Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 19 Oct 07 - 10:02 AM

Ron, he did a great job with a short opening set at the BBC Write a Folk Song For Lincolnshire Contest at Spilsby, Lincolnshire, last week. But then, those of us who know him also know what a great guy and a great performer he is, don't we! :-)

We're looking forward to having him at the Gainsborough Folk Festival this weekend. How many other 'pro' musicians would offer to go play in a local cafe for free, as well as doing their 'paid' set in the theatre?

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Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 19 Oct 07 - 09:11 AM

I have known Rik for years, and whatever happened I am sure it was done in innocence if he had any part in it.   Rik is one of the kindest and most giving people I have ever met on the folk scene. Anyone who thinks he is "selfish" just doesn't know Rik!   

I urge everyone who are near the area to go see him.

By the way, if you happen to see the brilliant documentary "Pete Seeger: The Power of Song", the new film from director Jim Brown, you will catch a glimps of Rik and another good friend - Rick Nestler toward the end of the film. Rik and Rick are playing with Pete in a brief scene.

I hope Rik brought his bagpipe with him - and if he did, ask Rik about Utah Phillip's comment to him when he saw Rik warming up.

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Sooz
Date: 19 Oct 07 - 03:39 AM

Rik did a great job with pupils at The Castle Hills Community Arts College yesterday and will be joining us at Gainsborough Folk Festival tomorrow.

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 29 Sep 07 - 05:29 AM

Getting better thanks Tim, and looking forward to meeting and hearing Rik again - great songs, great stories, great playing.
Catch ya later fella.
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Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Tim Leaning
Date: 28 Sep 07 - 09:58 PM

Sorry was me put sounds cool.
Forgot to put daddio to denote my own youth and my downness with the youth speak.
Mr Palieri was very pleasant to communicate with on MySpace and his music on there sounds pretty good.
Hows it hanging Young John?

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 28 Sep 07 - 02:00 PM

Absolutely, despite the nay-sayer.

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Sep 07 - 01:35 PM

All star line up then steve sounds cool.

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 28 Sep 07 - 07:40 AM

"I would never consider attending any of his concerts or buying any of his material. He's a selfish shit."

Your loss Jack. There are a very great many who would tell you that's not the Rik Palieri they know. The one I've met is a kind, gentle, funny, talented musician, singer and raconteur.

The internet's a funny thing Jack, things aren't always what they seem - like when I mysteriously got billed on my credit card for 3 Grand's worth of air-tickets for flights to the UK from Eastern Europe. I didn't believe that either, and polite enquiries got me my money back.

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Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: GUEST,Waco Jacko
Date: 27 Sep 07 - 11:05 AM

Grimsby guitar maestro Dick Appleton will also be appearing at the "Write Note" lunchtime event at Lincoln Library on Friday 12th October

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Jeri
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 09:43 AM

The Usenet thread is here, from Google Groups.

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Jack Campin
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 09:14 AM

I have since found a Usenet message in which Palieri apologized, blaming the Usenet abuse on his UK sidekick Tony Nightingale. Maybe. Given that the messages had been posted *under his own name* regularly for several *years*, it doesn't quite ring true.

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: GUEST,Waco Jacko
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 08:09 AM

Re the Texas trip Daithi, it's a combination of who you know out there and the internet. Myspace is also good for contacting venues/musicians. Now I'm no longer in full time employment helps, it gives me time to do some creative organising. Yeeha! Best regards and keep on whistlin'... Steve

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: GUEST,Wacko Jacko
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 08:05 AM

Personally I've always found Rik, helpful and an all round nice guy not driven by the financial side. Always keen to help and involve musicians at his live performances. The guy you describe Jack, I simply don't recognise. I may have inadvertantly sent some big files myself in my time but if I knew then what I know now...
Cheers

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Rasener
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 06:43 AM

>>Me jealous? Course not..........honest!!

