That is true. Doc Watson's musical personality is infectious. It makes me realize the importance of "evangelizing" the sorts of music that we love.
I grew up in a household with practically no music, except for Top 40 radio. It was only much later in life that I have found some of my favorite musicians and music forms. For example, I never had listened to Bill Monroe until around 2002 or 2003, I think. When "O Brother" was in full swing, Norman Blake came to my local university. I read about the upcoming event and had no idea who he was, so I made the conscious decision not to go. If I'd had someone to mentor me about American music as a youngster, I would have surely been there in the front row. Nelson On Thu 01/20/11 2:44 PM , Ed Goist [email protected] sent: > Having Doc Watson on board doesn't hurt either. > > On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Don wrote: > It could have been me. I know Blake & Rice 2 has one of my favorite > Norman Blake tunes: Bright Days. Norman plays it so good on the > mandolin Tony doesn't even play a break on it (if I remember > right). > Every time it comes up on my iPod, I push repeat several times > before > I go to the next tune. > I have a video of it up on youtube, but I can't give you the > link > cause it's blocked here. There's a tab/notation TablEdit > file on > MandoZine that got me started on it. > Glad you're enjoying it, Nelson. > On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Nelson wrote: > > I am working and listening to Norman Blake and Tony Rice 2. To > > whoever recommended this to me (I think it was Don G.), thank you. > > > > I have listened to Whiskey Before Breakfast, Nastasha's Waltz > and > > Fields of November so far. > > > > I now know what I have been missing. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Taterbugmando" group. > > To post to this group, send email to . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en [5]. > > > > > -- > My CD of original tunes played on mandolin, mandola, and mandocello > http://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com [6] > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Taterbugmando" group. > To post to this group, send email to . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en [9]. > -- > Ed Goist > Development Officer, > WYSU-FM 330-941-3364 > *********************** > “Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life > are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the > elevation of mankind.” - Henry David Thoreau > ************************ > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Taterbugmando" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > > Links: > ------ > [5] http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en > [6] http://www.HillbillyChamberMusic.com > [9] http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en.
