The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #82276 Message #1507374
Posted By: PoppaGator
22-Jun-05 - 06:13 PM
Thread Name: Blues History 101 on CD: Spencer Bohren
Subject: RE: Blues History 101 on CD: Spencer Bohren
I'm surprised that more east-of-the-pond 'Catters are not aware of Spencer, since he has spent so much time in Europe over the last 20-30 years. He may be better known in Scandinavia and Germany than in the English-speaking countries. He has also spent plenty of time criss-crossing the USA in his '57 Chevy and classic Airstream trailer, in which he and Marilyn raised (and "home"-schooled!) their four now-grown children.
About a year ago, he played a few gigs in the northeast of England ~ around his buddy Martin Simpson's neighborhood ~ and a local Mudcatter started a thread "Who is Spencer Bohren?", to which I was glad to contribute some answers.
So I figured, even if no one else was interested, Spencer has a few new friends up there in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (did I get that right?) who'd want to give a listen.