Hi all! I am new to the group and have a couple of requests: - Does anyone know of any published music of Bill's (e.g. songbook) that details his guitar style?...
Hi All; I don't know of a Bill book but there are a couple of good Mississippi John Hurt transcription books out there with TAB. That will get you near the ...
Ferullo, John
jferullo@...
Jan 17, 2003 3:12 pm
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... FolkRipples An electronic newsletter for the WUMB folk radio community Guest Mix airs Fridays at 9 AM, and repeats Sundays at 3 PM and Tuesdays at 5 AM....
I don't play guitar, but my husband is a classical guitarist who first learned guitar by playing Paul Simon and Rev. Gary Davis songs on a steel string guitar...
Hey Birches- Travis picking was developed (in part) my Merle Travis, who is best known for "Nine Pound Hammer". In that style the thumb holds down the bass...
yorikke@...
Jan 18, 2003 11:50 pm
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Ive known Bill for years and used to play hots with him years ago. I don't recall him using picks at all. Maybe he added them in later years. Travis was Merle ...
Bill is on WUMB this Friday morning... http://www.wumb.org/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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LW3Fan@...
Jan 23, 2003 2:43 pm
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I've haven't been able to listen to WUMB over the 'net since they switched to Live365. Live365 sure is buggy. It keeps telling me I don't have RealPlayer...
Hi Everyone: In response to the questions about Bill regarding the playlist for his guest DJ spot--Here's the playlist that Bill had made up in advance. The...
EllenKaras@...
Jan 24, 2003 11:01 pm
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... Awww! Sorry to miss that - I know WUMB streams over the net, but 6AM local time is a bit early for me, even to hear Bill. ... How did he do with the...
<<Francey's wonderful, and I highly recommend him to the mailing list. He's a Canadian, so his material might be hard to find in the States.>> I heard on WUMB...
Bill played on January 25, 2002 at the nature center. Opening act was Karuagh Brown. Her music is quite beautiful. Very nice newcomer to the folk scene. Bill...
Hi Everyone: Just thought I'd let you guys know about a couple of schedule additions happening. Bill decided this past weekend to go to Nashville to check out ...
EllenKaras@...
Feb 5, 2003 5:43 am
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Does anyone have live shows for trade? I'd love to picl up some since Bill rarely makes it to my corner of Texas. Also, any word on "Imaginary Runner"? David...
... Full-blown fins. The evolutionary climax of The Fin Phenomenon. Not the "vestigial fins" I recall Bill mentioning in a long-ago between-songs bit...
... I've been there, too, and I had the same response, though I can't say whether that response was a result of the actual ambience, my having heard Bill's...
Michael Schaefer
Schaefer@...
Feb 13, 2003 10:16 pm
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Hello, I've received notification of Scott Alarik's book, Deep Comunity, through Ellis Paul's newsletter. I only know Scott from his liner notes on David ...
This one will require some thought. If you were to put together a desert island compilation of your favorite 20 songs (but only 1 song per artist) what would...
peter thompson
leeandpeter@...
Mar 3, 2003 3:18 pm
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Hey y'all: There is a song by a folksinger named Andy Breckman that has verses like this: "Don't eat the red berries they might be poisonous, Try to keep a...
ROTFL when I read about this one. I don't recall ever hearing any of Andy Breckman's somgs before, but I may have to keep an eye out for them. Ed C....
Edward M. Corrado
ecorrado@...
Mar 3, 2003 4:23 pm
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Okay, it's 11:46 pm and I've had a couple of beers and I'm ready for the desert-island, top-twenty all-time favorite song challenge. Here we go. I'd like to...
Hello, I am being haunted by a Bill Morrissey song I heard on WFUV in NY a while ago. Of course I didn't make note of the name etc. But now I need to know. All...
<I believe was the chorus: "Down in Hollywood" think the next line may have been something like "... ain't no good". Isn't it "Inside"? Haunting you're right ...
Cal, You must be thinking of the song "Inside" from the CD of the same name. The line in question is "This ain't Hollywood, It never really gets that good." ...
peter thompson
leeandpeter@...
Mar 4, 2003 7:41 pm
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Peter and Herve, Thanks for your able assistance. I've only heard a few Bill Morrissey songs before but I think I'm in for a nice voyage of discovery. I was...
looking for who did and who wrote this song,it goes back a ways "ain't life a brook",from the cd bill and greg brown did 93,95 not quite sure. and the lyrics...
If you haven't discovered Ferron, you are in for a real treat. She is an amazing song writer. In addition to the original studio cut, it appears on her live...
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