BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Steveie1
Date: 21 Jun 01 - 08:03 AM

My pal Ian Hall of calach fame.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Finny
Date: 21 Jun 01 - 04:40 AM

I found out about it from a friend who is also an SCA bard. (Llewyn the Unruly)

Finnabhair

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: pavane
Date: 21 Jun 01 - 04:25 AM

I came across it when I was searching for lyrics, like many others. I think it was LyricCrawler that brought it up. I was actually looking for show songs for my wife at the time. (She sings them)

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Dorrie
Date: 20 Jun 01 - 06:32 PM

I irst heard of it on on ian stephensons tee-shirt and i didn't really understand so i looked it up on my comp and here u all are love dorrie

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Brían
Date: 20 Jun 01 - 06:30 PM

From a scotch gaelic singer named Holly Morrison who I met at a very good musical gathering in my area (New England).I was complaining that it was very hard to find people to talk with about traditional songs, especially irish gaelic songs. She mentioned The Mudcat. I have been visiting here ever since. Thanks Holly if you're still visiting.
Brían.

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Melani
Date: 20 Jun 01 - 02:26 PM

From my husband, who USED to spend more time on line than I do.

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: GUEST,SharonA
Date: 19 Jun 01 - 04:11 PM

Word of mouth from a Mudcatter who literally gave me the kick in the pants I needed to check out the site!

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Chicken Charlie
Date: 19 Jun 01 - 03:36 PM

Accidental word of mouth from two old folkers at a church breakfast.

CC

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Mr Red
Date: 19 Jun 01 - 03:11 PM

Looking for the home of DT, that's where I found Mudcat.

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Burke
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 04:31 PM

My bookmark file tells me I created my bookmark in Oct. 96. I'm pretty sure that was to the old Xerox site. I can't remember how I found it. When it moved to Mudcat I paid no attention at all the all the things Max added, the radio program, the forum, nothing. I returned frequently to look at lyrics.

Sometime early last year someone mentioned on the folktalk mailing list that this was a good place to talk about folk music. Sometime when I was here again looking at lyrics I decided to take a look at the forum. I started lurking a little over a year ago, easy to remember because it was not long before Old Songs. I joined last summer some time.

Was DT up in some form before the WEB? I seem to remember a lyrics site that used FTP. It was always busy IIRC.

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Kim C
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 01:01 PM

Since I missed this the first time... I was lookin for lyrics in all the wrong places, then I found the DT. Whee!!!!! It was a little while later I got in on the discussions.

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: GUEST,JohnB
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 12:54 PM

Years ago at Songs of Sail in Penetanguishene, we were camping near a couple of folks from Pensylvania, I think it was. Talk led to a disk of songs called Digital Tradition. A few years later Digital Traditions website became the Mudcat Cafe, eventually last year I discovered the Forum. I don't remember the names of the people who I got the disk from but thanks anyhow. JohnB

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Lyrical Lady
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 12:20 PM

'introdroducng' ... also means 'introducing' ... just in case any of you thought for a minute, that I had made a spelling error!! *BG*

LL

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Lyrical Lady
Date: 18 Jun 01 - 01:00 AM

I went to a fair on Pender
and met a man named Paul,
Later that night we went on a bender,
And that about says it all!

Musicman, how can I ever thank you for introdroducng me to Mudcat, I't saved my life!

LL

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Noreen
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 06:40 PM

I remember the swinging slugs, Madame Duck! Seems a very long time ago.

About 18 months ago, my brother-in-law e-mailed me a page from the DT of lyrics to As I Roved Out which we used to sing together. I browsed the DT and the forum very happily for a few months before posting for the first time in April last year.

My first thread was asking for the meaning of the phrase "Indian Giver" which got a lot of interesting respons... and I've not looked back. Thanks folks, for all you have given me since then.

♥ Noreen

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 04:26 PM

There I was minding my own business over a pint in the Jug when the bearded one started going on about the Mudcat cafe " Where's that Bill " I said "On the internet "he replied "Is that near here ?" I asked "Is there a bus?" He said I needed to buy a computer so I did 'cos I do as I'm told. One of my first questions was "Do slugs swing?" and the rest is history really!!!Twelve months later I'm posing nude for calendars!!!! And I'm on the 2nd computer so that conversation with Bill cost me about £2000. Hmmm! Worth every penny Bill! :)

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Ruthie A
Date: 17 Jun 01 - 10:14 AM

Erm, I think Graham Pirt (Sam Pirt's dad) mentioned it to me while I was in his band at Summerschool last year. Mind, I did spend a very unsuccessful few months desparately searching for mudcat.com. hmmm.

