In the tradition of Waulking songs, the Words Don’t Come Easy Festival seeks to create spaces for encounter and reflection on the forms of knowledge transmission and circulation.
“Words […] Don’t Come Easy to me” – the opening lyrics of F.R. David’s song – resonate with other contexts. Sometimes, words don’t come easily to me; they can take time to reach me, when they are carried on the wind, or by the voices of queer people, of minority groups.
Work songs, blending voices, synchronized gestures, and words of resistance, have long been used in working-class communities to bolster courage or pass on skills. This is how we discover the Waulking songs that accompany the practice of fulling.
Within this cozy space, two days of exploration and exchange will unfold thanks to a selection of books to consult and files to exchange, a lively writing workshop, a sprawling show & tell, an epic concert, an enveloping conference, a woven reading and a crispy cooking workshop.
An event organized by Alice Laurichesse in collaboration with Lucie Bouchet, Antinéa Chapon and Marcus Malinvaud.
The typography uses Garabosse Mignon·ne and Perle, with initials from Cordier Script.
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how can i get these font?
Go to the respective typeface page by following the links (in the text or via the typeface samples in the sidebar). There you’ll find a source link.
For Garabosse, it will take you to the website of U+270D. Choose “Télécharger” (French for “download”) – Garabosse is available under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
For Cordier Script, the source is Sharp Type. Cordier Script is a commercial release. In order to use the fonts, you have to purchase a license. Select “Buy” and choose the appropriate license type.