Mudcat is the gift that keeps on giving. I spent hardly any time on Mudcat this year, for a variety of reasons. But in that time:

I discovered Mande music; J.B. Lenoir; Darby and Tarlton; "Lady of Carlisle"; "The Golden Vanity" (9 versions); the Max Hunter Collection from my old stomping ground in the Ozarks; spent three glorious days with the Swans; met Chanteyranger and wandered over his ships; finally figured out where Annie Briggs fit into the British folk scene; listened to the Corries for the first time; watched a film about Alabama pottery; learned Dylan's "I Was Young When I Left Home"; finally read Cece Conway on black banjo players, and got the Smithsonian album (yesterday!!!!); was moved by the film "The End of An Old Song", the life and work of Dillard Chandler; and continued learning from friends, likeRick and Heather F. about all kinds of things, some of which were musical.

NONE OF THIS WAS POSSIBLE WITHOUT MUDCAT. None, zero, zip.

yours,

Peter T.