Mr. W.
That's the difference between the native state of Earl Scruggs, a
locale smart enough to have an interest in bluegrass, and a cold,
faraway,
rock'n'rollin' kind of place that can barely support Special Consensus
(though they've got some great polka).
Is this the same Jon Weisberger
At 10:42 PM 3/26/99 -0500, you wrote:
Those of you who have seen the tour elsewhere, what type of
reception is Del getting? Last night is wasnt so hot.
From where I was sitting at the show's stop in Durham, it seemed that most
of the crowd was there specifically to see Del. Not only did he
At 8:49 PM -0600 on 3/26/99, Kelly Kessler wrote:
I saw the instore today, and besides enjoying it thoroughly, I came away
with new respect for Del's ego. The crowd was totally into the McCourys -
no problem there - but he spends a great deal of time hanging around in the
back while Steve
At 12:10 AM -0500 on 3/27/99, Jeff Wall wrote:
At 10:42 PM 3/26/99 -0500, you wrote:
Those of you who have seen the tour elsewhere, what type of
reception is Del getting? Last night is wasnt so hot.
From where I was sitting at the show's stop in Durham, it seemed that most
of the crowd was
At 10:37 AM -0600 on 3/26/99, Christopher M Knaus wrote:
Earle "Bluegrass is the original alt.country"
Soron "Western Swing!"
I only wish I'd been willing to stand in line for an hour today to say
it to him in person. It ain't *my* fault he's uneducated. Now that he's
getting his
Those of you who have seen the tour elsewhere, what type of
reception is Del getting? Last night is wasnt so hot.
From where I was sitting at the show's stop in Durham, it seemed
that most of the crowd was there specifically to see Del.
That's the difference between the native state of
Jon Weisberger referred to the city as:
a cold, faraway,
rock'n'rollin' kind of place that can barely support Special Consensus
(though they've got some great polka).
I think I'm going to send this to Mayor Daley and suggest
this as the city's official motto.
TWM
np: Plastic People of
At the Birchmere, the crowd was probably tilted slightly in
favor of Del n' the Boys. Washington is, after all, an old
bluegrass town believe it or not. I thought Del's set was in
many ways the highlight of the night and was certainly paced
the smoothest. Made me go out and buy his new one, I
Drove out to Annandale instead to catch the last set of an
apologetically croaky Bill Kirchen.
So how was Kirchen? (as if he could be anything but excellent)
Jeff Wall
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On Sat, 27 Mar 1999 10:32:19 -0500 Jeff Wall
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Drove out to Annandale instead to catch the last set of an
apologetically croaky Bill Kirchen.
So how was Kirchen? (as if he could be anything but excellent)
He was his usual gracious self. Unfortunately, he had a bad
Those of you who have seen the tour elsewhere, what type of
reception is Del getting?
In Atlanta I found the crowd mostly respectful and (more importantly) into
it. I don't know if this is a Southern thing (let's face it, Atlanta ain't
Southern like a lot of Southern towns), but I thought the
Drove out to Annandale instead to catch the last set of an
apologetically croaky Bill Kirchen.
So how was Kirchen? (as if he could be anything but excellent)
Amen...This man is a master.
Can't wait for "Raisin' a Ruckus"... (I rate the songs I've heard from it
"Two Scoops"!)
Tucker
Tucker Eskew writes:
Drove out to Annandale instead to catch the last set of an
apologetically croaky Bill Kirchen.
So how was Kirchen? (as if he could be anything but excellent)
Amen...This man is a master.
The be sure to check out the brand-spankin' new Jack Smith album,
"Can't Help
Hey there,
Mr. W.
That's the difference between the native state of Earl Scruggs, a
locale smart enough to have an interest in bluegrass, and a cold,
faraway,
rock'n'rollin' kind of place that can barely support Special Consensus
(though they've got some great polka).
Is this the same Jon
On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, William T. Cocke wrote:
Incidentally, I thought "Hillbilly Highway" was the most
successful "bluegrassed up " of Steve's songs. That's the
one that should be a festival staple.
Now I coulda *swore* some bluegrass band has covered this (either that or
I had a dream
At 04:25 PM 3/27/99 -0800, you wrote:
On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, William T. Cocke wrote:
Incidentally, I thought "Hillbilly Highway" was the most
successful "bluegrassed up " of Steve's songs. That's the
one that should be a festival staple.
Now I coulda *swore* some bluegrass band has
Sez Chris of the Chicago show:
Just Steve - everyone paying rapt attention
Steve plus Bluegrass - everyone paying rapt attention
Just Bluegrass - feels like intermission
Kinda felt sorry for they guy(s).
I saw the instore today, and besides enjoying it thoroughly, I came away
with new
Those of you who have seen the tour elsewhere, what type of
reception is Del getting? Last night is wasnt so hot.
From where I was sitting at the show's stop in Durham, it seemed that most
of the crowd was there specifically to see Del. Not only did he receive
quite a reception (one guy even
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