songs suitable for illustration

Subject: RE: songs suitable for illustration
From: RoyH (Burl)
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 09:32 AM

Amy....the lyric to my army days 'Crabfish' is pretty raw. Remember it came from a buch of homesick young soldiers sung during drunken off-duty times. Suffice to say that it contains frequent use of the 'f' and 'c' words. As for 'Drovers Dream' if you'd like a tape of A.L.Lloyd singing it just pm me with you address. Burl

Subject: RE: songs suitable for illustration
From: CapriUni
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 10:13 AM

And Amy, if you want to PM burl, just register as a member (click "Membership") at the top of the page. It's free and fast, and Max means it when he says he won't share your info with anyone.

This is the one place on the 'Net that I don't get any spam from...

Subject: RE: songs suitable for illustration
From: Alice
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 10:31 AM

CapriUni, interesting you should mention illustrated broadsides, because I have a project in the works to illustrate broadsides and offer then for sale from my website. Hi, Amy, I'm a long time Mudcat member and an illustrator. Join up so you can get personal messages off-forum and trace threads you want to keep track of.

Alice Flynn - my portfolio (member, Graphic Artists Guild)

Subject: RE: songs suitable for illustration
From: CapriUni
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 03:09 PM

Alice --

You do beautiful work (vocally and visually)! If you'd put some of your broadsides in the Mudcat auction, I'd bid on them.... And I'm sure others would, too!

Please consider it...

Subject: RE: songs suitable for illustration
From: Alice
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 03:22 PM

I got an estimate from the printer I work for to do one color black ink, one side, 11x14 inches, opaque white 80# paper, and the price is more than I can afford right now. I may just print them on demand on my desktop Epson, but I couldn't do that big 11x14 size. Sorry to move in on your thread, Amy. I'm not even sure what lyrics would be most in demand for buyers... I planned on starting with something well known that people are always asking "what are the rest of the lyrics to...". I'll start a new thread on this.

Alice

Subject: RE: songs suitable for illustration
From: Frankham
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 04:14 PM

Pete Seeger used to do "I Had A Rooster". He would sing a verse for each animal and then draw a quick sketch of it and have the kids come onstage and hold it when he sang about it.

I Had a rooster and the rooster pleased me I fed my rooster by the sycamore tree My little rooster went "cock-a-doodle-doo" "Dee oodle-ee-oodle ee-oodle ee-oo"

Then other animals with other noises that they make.

Sam Hinton did a version of this song called the Barnyard Song in which he made all the noises of the animals remarkably well.

Frank Hamilton

Subject: RE: songs suitable for illustration
From: Miken
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 04:35 PM

Maybe Gordon Lightfoot's "The Pony Man".

CapriUni, Great idea about the rotating broadside artwork. I have more art than wall space so do this any way, butit's mostly maritime stuff. Might have to move to larger quarters if these catch on and Amy and Alice (whose work I truly admire) can generate an ongoing collection over time. Mike.

Subject: RE: songs suitable for illustration
From: CapriUni
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 06:12 PM

Miken wrote:

"Might have to move to larger quarters if these catch on and Amy and Alice (whose work I truly admire) can generate an ongoing collection over time." Well, it seems like it might just catch on. Check Alice's Broadside thread, here.

Subject: RE: songs suitable for illustration
From: GUEST,Lucius
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 10:41 PM

How about "Larry the Polar Bear". It is a great Fred Small song/story with a perfect ending.

Subject: RE: songs suitable for illustration
From: Helen
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 08:08 PM

Someone just revived a thread I started and in the middle of it the poem called Mulga Bill's Bicycle is posted.

I commented that one of the best picture books I ever saw was the one illustrating this poem.

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=29294&messages=11

Helen

Subject: RE: songs suitable for illustration
From: Amy
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 08:18 AM

Thanks again for some wonderful suggestions!

Since all of you have offered such great advice, I finally decided I would take the plunge and become a member!

Burl, I would love a copy of Drover's Dream sung by A.L. Lloyd.

Lucius - Could you let me know the lyrics to "larry the Polar Bear" as I am unfamilar with this song. Also...are you by any chance a Pourparler participant?

Alice- your work is beautiful! I will follow the thread you started. My computer doesn't allow for me to hear your songs/singing...(only have Real Player) I will have to get one of your CD's!

Subject: RE: songs suitable for illustration
From: CapriUni
Date: 29 Jan 02 - 09:24 AM

Welcome, Member Amy!

I hope you have fun, here