The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #15531   Message #139649
Posted By: KathWestra
22-Nov-99 - 04:38 PM
Thread Name: Howie Bursen Info ???
Subject: RE: Howie Bursen Info ???
Wasn't that a terrific concert!!!!!
Howie made a wonderful recording for Folk-Legacy, which should be available (at least on cassette) from the Mudcat Store or by clicking on the Folk-Legacy website link. That recording includes the Bill Destler song, "Would You Have Time," that Howie sang on Saturday, as well as other great stuff. In "real" life, Howie is a master winemaker in the Connecticut River Valley.

Martin Grosswendt and his wife, Marie Malchodi, live in Providence, R.I. He plays in a Cajun band, and as you heard is a terrific guitar, fiddle, and banjo player. Martin has done so much musically -- and all of it so well -- that it's hard to know where to start talking about him. I wish he did more concerts. He appeared at last year's Champlain Valley Festival and did a couple of terrific solo concert sets, as well as being in a variety of workshops with other folks. He's made one record that I know of -- yes, a record as in vinyl. Look for it in used record bins. If you'd like, I'll e-mail him and see if he's peddling any remaining copies. If he is, I'll post the info. here. Oh, and in "real" life, Martin is an editor.