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senna
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response 21 of 228:
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May 7 01:05 UTC 1997 |
My american history class spent a whole day on woody guthrie.. probably
because the teacher is a fan of his music, but still. he was a significant
figure.
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mziemba
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response 22 of 228:
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May 8 09:11 UTC 1997 |
Steve- Wow! I wish I had had your history teacher!
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orinoco
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response 23 of 228:
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May 10 00:33 UTC 1997 |
<seconds that>
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jiffer
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response 24 of 228:
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Jun 15 14:45 UTC 1997 |
NOOOOOOOOOOO! THE WOLFSTONES CAN'T QUIT! *sobs of dispair*
someone buy them a lottery ticket!
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krj
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response 25 of 228:
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Jun 15 19:43 UTC 1997 |
There are all sorts of rumors on Usenet's rec.music.celtic suggesting
that the real cause of the Wolfstone split is a dispute with their
record company. ???
Speaking of Scottish band splits: Donnie Munro, the lead singer of
Runrig, made a run for Parliament in the recent UK election, where
he was a candidate of the Scottish Nationalist Party.
Munro did not win the seat, but he is leaving Runrig to pursue
politics. His farewell with the band is coming up sometime this
summer, a big concert in Scotland of course.
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mziemba
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response 26 of 228:
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Jun 16 05:11 UTC 1997 |
This month's _Rhythm Music_ magazine features articles on Celtic music. There
was an ad for some festival that was going on this weekend in NYC area.
Although I find this magazine to be nearly the _Vogue_ of world music, it
helps pass the time...
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krj
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response 27 of 228:
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Jun 17 20:36 UTC 1997 |
New web page for the Ark, the major folk venue in Ann Arbor:
http://www.a2ark.org
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jiffer
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response 28 of 228:
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Jun 17 22:53 UTC 1997 |
kewlio!!!!! shanks!
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orinoco
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response 29 of 228:
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Jun 18 01:11 UTC 1997 |
Would one real word per response be too much to ask, jiffer? :)
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jiffer
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response 30 of 228:
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Jun 18 03:58 UTC 1997 |
This text is to show Orinoco that, yes, i can use real words. However, I
personally am against mundaness and have my own rules for living. thank you
and please, enjoy the show.
Viva La Music!
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mziemba
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response 31 of 228:
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Jun 18 09:34 UTC 1997 |
I'm listening to Dar Williams tonight and recalling all of the things that
draw me to folk music: intimacy, warmth, and honesty.
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mziemba
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response 32 of 228:
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Jun 18 09:36 UTC 1997 |
Is there another Ark, somewhere else? Why the "a2" in their address?
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anderyn
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response 33 of 228:
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Jun 18 13:45 UTC 1997 |
Dunno. Maybe they just didn't want to give up
their site on daddyo.com?
It's a nice site though. (The next show I'm
going to attend will probably be the Mustards
Retreat in July... but I'm looking forward to
seeing what else makes the summer schedule.
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mziemba
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response 34 of 228:
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Jun 19 04:31 UTC 1997 |
Twila, I seem to recall you mentioning that you volunteered at the Ark.
I'd like to find out more about that...
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anderyn
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response 35 of 228:
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Jun 19 12:38 UTC 1997 |
Yeah, I do. Um, basically, you can ask at the snack bar at a show, though
it's wisest to wait until it's not busy :-). Then you can sign up in
the volunteer book, and work shows. Uusually, you prepare the place,
(make coffee, popcorn, make sure there's tp in the bathrooms, etc.),
then actually work behind the bar and or as a few other things, and
after the show, you help clean up.That's for typical volunteers,
but htere are also sound-board people (who have to know how to do
it first), and people who do other things, but I'm not sure how that
works. It's a lot of fun, and you usually (if you want) can talk to
to the artists and gerenally make a bunch of new friends.
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orinoco
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response 36 of 228:
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Jun 19 19:03 UTC 1997 |
Excessive neatness...
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mziemba
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response 37 of 228:
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Jun 23 07:01 UTC 1997 |
Cool. Thanks for the tips, Twila! I didn't realize they opened up the
soundboard to qualified volunteers.
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jiffer
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response 38 of 228:
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Jun 23 21:37 UTC 1997 |
Thanks Ken for introducing me to Karen Casey, Richard and Linda Thompson,
and Natalie MacMaster. I plan on taping them! Much enjoyed!
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anderyn
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response 39 of 228:
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Jun 24 00:39 UTC 1997 |
You didn't know R.Thompson?! He's soooo good...
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krj
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response 40 of 228:
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Jun 24 14:48 UTC 1997 |
(there's some really old Richard Thompson discussion in oldmusic cf.,
item #8, which jiffer might find of interest.)
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mziemba
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response 41 of 228:
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Jun 24 14:52 UTC 1997 |
I like what I've heard of Richard Thompson. I have yet to delve deeply into
his material, however. I'm sure much pleasure awaits me...
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jiffer
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response 42 of 228:
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Jun 24 23:44 UTC 1997 |
well, i hope to enjoy others. I didn't check out the folk music section of
the library today, but, the next time i am in there, I might dive in. So, if
you have any suggestions or comments on any of the music (folk, jazz or
experimental, or blues) just give a hollar!
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anderyn
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response 43 of 228:
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Jun 25 00:15 UTC 1997 |
The library(if you're talking the AA Public) doesn't really have a good
folk section. I have been terribly unimpressed by it, but then I have
nearly everything they do which I'm interested in.
Actually, I only got into Richard Thompson about five or six
years ago, though a friend at work had turned me on to his then-current
album (the one with "Waltzing's for Dreamers" on it, which I fell in
love with) and I'd noted that he was pretty neat. Unfortunately,
the two things I picked up after that were not his better works (an
early one with Linda that I really hated, though now I like her voice
just fine... go fig... and the experiemental one with the four guys that
still makes me shudder when I hear it & I've repressed the titles...)
Then came the superb album with "Vincent Black Lightning " on it,
and I definitely put Thompson on my must-buy list. The only folk festival
I attended had him as a guest, and I enjoyed seeing/hearing him live,
but unfortunately he only had a fifteen minute slot after Bela Fleck
went overlong. Sob. I wasn't as impressed with Mirror Blue, nor the
one which came out this year, but I really love "Watching the Dark"
now that I've broken down and spent the bucks on it.
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mcnally
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response 44 of 228:
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Jun 25 03:51 UTC 1997 |
"Mirror Blue" was quite disappointing but I like "You? Me? Us?"
(which seems to set me apareart from what I gather from other RT fans.)
It's certainly not his best album and it has some consistency problems
(i.e. it could probably have stood to be trimmed to a single album..)
but overall I think it's pretty good.
The problem, perhaps, is that Thompson fans aren't satisfied
with "pretty good", they expect (and often receive) excellent..
"You? Me? Us?" is miles better than "Mirror Blue", though, or some of
his other less-successful projects ("Sweet Talker" soundtrack anyone?
Richard Thompson imitates Mark Knopfler. Feh!)
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anderyn
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response 45 of 228:
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Jun 25 13:11 UTC 1997 |
"You? Me? Us?" was kind of uneven in my humble opinion. I haven't listened
to it as much as the otherones I have, just because I am not sure
abuout it.
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