Cumberland Trio Re-union CD

Subject: Cumberland Trio Re-union CD
From: GUEST,Big Red
Date: 26 Aug 03 - 10:33 PM

For those of you who still enjoy the "folk-scare" era music, check out the Cumberland Trio Re-union CD. (I got mine from Rediscover.) It is a 2 CD set that is absolute fun. I hope that they will do another CD in a studio.

Subject: RE: Cumberland Trio Re-union CD
From: GUEST,Martin Gibson
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 11:19 AM

Subject: RE: Cumberland Trio Re-union CD
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 11:29 AM

I highly recommend it!   I had the pleasure of having two members of the Cumberland Trio on my show earlier this year.   Their story is fascinating - the story of the Folk Revival encapsulated in their own history. Through a series of bad breaks, bad timing and wrong decisions, they never had the chance to reach a wider audience. I honestly believe a number of their songs would have been "hits" if they had the opportunity.

Their music is honest and appealing and it captured my heart. Listening to them is fun! I really enjoyed it!

Subject: RE: Cumberland Trio Re-union CD
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 11:33 AM

P.S. - I should mention that when I aired the interview, the audience response was probably the highest I've ever had. I'm not exaggerating, the phones lit up when I gave away one of their CD's and the volume of calls was the highest I've ever had.    I was quite surprised since my show does not normally focus on "folk scare" artists as Big Red labels it.   I do play the Limeliters and Chad Mitchell from time to time, but after airing the interview with the Cumberland Trio I realized how many people still enjoy a helping of this style of music.    Great fun!

Subject: RE: Cumberland Trio Re-union CD
From: GUEST,Martin Gibson
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 11:52 AM

This type of folk music and stuff by the Kingston Trio, Chad Mitchell Trio, Limeliters, etc. can best be described in one word: FUN!

The "folk scare" thing is what put folk music on the map for the masses to discover and enjoy. Many, many people could care less if a song is not recorded by someone authentic or so-called traditional.

The Cumberland Trio is a different group than the Cumberland Three which had the very young John Stewart in his pre-Kingston Trio days as Dave Guard's eventual replacement.

Subject: RE: Cumberland Trio Re-union CD
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 11:58 AM

Well put Martin! Music is meant to be enjoyed and as long as it is honest, it it good! Traditional recordings - field recordings if you will from source singers - is extremely important to preserving and perpetuating folk music. However, the contributions that groups like the Kingston Trio, Limeliter, etc made cannot be ignored. Folk music is a living tradition, not a museum piece. What these groups accomplished deserves greater recognition.

Subject: RE: Cumberland Trio Re-union CD
From: GUEST,Martin Gibson
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 03:54 PM

Ron

I couldn't agree more. Those groups started a new awareness of American songs and deserve a place of huge recognition in American music popular culture.

Unfortunately, there are those who use tired 40+ year old arguements about commercialism and lack of authenticity and heaven forbid, they made money doing it.

Subject: RE: Cumberland Trio Re-union CD
From: Padre
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 06:36 PM

Could someone tell me who is in the Cumberland Trio?

Subject: RE: Cumberland Trio Re-union CD
From: Fortunato
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 09:16 PM

Jim Shuptrine, Jerre Haskew, Andy Garverick and Tom Kilpatrick.

Yes, Tom, I know trio is three. Not my fault.

Subject: RE: Cumberland Trio Re-union CD
From: Art Thieme
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 10:37 PM

Subject: RE: Cumberland Trio Re-union CD
From: jimmyt
Date: 30 Apr 05 - 12:31 PM

I was just surfing last night on the internet when I ran across the Cumberland Trio website.   I sat and listened to their 2 hour interview with Ron Olesko on his Traditions show a couple years ago. It was a great story and they were and are a great group. I have found that a couple members of the group are in nearby Chattanooga Tennessee so I have contacted them about getting together and playing some music since my group, The Brookwoods have a similar story, beginning in 1963 and reforming after 37 years with all the original members except me on upright bass.

I know this is not everyone's cup of tea musically but I thought the story was great, the passion for the music is still there, the musical expertise is outstanding and i would encourage you to listen to it on ROns's Show archives. These guys lived the Mighty WInd story minus all the silliness.

Subject: RE: Cumberland Trio Re-union CD
From: jimmyt
Date: 30 Apr 05 - 07:08 PM

Wow! I got a terrific Email fro mJerre Haskew, one of the founders of the Cumberland Trio and spoke with him for about an hour on the phone today. He is an absolutely fascinating guy who can talk folk music and guitars forever! He is probably going to join us for a jam session next week. It is wonderful to run across people of like musical interests, and really neat when they are close by. I have to thank Ron Olesko for this since it was listening to his old archived program that started my interest in the Cumberland Trio. I will report in about the jam session when it happens   jim

Subject: RE: Cumberland Trio Re-union CD
From: jimmyt
Date: 04 May 05 - 12:08 PM

Just another note to refresh the thread a bit in case anyone missed it that might be interested. Jerre Haskew of The Cumberland Trio told me the other day that Taylor Pie, formerly Susan Taylor of the Pozo Seco Singers has recently performed at a coffee house in Chattanooga Tennessee, a performance I unfortunately missed, but he said she is terrific and touring a bit. Can't wait to hear her. She has a great website also, check it out if you are an old 60s folk fan.