Cat Thomas

Nov 14, 2024 | english.cw.com.tw | Cat Thomas

The Bunun tribe originally lived in the highest reaches of Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range, above all other tribes. Successive waves of migration eventually drove them from their lands to lower reaches. The descendant of one of these families, Xiao Ma (馬中原), runs Gao Shan Forest Tribal Ranch (高山森林基地) at the second location in his family’s migration path, where his grandparents lived.

Mar 25, 2024 | english.cw.com.tw | Cat Thomas

The Muddy Basin Ramblers, founded in 2003, is a rare Jug Band in Taiwan. Back in the early 2000s, David Chen started hanging out with three musician friends, Conor Prunty, Will “Slim” Thelin, and Tim Hogan, going into “Taipei’s lovely outdoor spaces” such as parks and the Bitan riverside to get together and play. At that time the four-person line up used guitar, harmonica, the wash tub bass, and tap dancing.