Re: New Book on Mandolin Chordology
Originally Posted by
Bren
Great video Ranald.
I must say JP has grown in ... stature since those days.
Agreed. I met Gord in the early 21st century, and was a mite surprised to see him as a black-haired man on the videos this show.
By the way, a Nova Scotia singer of traditional songs, whom I shan't name (it's not me), often played on "Up Home Tonight." He told me that the person who posted videos of this show on YouTube clearly had little interest in folk song, as almost every performance is focussed on instrumental music. The singers or singer/guitar players who performed regularly are seldom seen on the videos, which may not bother most mandolin-playing Cafe members. Still, we're getting an unbalanced view of Up Home Tonight from the YouTube videos.
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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