The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #52798   Message #809858
Posted By: Art Thieme
24-Oct-02 - 12:28 AM
Thread Name: That Yodellin' Song/Ballad of the Maples (Staines)
Subject: RE: That Yodellin' Song (Staines)
The song you are looking for is on an off-the-radio cassette I have of Bill in concert at the University Of Wisconsin --- as played on Wisconsin Public Radio. But this yodeling song was never issued commercially I don't believe. Also, Bill did a marvelous spoof of Mazart's Horn Concertos using just his mouth and vocal chops. Very impressive and right on. The recording I have of that was taken from airplay also. He's a great talent that we take for granted sometimes me thinks 'cause he has always been around and pickin'. I do wonder just how many miles this man has put on during his long and marvelous career. Hearing all of Bill's songs about being on the folkie road took care of any inclination I might've had toward making my own songlist top-heavy with too many of those. For that I will always be grateful to Bill. "MISSOURI ROAD SONG" and Elkin Thomas's "JOLI GIRL" (which Bill Staines sang on his first Folk Legacy record) at top volume in the car kept me awake through many a long night's drive trying to make that ABC TV show in Wichita before going on to Winfield.

As you can tell, I'm a big fan of the man.

Art Thieme