BS: Mudcat - how did you get here?

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat - how did you get here?
From: Crowhugger
Date: 15 Nov 10 - 04:09 PM

Now I can't remember whether it was Willie-O or people from Greenbank (ON) folk/blues jams or from The Woods that first pointed me to Mudcat. All were an active part of my life around the same couple of years when I was getting back into playing after a hiatus due to an exhausting day job. Though I don't post consistently, it's been my home page for at least a decade.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat - how did you get here?
From: Hollowfox
Date: 16 Nov 10 - 10:38 PM

Mymymy, how'd I miss this thread all these years? It all started (mumble) years ago when I was just starting to play around on the 'net. I stumbled on Mike Harding's Green Man site, so naturally I searched for the Folk Legacy website to let them know about it. (The Folk Legacy folks are old friends.) Sandy emailed back and said "You should get on the Mudcat. We need you." That silver-tongued devil. He knew exactly the right thing to say to a librarian. I was a bit leery of forums and suchlike, knowing that when a group of people gather to talk about just one thing, pomposity, power plays, and group politics raise their ugly heads. I thought I'd just lurk for a while, and on my first visit I found myself answering a question and becoming a regular. the fact that I already knew some of the members in the flesh helped.