The Flyin' Column. Nice album

Subject: The Flyin' Column. Nice album
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 08 May 02 - 06:30 PM

As you might gather, there is a great deal of music floatin' around this house day and night. It runs the gamut from Rachmaninov, Buell Kazee, Riley Puckett and Kurt Weill from my side, and Freddie Mercury, Patsy Cline, and K D Lang from Heather.

A neat little folk album has gotten it's share of boombox play over the last few weeks and that's Mudcatter Don Meixner's band "The Flyin' Column". Good choice of songs (although there are a couple that I've had to sing too many times myself on St Paddy's day to really appreciate, ha ha!)...some nice banjo by the man himself, and some pretty enthusiastic vocals. It's one of those CDs that 'grows on you'. Good work Don. I want to especially note Don's lovely "old time" harmonica playing...the kind you don't hear very often these days. Don asked me for some technical thoughts and I'll do that in a PM, but all in all it's quite well done, and should make a darn good birthday or Christmas present.

Good work Don.

Cheers

Rick

Subject: RE: The Flyin' Column. Nice album
From: MMario
Date: 08 May 02 - 09:20 PM

especially 'Photographs' - though the whole dang thing is pretty good.

Subject: RE: The Flyin' Column. Nice album
From: DonMeixner
Date: 08 May 02 - 11:42 PM

Wow. Thanks Guys.

Don

Subject: RE: The Flyin' Column. Nice album
From: GUEST,Ard Mhacha
Date: 09 May 02 - 06:23 AM

I hope Don`s choice of name for his Band is not being confused with the late Eamonn Largey`s Group The Flying Column [cira 1970].

Eamonn and his lovely wife the late Kathleen had great success with their two LP`s, Kathleen had a wonderful voice and her songs with The Group have been produced on CD.

I must confess, I was confused as I thought the thread was a tribute to a great Group. Ard Mhacha.

Subject: RE: The Flyin' Column. Nice album
From: DonMeixner
Date: 09 May 02 - 07:16 AM

There has been some name onfusion over the years. Our group The Flyin' Column, has been together since 1970 and have stuck pretty close to home. We were unaware of the The Flying Column until about 10 or 12 years ago. At that time I believe Eamonn had passed away. And I imagine the different spelling and slight punctuation is a small difference but I don't believe that we ever infringed each others market space. Or hurt each others local reputations.

In any case we never meant to infringe on a name. We certainly would have chosen another had we realised there was a need but after thrity years what would the point be? I hope the Largey's are pleased the name goes on, even with a changed spelling and on another continent. I would have enjoyed hearing them perform.

I have heard from Frankie Curran that their version of Four Green Fields is the best recorded.

Don

Subject: RE: The Flyin' Column. Nice album
From: GUEST,agent provocateur
Date: 09 May 02 - 09:39 AM

Gee, a ditch!

As well as th'oul diddlin' do I take it yous're the quare boys for launchin' a dawn raid on th'oul Auxies?

Chuckie air law, as they say in all the best hit squads!

Subject: RE: The Flyin' Column. Nice album
From: GUEST,Ard Mhacha
Date: 09 May 02 - 02:33 PM

Point taken Don, good luck with your music. Ard Mhacha

Subject: RE: The Flyin' Column. Nice album
From: GUEST,agent provocateur
Date: 10 May 02 - 07:31 AM

Or should my handle read ...?

Agent PROVO-catter

Clay, clay, clay, yish, clay

(As the polite talk goes at all the best colour parties!)

Subject: RE: The Flyin' Column. Nice album
From: Fiolar
Date: 10 May 02 - 08:19 AM

In regard to the posting of May 9th - 9.39 am from Agent Provocateur, I often wonder if people who write like that actually talk the same way in real life or is it some idea they have that Irish people speak in a similar way.

Subject: RE: The Flyin' Column. Nice album
From: GUEST,In answer till Fiolar
Date: 10 May 02 - 08:40 AM

It's the way I talk ... spake for yerself! Maybe you've an oul' inglified way o' gaunchin' but yer fancy accint wudn't cut much ice here on the Lough shore!

(There is a degree of irony operating, y'understand?)

Subject: RE: The Flyin' Column. Nice album
From: GUEST,agent provo-catter
Date: 10 May 02 - 12:04 PM

Jayziz ... it's the way they all talk in the Drumcree threads there now hi! An' I kin assure you, there's no more Irish b'ys than thon pack of lachakoes, gulpins and hallions!

Slán leat, a chara!

(Jayziz ... oops, sorry, Íosa ... do they really talk like that in Ireland as well?)

I've tuck piss enough here. G'wan 'bout your doin's, there! I'll l'ave yez in p'ace!