Ruthie

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Gareth
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 06:48 PM

A search engine - with "Folk" + "Music" typed in.

A good hit.

Gareth

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: CarolC
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 06:38 PM

It'll be a year for me in July. I was just beginning to learn how to play the accordion. I wanted to find some European circus music to play on it. My sister's group has a link to the Mudcat on their website (www.pyrates.com).

I had never done anything on the internet except a few primitive searches. I knew nothing about forums, message boards, news groups, or chat rooms. My sister showed me how to use the Mudcat, and I've been stuck here ever since. I've had an amazing time here. And I've met some fantastic people here in the forum, some of whom I've spent time with in the 3D world. It's been a wonderful experience.

LH, are you sure that wasn't flattop in disguise?

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 06:32 PM

I had been looking for some lyrics to Irish songs, as a favor to some musician friends who didn't have a computer. Somewhere I found a link that brought me here.

In fact, the first thread I ever started was a rant about all the useless web sites I had been looking at. You can read it here.

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 06:25 PM

I have a friend who I think posted here once or maybe twice, and then never seen again. I wonder what the problem was? Gotta ask him if I run into him one of these days.

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: marty D
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 06:11 PM

I think Rick dresses better than that, but I know he mentions Mudcat every week on the radio.

I heard about it from a friend who insisted I look in on it and then he never showed up again! Was it something I said?

marty

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Amergin
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 05:34 PM

rick fielding perhaps?

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 04:43 PM

I made the mistake of going to Toronto one day (I really try not to, but...well, you know...), and I was walking down the street when this guy goes...

"Psssst! Hey, buddy! Wanna get a tip on something real special?"

I look at the guy, and he is really sleazy looking. Long trenchcoat, dirty fedora, cigarette stained fingers, horrifically tasteless sports coat showing under trenchcoat.

I'm about to walk on, but he says, "Ya like folk music, dontcha?"

"Yes..." I answer, edging away.

He moves closer. "Wanna tip on the best folk music site on the Internet? Wanna real hot tip?"

"Well, what'll it cost me?" I asked.

"Thousands of hours of your time, carpal tunnel syndrome, tired eyes, and a frustrated sense of having lost your bearings, not to mention your patience, specially when your postings are totally misconstrued by certain people who decide you are a Nazi, or a fellow traveller, or a Communist, or something else like that!" he said, his eyes glinting strangely.

"I see. What's in it for me?"

"Lots of laughs, some really good music info now and then, and a chance to meet a lunatic named "Catspaw49" or just "Spaw" for short..."

What the hell. I went for it. Who was that guy, anyway?

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: death by whisky
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 04:24 PM

I went in to the pub for a paid session I was doing.There was a guitar were we normally sit.The owner of the guitar made himself known.Seamus Kennedy,from Belfast,living in the states,Im Ray from Derry.Two Northerners in the deep south(this is happning in Kerry).So we sang ,played,drank and talked,internet,Mudcat.....so when I got home that night I logged on.Thats it.....thanks Seamus.

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Mrrzy
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 02:25 PM

Once I got on the Internet regularly, I started looking up song fragments, the lines that I couldn't catch from songs I knew the rest of, that is. And somehow I would always end up here... so I bookmarked it and started looking here first... then I gradually started reading threads... then I fell right into the deep end and joined!

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: wdyat12
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 02:21 PM

I dropped out of the sky and landed right in the middle of Mudcat Cafe Radio one night. I was listening to ANet Station and clicked on this link by mistake. I'm very glad I sometimes make mistakes.

wdyat12

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Mountain Dog
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 10:28 AM

Found the DT via a lyrics search in the spring of '97 and have been hanging out here since. It's a community I enjoy being a part of, musically, socially and otherwise. My thanks to all of you for helping to make it so!

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: kendall
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 07:24 AM

So, I gave you an extra "E" Jets, so, sue me!

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: roopoo
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 04:50 AM

About 3 years ago I searched out some lyrics as recommended by a guy in Whitby, but not really being a singer, left it at filed at the back of my mind until our mutual friend Bill Sables starting dropping sledgehammer hints! I succumbed in September 99.

Andrea

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Jimmy C
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 01:01 AM

Just like John in Hull, about 2 years ago I did a search for FOLK MUSIC and found Mudcat. It took me a while to figure out how to join etc but I'm sure glad I did, it has been a very rewarding site at times.

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Sorcha
Date: 16 Jun 01 - 12:20 AM

Not that long ago, only a couple years so it must be old age.......(grin). I do remember that I lurked and read a LOT of stuff before I posted, to the extent that at least one member was (maybe still is?) convinced that I was the same person as kat/katlaughing........even photos didn't convince that person otherwise!