Dáithí <<

Lying toad :-)

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: GUEST,Dáithí
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 06:07 AM

Sorry i can't make the dates - but have a great time yourself in Texas Steve...howdya wangle that, then?

Me jealous? Course not..........honest!!

Dáithí

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Rasener
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 05:33 AM

Rik is also appearing at Caistor Sports & Social Club on Friday October 12th.

Also on the bill
are

Chris Treebeard & Paul Pearson
Ploughman's Bunch

Tickets £4 from Club or ring Trev on 01472 851774 or 07981905479

Details taken from the Market Rasen Mail today.

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Sooz
Date: 26 Sep 07 - 02:26 AM

Rik is appearing at Gainsborough Folk Festival on Saturday 20th October. He will be doing a guitar workshop at 10.15 am, playing in Cafe 54 at Lunchtime and in a concert in the afternoon at Gainsborough Old Hall.

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Rockhen
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 08:12 PM

I played my first gig a few years back as support to Rik. He was a gentleman, down to earth, encouraging, modest and helpful. If it is the same Rik, Jack, I am surprised. I am not suggesting that you are wrong, Jack, just that, the Rik I met a couple of times, did not appear that type of person. He gave my band a big build-up, seemed supportive, not patronising and anything but selfish.

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Midchuck
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 07:24 PM

I would never consider attending any of his concerts or buying any of his material. He's a selfish shit.

Hmmm. The one I know is anything but.

There must be two folk musicians by the same name. Imagine that.

Peter

Subject: RE: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: Jack Campin
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 05:32 PM

For a few years Palieri was the most aggressive abuser of Usenet folk music groups, auto-posting immense files of publicity crap over and over again long after being repeatedly told to stop. That was back when bandwidth really mattered.

I would never consider attending any of his concerts or buying any of his material. He's a selfish shit.

Subject: Rik Palieri - Lincoln (UK) Dates October
From: GUEST,Wacko Jacko
Date: 25 Sep 07 - 04:21 PM

I know Rik is playing various Lincolnshire dates in October but here's a couple I'm involved in.Bottoms on seats most welcome!

The first is a lunchtime appearance at a special edition of the "Write Note" at Lincoln Central Library on Friday 12th October (noon-2pm). The "Write Note" is a regular monthly acoustic lunchtime live music session held at the library, featuring a growing list of both musicians and audience. Rik will be the main guest at the session for which there will be a small cover charge. Rik will sing old favourites and original songs and no doubt tell stories from his book of a travelling life on the road " The Road Is My Mistress"

This is followed by a special concert at the Lincoln Drill Hall in the Armoury Cafe Bar (details below)

Lincoln Drill Hall Unplugged Special
Monday 15th October
Rik Palieri & Ploughmens Bunch
In The Armoury Café Bar

Time: 7.30pm (live music starts at 8pm)
Advance Tickets: £4 (£5 on the night-if available)

American troubadour Rik Palieri sings and performs both original and traditional songs on a variety of instruments, including banjo, 6 & 12 string guitars, mouth bow and Native American flute. He's appeared at festivals, clubs and radio shows in Australia, Poland, France, Spain, Germany, Scotland, Canada, virtually every state in the US and in 2002 even shared a stage with Bruce Springsteen. All Rik's shows feature a fun evening of stories, fast banjo picking, sing-a-longs, original song-writing and a little bit of yodelling! Support for the evening will be provided by Lincolnshire folk roots 'n' roll band "Ploughmens Bunch", who will almost certainly join Rik for a song or two. Later that week (19th October) "Ploughmens Bunch" are heading for a ten day trip to Texas where they'll be undertaking some barn dance,coffee shop and wine bar dates

Advance tickets for this gig are now on sale at £4 and available from the Lincoln Drill Hall box office on 01522-873894 and over the internet on www.lincolndrillhall.com. Rik's websites are at www.banjo.net and www.myspace.com/rikpalieri Ploughmens Bunch at www.pbunch.blogspot.com and www.myspace.com/ploughmensbunch

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