Tarhut Jeff wrote:
Answer to the trivia question from a few days ago: The Beau Brummels called
themselves that so they could be filed next to the Beatles in all record
stores. Clevah, ha?
reminds me a an interview I saw on TV with "E" (mike edwards) the lead singer
of the band, the eels.
patsy on AE and well worth watching.johnny cash tomorrow nite i do
believetv isn't all bad at times
As hokey as it might sound to those of you not from around these parts (and
it sounds pretty hokey to those of us in these parts) the theater at
Dollywood is really a great live venue. Every show I've seen there has
featured great sound and energy in a large theater that still somehow seems
This is what happens when you've been on the road injesting caffeine just
to stay awake ... you get home and can't go to sleep. So, you check your
e-mail and attempt to start threads (most likely in vain). Here goes:
Driving back from our gig in Knoxville tonight, me and my sick bandmate
shared
At 12:35 AM 1/30/99 -0500, Nancy wrote:
Hey ya'll, been quiet and lurking past week, but had to let you know about
this cool band I saw tonight Dry Branch Fire Squad. I have not been this
entertained in days... Any of you familiar with them?
Comedy, ham bonin, bluegrass, fine pickin,
Hey Nancy- I do enjoy Dry Branch Firesquad also. I am a B-grass dj at
WDVR-FM in NJ and this band is one of the most requested. I didn't know
much about the music until last year when the station owners wanted a
b-grass show! Being raised in the great state of TX, I cut my teeth on all
those
Dan Ferguson writes:
slowly goes the transmitter..
Neko Case Sadies /My '63 / 7" (Bloodshot)
The Fendermen / Bertha Lou / (Dee Jay Jamboree)
.going.
The Dazzlers / Something Baby / Wild Rockabilly Vol. 1 (Lost Gold)
.going.
Deke Dickerson / Peroxide Blonde / #1
Lessee, Erin said:
... yes, Nancy, you've
stumbled upon a well-known, highly-regarded bluegrass institution who,
despite their fine recordings, probably wouldn't be a household
name if not for their relentless touring. Which actually does relent
during the school year, since Ron Thomasson
Can any of you good knowledgable folks recommend a history or two of
bluegrass worth reading?
There aren't that many books devoted to bluegrass, which makes it a fairly
easy job. Start with Neil V. Rosenberg's _Bluegrass: A History_, and follow
it up with Richard D. Smith's _Bluegrass: An
OK...several of us (including me) have asked from time to time where the
heck you find the actual Carter Family recording of "No Depression in
Heaven"..Well, it's released again in a new comp I just ntoiced on the
County Sales "What's New?" page--with details as follows:
CARTER FAMILY
Shannon mentions:
Another book that is edited
by Rosenberg is also interesting reading, it is called "Transforming
Tradition: Folk Music Revivals Examined" a couple of chapters in
that book deal with bluegrass.
To which I'd add that the book as a whole ought to be of great interest to
Inspired by Ryan, I've decided to compose/perform only on zither for the
next Bystanders' CD. My goal is 50 songs.
Of course, I believe he can perform/write on anything he damn well pleases.
Look what shifting instruments has done for the writing of people like Paul
Simon (guitar to piano), John
Jon:
To which I'd add that the book as a whole ought to be of great interest to
P2ers interested in questions of "authenticity," etc.
Hmm, I'll check that out right away! g,
--junior
One clarification to my post on this thread yesterday:
That is, in response to Todd's question, "What are people trying to say
*today* when they contrast HNC or ND to 'real' country?," I was only
trying to get at that contemporary usage of "real" country.
I was not trying to define country,
At 04:36 PM 1/29/1999 -0500, you wrote:
At 12:25 PM 1/29/99 -0500, Todd wrote:
I'd be interested to hear country defined in the positive -- that is by
actually naming the musical elements that make something country rather
than by saying what it's *not*. ... My guess is that for every supposed
is a high school
principal (Do I have this right, Jon?)
I got the impression he was a farmer
I'll try reposting this question, to see if anyone of our music scholars know
the answer
I stumbled upon an album by Our Favorite Band (OFB)
which had Michael Stipe listed as a guest vocalist. I also recall seeing a
Scorcher listed as a "guest" musician as well... Can anyone tell me
Dave Alvin taped a session of Austin City Limits last night. An interesting
and typically rousing performance, he was joined by Ted Roddy on harmonica
for a couple of songs and Chris Gaffney and his accordian joined him near
the end. It was interesting because you got to see Dave in an atypical
I'll try reposting this question, to see if anyone of our music scholars
know
the answer
I stumbled upon an album by Our Favorite Band (OFB)
which had Michael Stipe listed as a guest vocalist. I also recall seeing a
Scorcher listed as a "guest" musician as well... Can anyone tell me
Okay, I just found out about this, otherwise I would've posted it earlier this
week, but the Old 97's will be appearing on Laura Cantrell's Radio Thrift
Shop, WFMU, 91.1 FM out of NJ or 90.1 FM out of NY state between 2 and 3 this
afternoon. I believe that WFMU also broadcasts in RealAudio at
ro wrote:
i remember there being some scorchers
connection - warner or jason i'm thinking??? and maybe i'm completely
spacing out but wasn't there some alex chilton connection, too? it's been
so many years ago i honestly can't remember what it sounded like. that was
back in the days i
Dave Alvin taped a session of Austin City Limits last night.