I didn't even get Internet until Dec '98, and I think it was at least Jan '99 before I discovered the 'Cat...I can go look and find the date of my first post if you want...

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Amergin
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 11:55 PM

that long ago, Scorch? or has old age addled your brain?

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Sorcha
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 11:54 PM

I frankly don't remember, probably a lyric or tune search.

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: jets
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 11:49 PM

Kendel I spell my name Theriault you spell yours with an A

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Amergin
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 11:36 PM

lyric search...was lurking for a good while before I finally signed up....

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Donuel
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 11:31 PM

Sorcha told me.

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Allan C.
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 11:12 PM

A lyric search brought me here. It was you who made me want to stay.

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 11:03 PM

Pam Swan introduced me to the Mudcat. Not long after I joined, she and Dave hosted a small Mudcat gathering at their place for visiting WyoWoman (see photo in events section).

The upstairs tenant is very grateful for this. The less time I'm practicing and the more time I'm on the computer is a blessing to him.

-chanteyranger

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 15 Jun 01 - 10:47 PM

I put "Folk music" into a search engine,Im glad I did.I think this is the best place in the whole internet.

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Áine
Date: 05 Feb 00 - 10:37 AM

Dear duobanjo,

Since you're new to the Mudcat, I'll jump in here to attempt to explain (and I'm *sure* others will follow) about the 'BS' threads. 'BS' means exactly what you think it does . . . therefore, don't be surprised when the thread creep tends to get a little *wild* at times. The 'BS' title was created so that folks could discuss subjects that were not *exactly* musical; however, it still amazes me how much music we do get out of these rants and ramblings.

My advice is to stay out of the BS threads if you find them distasteful. Most of the folks here at the 'Cat (especially the nutters above) are just having fun. If it's not your cup of tea, that's fine. You see, we have to let some of these guys and gals run a bit crazy now and again, or we don't know *what* we'd be reading in the newspapers about 'em!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: GUEST,duobanjo
Date: 05 Feb 00 - 10:27 AM

I found this looking for lyrics, tabs for banjo, I liked the first part of this, but the porno stuff could have been left out. It never ceases to amaze me that someone always has to ruin a good site. Porno is defianetly not Music!!!!!!!!!Maybe those of you who think it is quite funny to find these need to start your own porno site???

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Willie-O
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 12:07 PM

say, this discussion is not entirely suitable for my dissertation on "serendipitous interactivity in semi-public wide distribution network"...

Caitrin, what's his name and address, we're going to take up a collection and send him flowers and two cards. One to say "thank you" and one expressing our sympathies for him for being such an idiot as to piss you off permanently!

Willie-O "I was just looking for the DT to find some damn shearing song or something--'I'll get back to you, it'll just take a minute' I promised someone, who is still waiting for my phone line to not be busy, since Oct 98 or thereabouts...."

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: MudGuard
Date: 04 Feb 00 - 02:53 AM

What about
Spaw's Possum Blower Home Page at www.possumdontfartrightnow.plz

MudGuard

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: catspaw49
Date: 03 Feb 00 - 11:49 PM

Oh my gawd, how could I have missed those?!?!?

I'll stick them into my "Favorites" right away!!! Geeziz, I don't know which one to go to first.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 03 Feb 00 - 11:42 PM

Spaw...excellent list, but you left out some titillating ones.

Skarpi's Red-hot Ice Princesses www.sauna.huskerdu

Escamillo's Loving Sopranos www.pleaseremoveyourhornsandbreastplate.arriba!

Neil Lowe's Dharma Sluts www.leaveyourTAMon.omm

General Banjer's Half-Nekkid Rebel Wimmin www.menextGeneralArmistead.yeeha

MMario's Scarlet Ladies of the Medieval Era www.codpiece.schwing

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: MMario
Date: 03 Feb 00 - 09:57 PM

aw, 'Spaw, I JUST got the site cleared through the blasted content filter....

now I'm gonna hafta lie to them all over again!

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 03 Feb 00 - 08:50 PM

Anyone got a credit card I can borrow fer a couple of days mates?? Yours,(surfing the net) Aye. Dave (the ancient pervert)

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 03 Feb 00 - 08:31 PM

Have you heard the news?
Larry Flynt was just arrested for distributing illegal videos of Cleigh, Cletus and Paw performing all kinds of disgusting heinous sexual acts.
I would prefer to not describe the details on this posting.

BB (shocked and appalled)

Subject: RE: BS: How did U first learn about the Mudcat ?
From: Mbo
Date: 03 Feb 00 - 06:19 PM

WHAT!

--Mbo