Dog Rides!
Come MUSH...
 click to enlarge Of if you'd rather just go skiing the 'ol fashion down hill way...
I can teach you that too, been skiing since I was 5!
This is my daughter, here she's only 3.
Comment by It's me again01-29-2009- MUSHING! with Hilltown Wilderness Adventures!Wednesday January 21, 2009
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Dog Sled Rides
Saturday & Sunday, January 17th & 18th
The DAR State Park in Goshen, MA, noon-4pm, $
Email; hwa@marlabb.com
The "puppies"run with us!
- Puppies!Wednesday November 26, 2008
 click to enlarge Well, it's been awhile - But, I'm back...
September 3rd (1st day of my daughter's pre-school) 5 puppies arrived alive!
Today, they're 12 weeks old.
Blonde & White like their mother, Betty & father, Bear.
Alaskan Huskies with a racing lineage from the "bush" in Alaska to Quebec.
Give them a year, then watch out!
My Hilltown Wilderness Adventures is running Sled Dog Assemblies & Rides,
If interested - contact me.
*Thanx to Ron for sharing his Siberians & Alaskans with me too.  click to enlarge Awwoooo! Comment by me11-26-2008- Dog Cart Demo & Rides!Wednesday May 7, 2008
 click to enlarge No Snow? So?
Hop on a 3 wheeler & go!
The Hilltown Spring Festival is this Saturday, May 10th, 10am-5pm at the Cummington Fairgrounds.
We'll be there once again.
Come learn about sled dogs from a Malamute to a Siberian to an Alaskan Husky.
They'll all be there waiting to belly up for you...  click to enlarge Just had to show you a pic of my new gal direct from Two Rivers, Alaska.
That's Betty Boob the blonde, an elite sprint racer & Iditarod finisher.
And that's her new sister, my big beautiful gal, Lightening.
They're about the same age & still in their prime! Comment by me05-07-2008- Dogsledding at the DAR!Thursday February 14, 2008
 click to enlarge Wow, talking about making a wish & having it come true...
We've been running rides non-stop! Bit of a workout for me & the dogs, but we love it. The Huskies are in great shape & everybody's smilin' face when they get off the sled is a real reward in this winter wonderland of skating, ice fishing, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, & now dogsledding!
Last Rides this Winter, Saturday 2/16, 10am-1pm at the DAR in Goshen, MA.
See ya there...
MBB
& Yours Truly has been asked to sing the National Anthem at the official, ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race in downtown Anchorage, Alaska next month.
I'll be there - how about you? Comment by me09-11-2008- Mushing at Home!Saturday January 26, 2008
 click to enlarge Check out January 26-27, 2008 Daily Hampshire Gazette Weekend edition featuring Marla BB in the Living Section C.
"Northern Highlights" Valley Blues Singer finds an audience, learns to mush in Alaska...
And then - I met a musher right here in my own backyard, so to speak, at the Chesterfield Gorge. I have been mushing all week with up to 6 dogs so far.
Check out this pic!
The next 2 weekends I will be running dog sled rides. One day in Northampton, & one day in the Hilltowns...Email me if interested!
Thanx, MBB Great newspaper article!
wonderful pics too.
I am interested in the dog sledding, let me know more info.
I am also interested possible help in leading, cross country skiing, kayaking/canoeing, hiking.
great website!
Jayne (facepainter) Comment by Jayne01-27-2008 click to enlarge dog's jumpin'
trail bumpin'
families a fightin'
bein' followed by Lightening
tongues smilin'
proud tails arisin'
dinner's awaitin'
dog sleddin's sure is satiatin'! Comment by me02-18-2008- Music & Mushing!Tuesday January 8, 2008
 click to enlarge Alaska, Alaska, my new love...
An August tour from Fox to Kodiak & back to Anchorage for the State Fair.
12 gigs in 16 days, all night long!
White Water Rafting in Denali with Lance Mackey, Iditarod champion.
Touring with Lindy Raines of the Mighty Untouchables.
Playing 2 night benefit for KMXT Public Radio to sold out houses.
Visiting as many dog yards as I could inbetween shows.
