The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #1772   Message #7099
Posted By: Angus McSweeney
19-Jun-97 - 10:19 PM
Thread Name: Tune up: Fantasy Folk Circle
Subject: RE: Tune up: Fantasy Folk Circle
My computer decided to take a holiday for the last two days but I'm sure glad to be back in the circle! I'm just astounded at the depth of "musicology" that this group shows. Suzanne Wilkins, I have a group of fellows here in Minneapolis, Minnesota that does a very rousing version of "I Saw the Light" with "I'll Fly Away" stuck right in the middle. We use one 6-string, one string bass, one fiddle, and sometimes a banjo, dobro, or mandolin. It gets loud and is probably our most requested song. Please lend us your voice on that one. Peter, your version of "Ghost Rider's in the Sky" gave me chills. OK, maybe I'm getting a little too melodramatic. I just heard a very old recording of "The Phantom Stage- Coach" by the Ravens (circa 1950) and I'm wondering which came first? I'll bet you know. So I'll contribute an old song with a solid work ethic. "The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn". Keep Singing.