Speaking of Austin City Limits, anyone out there in P2 land
have a phone number or something that I could get a hold of
some one to order a hat and shirt from them?
I've gone to there address:
I got a couple of reports that this post showed up empty. If you can do
biorhythms, e-mail me. I want to know what went so haywire late last week in
general, and how I can know next time just to stay home in bed!
Anyway, here 'tis:
Regarding release dates, ICE points out that just about all
Mother Road Jamie writes:
Ray Wylie Hubbard--When She Sang Amazing Grace--Live Cibolo
Creek Country Club
Wooo-H.
Iff'n ya listen real close, you can hear me playin' first-chair whistle /
scream at the end of this song. g
Cool disc, even if I have had to listen to the 12:48 Wanna Rock and
From the transcript of a 10/1/98 "chat" session with Del McCoury at
country.com:
email: Del, you're the world's best bluegrass singer. If you had to name
only one,
who would your favorite be (past or present)?
Del McCoury: That's tough, I've had a lot of favorites! I like Bill Monroe,
Lester
Kip sez:
On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Jim Cox wrote:
Ok, the article is a little ridiculous. And Ryan is ridiculous, or maybe he
was fucking with the guy, or both. Anyway, who cares. Sometimes I think
the same people are at once upset at Westerberg for growing up and at Ryan
for not growing up.
Prophet (from S.F. cult faves Green on Red)
Ooops. Green on Red, yes. SF? I don' think so.
NW
Robbie rawked hard last night at Fitzgeralds. No Jet, but got most of
the new album, the Egg song, a cool duet with Tim Carroll who is
excellent BTW and lot's of rockers. A long set, over 2 hours
straight.
Was informed that he will be playing Goose Island Brewery every Wed.
in February
I think someone on here mentioned the BlueberriesI'm trying to locate their latest
(new) CD.
If anyone has their record label info please pass along. I lost the issue of ND with
the
feature. I'm hopeless...
Eugene
np: boot of the stones from nov '69 in calif. courtesy of my little bro. i
like this better than "get your ya ya's out"
ro
Hey Ro, I don't know if you have the capacity to dub tapes, but if that show
is better than YaYa's, I'd love to hear it. That's one of my favorite Stones
records, and I've
Thanks to all for the pointers. Johnson's on my list
now.
Kelly
"Walker, Jason" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
All this re:soul business has jogged my memory about something - postcarders
who own a copy of "On Golden Smog" may care to look at the hand-drawn cover,
theres a sign above a barroom door that reads "Tonight: Resoul Hawkrun".
As you can see, I have too
On Sun, 31 Jan 1999 15:17:09 +1300 James Matthews said:
"Walker, Jason" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
All this re:soul business has jogged my memory about something - postcarders
who own a copy of "On Golden Smog" may care to look at the hand-drawn cover,
theres a sign above a barroom door that
2. Webb Wilder's "It Came From Nashville" (CD): having lost or loaned out
my original vinyl of this record mucho years ago, I came across a copy of
the CD re-issue at Backdoor Records here in J.C. about two years ago.
Good stuff, but it pales in comparison to Hybrid Vigor, Doo-Dad, or the
-but they also complain because Ryan is still
young and stupid enough to play the impassioned genius/brat without apology
or regret; they wish Ryan would act more like a mature adult. And that's a
contradiction.
Somebody needs to kick his impassioned genius ass.
Jeff Wall
Blah blah categorizing things blah blah drawing boundaries blah blah muddying the waters blah blah exact criteria by which the players are placed in column A or column B.
Column A(=bands w/fiddle and/or steel) Column B (bands w/o fiddle and/or steel)
mainstream country acts, alt.country
Nancy says:
acoustic. I do one downtown that is a "low dough" gig, but the newest one at
this east Memphis yuppy suburbia bar is a cool payin thing,
What east Memphis yuppy suburbia bar is this?
Dina
* 16 REASONS TO BE EXCITED ABOUT COUNTRY MUSIC IN '99
Gordon Ely
* 01/24/99
Richmond Times-Dispatch
(Copyright 1999)
Even as perpetually paranoid business types search for the next
* big thing in country music with a do-or-die urgency, the fact
* BLUEGRASS STAR FOCUSES ON THE HERE AND NOW
Jenifer Howk
* 01/29/99
ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS
(Copyright 1999)
Laurie Lewis has a yodel that can bring the house down.
"I do yodel on occasion," Lewis said from her Berkeley, Calif.,
home. "My
ROCK'S RADIO-UNFRIENDLY SUCCESS
WILLIAMS FLOUTS CONVENTION
By JIM BECKERMAN
* 01/29/99
The Record, Northern New Jersey
(Copyright 1999)
MUSIC PREVIEW
LUCINDA WILLIAMS: 8 tonight. Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Place,
Manhattan. (212) 777-6800.
Pop: Not so simple country folk
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are the country duo from hell. They
write grim songs about mining and rape, and you can't line-dance to
them.
Andy Gill
* 01/29/99
The Independent - London
(Copyright 1999
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