The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #22760   Message #249929
Posted By: RoyH (Burl)
30-Jun-00 - 02:26 PM
Thread Name: Sandy and Caroline Paton's Performance
Subject: RE: Sandy and Caroline Paton's Performance
I have to join in on this. I first met the Paton's in1976 on my first trip to the USA. They were friendly from the outset, and complimentary about a song I sang that was close to one of theirs. It was a happy meeting,and has been ever after. They stand out as examples of people with the attitude towards the music, and the scene, that brought me into to it in the first place. I admire their commitment to traditional music, the straightforward honesty of their performance, and their superb attitude towards younger singers, always encouraging and helpful. Their musical taste is shown in the excellence of the Folk-Legacy catalogue. Let me further acknowledge the debt that I owe them for the way Folk-Legacy music and an on-going email correspondence have helped me through some years of depression, disappointment, and disillusion. They are great folks, great folkies, and great in the art of what Pete Seeger calls 'helping people keep on keeping on'. I won't hide behind my nickname in sending this posting. These words of love come from the heart of Roy Harris.