Then back again this past December to work & learn from Aliy Zirkle, Yukon Quest Champion & put in almost 300 miles on a dog sled behind 14, 16, & 18 dogs. I even got to drive my own little 6 dog dynamos! & How could I ever forget, Hackin' with a hoe at 40 below.
or Denali under moonlight:
white massive mist of mountains in a full moon night
18 dogs rhythmically, methodically pulling us up into the light  click to enlarge This pic is typical of what I saw while mushing the backwoods of 2 Rivers, AK... Comment by me01-10-2008- Reunion gig in NYC last night!Tuesday July 3, 2007
 click to enlarge MARLA BB & special guest Bill Sims, Jr., blues man extraordinaire
kick off a national tour with her NYC record release gig at the CUTTING ROOM
Monday, July 2nd, 9:30-10:30 pm (1 set only) in downtown Manhattan
19 West 24th Street (between Broadway and 6th Avenue)
Tickets $10 — For more info call (212) 691-1900
We had a good time in the Big Apple last night!
Bill graced the stage with his sweet 'n soulful Blues, Muzz stepped up with his acoustic/electric (not bass but) guitar, Richie jumped up with his most tasteful of all tenor saxes, me & my men were jammin' even before the late night one began...
Thanx to my Springfield guys for drivin' up & back. I got home when everyone else was gettin' up. Good to be back! Comment by me07-03-2007 click to enlarge Muzzy & me...
And they both want to go to Alaska with me!
Bill had a heart attack 2 weeks before departure last summer, hopefully we'll be happenig this year.
Happy New Year - 2008's gotta be grrreat! Comment by MBB01-11-2008- Happy Valentine's Day Everybody!Wednesday February 14, 2007
 click to enlarge Woowee, did we get a treat! Snow, snow, & more snow, at least 1+1/2 feet...
My pre-valentine's coffeehouse was postponed due to the hype. So, I didn't get to sing "Sugar In My Bowl" for my Babe. I bought a chocolate covered heart shaped piece of chocolate cake instead :-) We shared it...
Yep, going to Alaska to help a Musher with his start in the Iditarod, Bruce Linton - www.dogsledvt.com. I'm also helping the Trail Committee, may be singing the National Anthem...www.iditarod.com. Maybe I'll get to ski too.
For now, you can still catch me every Thursday morning at 9-10AM on valleyfreeradio.org hosting The SELF DEFENSE Show & right after from 10am-noon hosting "Marla BB's Blues & Etc..."
Finally getting to ski-jour again with my Malamute!
Hosted a Blues Jam with Autistic kids from Whole Children in Hadley, MA.
Picking up steam again with getting my "Destiny Meets Devil At The Crossroads" out there :-) MBB
*Oh, this Friday, I'll be leading my Evening Program, "Sing with your Body, Breath, & Spirit!" at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health.
Bye for now. a Blues Singin' Musher?
Way cool, you go gal BB!
Can't wait to hear your next CD... Comment by a fan04-10-2007- Looks like snow!Tuesday January 30, 2007
*Don't forget to tune in this THURSDAY MORNING on WXOJ-LP 103.3FM, Valley Free Radio, Northampton, Mass.
Streaming "live" on-line at www.valleyfreeradio.org
The SELF DEFENSE Show is 9-10am, I'll be talking with my guest Michael Dunning. Then from 10am-noon stay tuned for
MARLA BB's BLUES & ETC...
(Oh, that's Martha & her Mutt, past guests on my SELF DEFENSE show.)
Well, finally winter is here! We got some snow on the ground & more to come...
Even got to do some kick sled mushing on our local lake with my Malamute & her nephew. 2 dogs & we were still running behind the sled. My daughter got her 1st ride of the season. We belted her onto the seat, I put on my skates & Lightening was off & running after me. Amid the wind chill, I saw smiles on my baby girls' face, especially when we went really fast!
Guess who's going to Alaska for "The Last Great Race", The Iditarod Sled Dog Race?
Marla BB
- The Iditarod is fast approaching...Tuesday January 23, 2007
Well, we got an inch or so of snow, sure looks pretty, not much you can do with it yet...But, I am gonna hook up the 1 dog kick sled & try out the finally frozen lake! Good thing I'm not in training this year for "The Last Great Race" - The Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Running on bareground "Cani-Cross" style behind my dog is not exactly my favorite cup of coffee :-) MBB - me again!Sunday January 14, 2007
 click to enlarge Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
My Malamute keeps imploring me, she can't wait to mush with her nephew, the big lug on the right, she's the sweet looking one on the left... - Marla BB's back!Wednesday January 3, 2007
Happy 2007, may we all be remembered in heaven!
"I was a fool to walk out on you
Thinking lust was gonna carry me through
But, now I'm ready to see
The one makes my dreams reality!"
-MBB
Hi Marla!
Hope 2008 is going great for you and all your loved ones!
I am back in Oz.
cheers
glen Comment by glen terry06-02-2008
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