Obit: Allan Block (of Sandal Shop fame) - 2013

Subject: RE: Allan Block (of Sandal Shop fame)
From: fretless
Date: 13 May 03 - 04:53 PM

I have a nearly worn out pair of Block knock-off sandals at home, purchased on Cape Cod four or five years ago. Not nearly as good as the original, though, of which I got my first pair in '62 or '63. You could describe them as minimalist shoe art -- just enough leather atop to hold the soles and all the rest was feet and air.

The first time I heard Allan play was on WBAI, perhaps on Billy Faier's Saturday night program, Midnight Special. What a wonderful sound he could draw from a fiddle!

Subject: RE: Allan Block (of Sandal Shop fame)
From: Bill D
Date: 13 May 03 - 04:12 PM

I haven't seen Allan Block since 1978 or so, but I was give a belt made by him a few years ago.

My memory of his performance at The Red Fox Inn in Bethesda, MD is filled with awe at the sheer power of the man to hold an audience...but he doesn't seem to need to wander far from home anymore...sure wish he did!

Subject: RE: Allan Block (of Sandal Shop fame)
From: Stefan Wirz
Date: 13 May 03 - 02:02 PM

noticed that my postings on weekends always fall to the ground like lead - seems to me most of the mudcatters do their mudcatting during working week, huh ?! Can't imagine Allan Block's uninteresting to mudcatters ;-)
the long and the short of it: refresh

Subject: Allan Block (of Sandal Shop fame)
From: Stefan Wirz
Date: 09 May 03 - 02:56 PM

took the few facts I could find about the man and added an Allan Block discography to my site at http://www.wirz.de/music/block.htm

I know there are quite a few people out here who should be able to give additional info/stories about this fiddling icon of folk music!