BS: How did you discover Mudcat?

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: kendall
Date: 24 May 02 - 09:52 PM

Sandy, you know who to thank for social security; THE DEMOCRATS.

A friend told me about mudcat, I checked it out about three years ago, and, I'm still here. I'll be here as long as Doug needs me. hehehe

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 May 02 - 09:40 PM

Looking for lyrics for my dad, about the sametime Spaw, Big Mick, Rick Fielding and a few others came along. Jumped right in with both feet and haven't looked back since.:-)

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: Ebbie
Date: 24 May 02 - 09:32 PM

I used Digitrad for several years until it disappeared. A year or so later a friend told me that it's back, under a different umbrella and gave me the address. I still didn't tumble to the Forum part for quite awhile. I was afraid it was just a chat room- and I had never done that.

Well finally one day I opened the Forum and read a few threads, getting more and more interested over the next few weeks. Then one day, in connection with the 2000 projected fiasco, there was a thread, saying: Pacific Coast, Hawaii and Alaska, Check in, or something to that effect, and that's when I outed myself. :)

Since then, I mention Mudcat to EVERYBODY- but to my knowledge few of them have ever checked it out. I guess I don't belong in Sales.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 24 May 02 - 09:21 PM

As the feller said: "Not hardly!" Thank Whomever for Social Security.

Sandy

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: catspaw49
Date: 24 May 02 - 09:10 PM

Like most everyone, I was looking for lyrics and found the forum. I lurked around for awhile and then joined back in '98. 16,000 posts later and much to the chagrin of many....I'm still here.

Folk-Legacy? It seems I've heard of that outfit somewhere or another Mr. Paton. Do they pay you well?

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 24 May 02 - 09:08 PM

Bob Bolton constantly talks about it & I gave him info on a song written by a friend that a Catter wanted - back in 2000. Then I went on line july last year & joined after 2 posts as guest Sandra. I have printed out a number of songs, & lots of threads - songs, jokes & serious stuff.

I never miss a night, except when I'm at a festival.

Sandra (who now constantly talks about Mudcat to all & sundry)

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 24 May 02 - 08:55 PM

"karen k" sent me an e-pistle to alert me to a thread that was discussing Folk-Legacy Records, an outfit with which I have long been associated. She thought I might be a bit interested. I've been checking in quite regularly ever since. I don't mind the BS threads. If a title looks to be of interest, I check it out. Otherwise, I just slide over 'em. No trouble.

Sandy

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: Nancy King
Date: 24 May 02 - 08:53 PM

Word of mouth from my many good friends in the Folklore Society of Greater Washington.

Cheers, Nancy

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: GUEST,Lyle
Date: 24 May 02 - 08:37 PM

First found the lyrics for many of the songs at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee way back when it was an FTP site. Lost it for a while, found it somewhere that I can't remember, lost that, found it again at Xerox, lost that for a while, then found it again as Mudcat. So don't try to get away from me, Mudcat, I'll find you again!

Lyle

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: CarolC
Date: 24 May 02 - 08:31 PM

You bet MMario. And I'm still glad you were the first person who answered my request.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: MMario
Date: 24 May 02 - 08:27 PM

But aren't you glad she lurked prior to that?

I first came looking for lyrics - Back when the DT was hosted at Xerox - "lost" it for a while, then found it again (now the Mudcat) because I KNEW I had found those lyrics on the web...somewhere...and kept trying until I found them again.

lurked in the forum a bit and then joined because there was just to much good stuff here.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: CarolC
Date: 24 May 02 - 08:20 PM

My baby sister, Celtic Soul's group had a link to the Mudcat on their website. In July of 2000, I was looking for a source of European circus music, and she showed me how to get into the Mudcat and how to use it.

She didn't join until a year later.

(muahahahaaa.... )

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 24 May 02 - 08:18 PM

I'd probably used the dt before but for Mudcat, it was "word of mouth other music groups". It was actually a 2 step process for me. The first time, I'd managed to help SingsIrish/Mary with a couple of song/chord/tune requests which I think got posted to umf and I got a note via email saying thanks. Somewhere within the short correspondance that followed, I learned about the Mudcat forum and came over for a look. I didn't stay long as I was put off by so many threads with "BS" in the title and perhaps my general feeling toward the place was that it could be "cliquey".

I ended up back here maybe a month after. I can't remember the reason for the email correspondence but I had some with Jeri as a result of discussing music in rmc. Again Mudcat was reccomended and this time round, I decided to put my initial feelings about the site aside and try to stick around.

It's been an interesting journey to me from there on. One perhaps where I have almost gone full circle although overall, I do see genine attempts at a community rather than my initial feelings.

Jon

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: Amergin
Date: 24 May 02 - 08:10 PM

looking for lyrics...when I had to go to the library to get online....

then got online in 2000 and started reading the threads...and joined up....

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: Anahootz
Date: 24 May 02 - 08:09 PM

I looked behind the couch one day, and it was sitting there with 3 pennies, an old stick of gum, and a National Geographic map of southeastern Uzbekistan.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 24 May 02 - 08:07 PM

Came to find a song, noticed a thread that looked interesting, read it, promptly registered, so as to have a name to attach to anything I wish to say.

I feel that is the least I owe to other Mudcatters, and to the people who do the work and provide the Mudcat for us to use.

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: Irish sergeant
Date: 24 May 02 - 08:06 PM

Surfing the net looking for lyrics to Civil War songs and the asite came up during a search. Damned near the best search on this thing! Certainly my favorite site. kindest regards, neil

Subject: RE: BS: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: Mark Ross
Date: 24 May 02 - 08:03 PM

From my old friend Bruce Brackney the Bard of B.C.AKA HAYWIRE BRACK who found the words to the HOBOES GRAND CONVENTION in the database.

Mark Ross

Subject: How did you discover Mudcat?
From: GUEST
Date: 24 May 02 - 07:43 PM

Just curious to know