Re: Re: Celebrating and appreciating Bill Monroe

2009-09-13 Thread nelsonpeddycoart
That is a very good book. On Sun 09/13/09 2:47 PM , Mike Hedding michaelhedd...@gmail.com sent: > > There already is a great book documenting Monroes life called "can't > you hear me calling" talks a lot about all the different stages in his > life and a lot about different tunes he wrote.

Re: Celebrating and appreciating Bill Monroe

2009-09-13 Thread Robin Gravina
Linda - fully endorse the book recommendation: I ordered it a few months ago and it succeeds in making the connection between the life and the music, although it doesn't have transcriptions or a detailed study of the shifts in style. I listened to 'Letter from my Darling' just recently to work out

Re: Celebrating and appreciating Bill Monroe

2009-09-13 Thread Mike Hedding
There already is a great book documenting Monroes life called "can't you hear me calling" talks a lot about all the different stages in his life and a lot about different tunes he wrote. Check it out it's a great read. Mike Hedding On Sep 13, 2009, at 9:45 AM, Linda wrote: > > Recently t

Celebrating and appreciating Bill Monroe

2009-09-13 Thread Linda
Recently took a look at a thread on Mandolin Cafe re Bill Monroe, there were a few who who voiced an opinion that the Monroe Legacy is losing ground in the music scene, or something near that idea. Sure wish somebody had the time and inclination to put something together to boost Monroe's profile