The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #49076   Message #741109
Posted By: Barry Finn
02-Jul-02 - 10:13 PM
Thread Name: Old Songs Festival 2002, back from
Subject: RE: BS: Back from Old Songs
It was GRREEEAAAATTTTT! Wonderful time. Loved Jez Loe, he was a big smash for me, super. Shouldn't have written off Anne Hills so fast in the past because of the singer/songwritter lable. Anne Hills, NexTradition, Jez Lowe, Norman Kennedy & John & Tony had to be a best. Another best was in the Dutch Barn, again with John & Tony & the NexTradition, that was pure magic, pure fun & a pure musical orgasm. Listening to David Jones is like seeing & hearing what alot of others try to be, as usual, he's got some kind of nack. The best part though for me is always the late night informal singing, in the barn (fri eve), at creature comforts (Sat eve) or out the among the campsites (any time, eve or day). Saw Susan AR, she was fiddling 5 feet above her chair, wings & all fluttering, playing a trio alongside of Allen Block. It was real great to see old faces, catter's (way to many to list) & others (again, way to many to list) alike, it looks like I missed a bunch (again, again, way to way to list, SOB!), never time enough to see & hear everyone nor enough to do everything, (that's the only draw back, well, except that Naemanson passes out far to early for such a young HAH fellow). No it's not a Foxhollow but Foxhollow was no Old Songs either (both are damn close to as much fun though.
Charlie, your Yankzee River Shanty is on it's start for quite a journey, as such a great song should be. Nice to see & hear Kendall having a such good recovery.
Barry