Paul Castle wrote:
>
> Brian Gross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
> > (while typing this, it occurred to me that if Stan were still alive, he
> > would likely be among our numbers here, part of the family. ~~~)
> >
> > brei
>
> Thanks for posting the lyrics - I found this in an
> 1978 interview with Stan by DJ, John McLaughlin,
> at Mariposa
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Stan: "So Blue" was written on the Ocean Limited,
> > between Montreal and Halifax - we set it up as a
> > sort of take-off on Joni Mitchell with Tom Scott's LA
> > Express -
>
> > John: Oh gawd! -
>
> > Stan: That kind of thing seemed to suggest itself on
> > the train - and there's a line in there, "I want to listen to
> > Joni Mitchell on the radio and make love.."
>
> > John: To Joni Mitchell?
>
> > Stan: Oh, no, no no!
>
> > John: Sorry. Sorry, Mrs. Rogers (Stan's wife, sitting near
> > us, joins in the laughter).
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> PaulC (Oh, no, no no! - Yes!)
>
> PS. Whilst I'd heard of Stan (and his brother Garnet), it
> wasn't until recently, when staying with friends of a friend
> in Winnipeg earlier this year, that I first heard any of his
> recordings. One evening, during my stay, my hosts invited
> a whole load of their friends round for a music party/session -
> seems I was the only person in the room who didn't know
> the words to "Barrett's Privateers"!!
>
> PPS. I see, in the same interview, that Stan was a big
> fan of the Paul Brady & Andy Irvine album (one of my all
> time favourites too) and said, "My brother and I have a
> duet guitar version of "Arthur McBride" from that album
> all worked out." Did they ever record this, do you know?
Just checking my Stan catalogue, no I don't have it.
And I only have 3 of Garnet's cds, but they live at Mags' place
(where I'll be TONIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Brei
--
After twenty-three years you'd think I could find
A way to let you know somehow
That I want to see your smiling face
Forty-five years from now.
--Stan Rogers
